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Places:Start at Lon -14.3295, Lat 28.05, end at Lon -14.323, Lat 28.0546 817m NE from Start Logged as completed by 1
This is a straightforward if not very varied route starting from Morro Jablo to the highest point on Fuerteventura. The start is from near the Ventura Shopping Centre itself near one of the roundabouts on the FV2. Going east out of town it is the last roundabout with beach rather than buildings to the seaward side. You ascend a steep urban road beside the large Barceló Jandía complex, turning left on relatively level road as shown in the photo. Follow the road there as it swings round and comes to an informal carpark as also shown in the picture. Thereafter and for much of the route there is dirt road. There is a minor summit called Talahijas 242m. The main track skirts this to the east however we went to the top from where much of the route up is visible. In our case there was cloud shown in the photo down to perhaps 650-700m, which, naturally, cleared after we had reached the top and were well on our way down. Great care is being taken in the natural park to preserve wild fauna and flora. Though it is clear that the fauna (goats) tend to eat the flora so that it never really establishes itself. As you near the top the track becomes a narrow rough but effective maintained path. The area of the top is fenced off presumably for environmental/ ecological reasons. Unfortunately we have to report that a determined effort has been made to prevent access to the ridges east and west of Zarza both of which look interesting. This has the effect of making the trip a straight up and down affair. There is always a balance between environmental measures and walker access. While we don't have all the facts, we can say that the restrictions deter a more interesting circular routes.
The actual summit has a trig pillar. Unfortunately we can't share with you the fabulous view we had hoped to find of the west and windward side of the peninisula, due to the cloud.
All in all a great leg stretch but one which is seriously constrained to a straight up and down which makes it monotonous. We couldn't get the views however the cloud made the walking a great deal easier in the warm climate.
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