La Palma

La Palma, the greenest island of the Canary Islands, offers a diversity of landscapes that few other similarly small regions in the world can match. Wide valleys, wild gorges, and crater landscapes, along with pine and laurel forests, banana plantations, cascades, and waterfalls, create a striking contrast. Hiking is the main attraction here, and even the most beautiful deep black beaches fade in comparison to the allure of nature, which surprises at every turn with ever-changing scenery – a unique pleasure stroll among dazzling lava beaches, lush laurel forests, and cloud-wrapped ridges, with the blue Atlantic Ocean ever-present.

The Rother hiking guide to La Palma presents 74 hiking suggestions that cover all regions of the island: from sweat-inducing excursions into the wildest barrancos of the north to sunset romance on the two-thousand-meter peaks, and the overarching volcanic route. Comfortable hikes lead through brightly colored green pine forests and to dark lava flows. The island's most spectacular hiking destination is the vast, primordial landscape of the Caldera de Taburiente, one of the largest erosion craters in the world, shielded by thousand-meter-high rock walls.

Each hike features reliable route descriptions, hiking maps with route entries, and informative elevation profiles. Information on requirements, places to eat, variations, and much more is presented clearly. GPS data is available for download.

This Rother hiking guide is the most comprehensive guide to La Palma and has been tried and tested for many years. The latest edition also takes into account all the conditions caused by the volcanic eruption in 2021. A hiking guide that can be highly recommended to all mountain enthusiasts of La Palma.