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Start: Park in the car park by the roundabout.
(S/E) Head South on a small road (Calle El Filo) that climbs up to a clearly visible building on a small pass on the overlooking ridge. There are several possible routes under the power line, either continuing along the road and turning right, or turning right handrailing the power line and then left.
(1) Arriving at the pass, take a path, at first poorly marked, which heads due East then twists and turns Southwards.
(2) At around 330m altitude, at a junction, leave the path that runs straight down the slope and continue straight ahead, almost following the contour line Southward, on good tracks. Follow these tracks for a long distance, without descending too far. The path gradually curves Eastward in a straight line, then veers to the right to the South-East.
(3) At around 270m altitude, the track heads almost due South, climbing some twenty metres to reach a pass on a ridge. It then reaches the bulge on the right bank of the Barranco de la Higuera.
(4) Follow the ridge crest to the left, heading due East, then gradually South-East. Several routes are possible. The marked trail follows a fine line of cairns until you reach the steeper slopes overlooking the sea. Follow the well-marked switchbacks that lead fairly easily to the beach. The place is ideal for resting, swimming (pebble beach) and picnicking. A small sanctuary with a small garden marks the spot.
(5) When you set off again, make a loop which, returning to the dry torrent bed, takes you Southwards on a path, at times exposed to the wind, which returns to the plateau above the cliff. Then follow good footpaths that lead back to the water's edge.
Caution: a few steep sections may require you to use your hands. Get to a second beach.
(6) Now follow the seafront at the foot of the cliff. Cross a few scrambles, pass a small blockhouse and finally reach the third beach on the route.
(7) Turn right, heading West, into the dry bed of a torrent (Barranco Parrado), followed by a track. A few metres after being joined by a track arriving from the left, reach a Y-junction.
(8) Turn right. Several paths are possible. The proposed route climbs straight up the moderate slope, following a track towards a rounded ridge.
(9) Follow this ridge, still on a very good, well-marked track. Follow this ridge, still on a very good, well-marked track, for a long way in a North-Westerly direction, then Westerly, then North-Westerly again, until you come to a pass where you can see the valley leading down to Playa Blanca.
(10) Keep following the track Northward to the second Degollada del Portugués pass.
(11) After a few metres, a well-marked path diverges from the track and climbs to the right, heading North-East towards Pico Redondo (sheepfold).
(12) Take a narrow but well-marked path that crosses the south-western flank of Pico Redondo, following a pipe. This passage looks very impressive before you start, but the path is well marked out. It will only be a problem for people who are very prone to vertigo.
(13) Go over the pass that separates Pico Redondo from Pico de la Aceituna. Follow the path that now runs along the eastern flank of Pico de la Aceituna.
(1) Reach the pass overlooking Femés, already passed on the outward journey, and from there descend easily to the starting point.
Return to the parking area, conveniently located next to terraces where cervezas fresquitas are served! (S/E).
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