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Start:Drive through the village to the car park at the end of the road, where you can leave your vehicle.
(S/E) Take the path heading north. At first, it's wide and busy, but very soon it becomes nothing more than a trail over solidified lava, which remains perfectly visible all the way to Playa del Paso.
''Information: Punta del Jurado is the entrance to Timanfaya National Park.
This trail is the first part of the Ruta del Litoral, a coastal trail linking El Golfo to Playa de la Madera, to the north of Timanfaya National Park.''
At the bend in the road, reach the access road to Playa d'el Paso, which you'll be overlooking.
(1) At the end of the path on the track leading down to the beach, turn right onto the carriage-road leading inland. It more or less follows the contour of the volcanic flow, leaving Islote del Mojon on the right. Farther to the left emerges Islote de Halcones, a veritable island in a sea of frozen black lava, while at the foot of the volcano stand white houses. Reach the National Park barrier.
(2) A small track leads off to the left, past a hut built entirely of black stone, to the barrier marking the exit from Timanfaya National Park. Shortly afterwards, the track turns right to go around the large building that dominates this entire hillside. It is between the buildings that the track should go off to the left, leading up to the nearby crater, Montana Quemada, but access to it is forbidden.
Continue along the foot of the volcano until you reach the remains of a property entrance gate (white pillars). To the right of the path, a few crops or remnants of cultivated fields bear witness to the ability of the locals to grow something in such hostile conditions.
(3) Immediately after passing the two pillars, take the track to the right, bordering a new lava flow. This track serves several properties, which we leave to the right. After a right-hand bend, and before reaching the last property, turn left and follow the track to the access road to El Golfo. Alternate again between recent and old lava.
(4) Just before reaching the road, turn right and follow the path for a few metres, until you find a track that enters the lava flow again. Follow this track back to the village. At the end of the Calle la Maragalla, turn left and then right to reach the main street by the sea.
(5) Turn right and walk up through the village to the parking lot. In such a dry environment, it's not out of the question to take a break on one of the many terraces before returning to the car park(S/E).
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