Ruigomez

In Ruigomez, hiking trails and rural cultural heritage take center stage. The routes differ in their layout and themes: you can plan your trip around a linear route, a circular trail, or distinctive natural and cultural features. When choosing a hotel in Ruigomez, this overview of possible hiking themes provides practical guidance for planning your trip.

Hiking trails with different layouts

The approved linear hiking trail SL-TF 151.2 is 6.2 kilometers long and has a moderate difficulty level. It runs from Ruigómez through El Tanque and El Tanque Bajo to the Mirador de La Atalaya. The trail also starts in Ruigómez and leads into the Chinyero Special Nature Reserve.

The approved circular hiking trail SL-TF 151 Ruigómez–Erjos–Ruigómez offers a different route layout: it starts and ends in Ruigómez. If you first consider the route layout when choosing, you can compare a linear trail with a stated distance and moderate difficulty level with a circular trail that has the same starting and ending point. The two routes offer different ways to plan a day of hiking.

Water features and Monteverde

The SL-TF 151.1 hiking trail from Ruigómez to San José de Los Llanos is known as the Ruta del Agua (Water Route) because of the many water-related features along its course. One section of this trail at Barranco del Guirre has a well-preserved Fayal-Brezal Monteverde. The routes thus highlight different natural features: water-related elements shape the character of the Ruta del Agua, while Monteverde stands out at Barranco del Guirre.

Rural and ethnographic heritage

The SL-TF 151.2 reaches Casa Canales, a former tenant farmer's house. It retains its threshing floor, was built on lava flows, and has an ingenious system for collecting and storing rainwater. The trail also leads to the Eras del Volcán in Barrio Nuevo. They are considered one of the significant agricultural and cultural heritage sites in the municipality of El Tanque.

The circular trail SL-TF 151 Ruigómez–Erjos–Ruigómez also introduces hikers to the ethnographic heritage of the hamlets of Ruigómez and Erjos. Along the route, numerous threshing floors reflect the former importance of grain cultivation in this area. Casa Canales, the Eras del Volcán and the threshing floors thus provide different connections to rural history on these hikes.

Festivals throughout the year

The fiestas in honor of San Isidro in Ruigómez take place on the third weekend in May. The municipality celebrates Día de Canarias on May 30 in the district of Ruigómez. If you would like to plan your trip around either of these festivals, check the program for the relevant edition in advance.

When choosing a route, you can take natural features and cultural heritage into account, along with route layout and distance. If you are primarily interested in the linear route with a specified distance and moderate difficulty level, those details are provided for SL-TF 151.2; the circular trail introduces hikers to the ethnographic heritage of the hamlets of Ruigómez and Erjos. The Ruta del Agua, in turn, focuses on water-related features. Check the official trail status before setting out on a hike.

For the broader travel overview: El Tanque.