Playa de Güigüi

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Accessing this beach is worth the effort, but it's a real treat!

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 7.85 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 5h 10 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Difficult
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 1,011 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 1,010 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 556 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 13 m
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Description of the walk

Start: After the village of Tasartico, continue downhill towards the campsite on a track for about 1 Km. A signpost marks the start of trail s79.

(S/E) Follow trail s79 up to the pass, generally North-West. Don't follow some misleading cairns and stay on the main trail.

(1) Descend on the other side, first continuing North-West and then North.

(2) At a fork, fork left. Reach a few houses, then turn left down to the beach (white arrows).

(E) Return the same way, in the opposite direction, to the hiking post (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 195 m - Waypost S79
  2. 1 : km 1.51 - alt. 540 m - Pass
  3. 2 : km 2.78 - alt. 238 m - Junction
  4. 3 : km 3.93 - alt. 23 m - Güigüi beach
  5. S/E : km 7.85 - alt. 195 m - Waypost S79

Practical information

Start: After the village of Tasartico, continue downhill towards the campsite on a track for about 1 Km. A signpost marks the start of trail s79.

Refreshements: There are a few dwellings before the beach, some of which were inhabited when I visited.
There is a stream, but is the water drinkable?

Accommodation: Is it possible to bivouac on the beach?

Maps: Gran Canaria Tour & Trail 1:50,000 paper map on sale at tourist offices or on the Net.

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