View of Roque Idafe

This route is quite a challenge: it is relatively long and the paths are partly unpaved. You also have to be careful not to miss the sometimes small and inconspicuous crossings onto the hiking trail, otherwise you have to go back a few steps to get back onto the hiking trail. If you follow this route exactly, you won't be able to see the Cascada de Colores directly. A small detour is necessary before the last climb.
Although this route offers beautiful views, my companion and I were a little disappointed when we reached the end or the turning point. We had hoped to find a picnic area or at least a place to sit. But that wasn't the case. Instead, the voice from the sat nav suddenly tells you to turn around now. At least: once you reach this point (in the middle of a challenging climb), you have a pretty good view of the Roque Idafe.
We hiked the route in June and at the Canal de Dos Aguas the stream was so wide that you either had to be particularly skilled and equipped with hiking poles or you had to take an involuntary footbath.
If you're lucky with the weather (it was very cloudy when we were there), you'll get by very well with one to two liters of water. However, you absolutely need sturdy hiking boots and surefootedness, good fitness and a lot of stamina, as the tour lasts a good six hours.

In the middle of the crater, between two gorges and a mountain ridge, rises a rock needle of volcanic basalt, almost a hundred meters high: the Roque Idafe. According to the tradition of the natives, it was of great importance because it was probably seen as a support between heaven and earth. Animal sacrifices were made to him to prevent the rock from collapsing and causing a great catastrophe. However, the story could not be substantiated by archaeological finds. The Roque Idafe was declared a natural monument in 1994.

At the foot of Roque Idafe, it is important to choose the right path out of the caldera. One of the paths ends at a steep wall where there is no way forward and you have to walk back the whole way - which can be life-threatening in hot weather.