Risquillos de Corgo Viewpoint – Fairy Forest loop from Arure

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Risquillos de Corgo Viewpoint – Fairy Forest loop from Arure

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Risquillos de Corgo Viewpoint – Fairy Forest loop from Arure

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13.3km

340m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: July 18, 2026

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Parque Nacional de Garajonay

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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347 m

Presa de Arure

Lake

4.32 km

Enchanted Forest in Garajonay National Park

Highlight • Forest

Be sure to sit down and let the forest work its magic on you. You read it often (for example in the book “The Secret Life of Trees”), but never …

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4.76 km

Enchanted Forest of Garajonay National Park

Highlight • Forest

The enchanted forest will enchant you 😊. It's so beautiful there, you wish it would never end.

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6.07 km

Risquillos de Corgo Viewpoint

Highlight • Viewpoint

Great vantage point directly from the cloud forest 👀

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7.01 km

Las Creces Picnic Area

Highlight • Rest Area

If you love nature, don't miss this spot in the heart of Garajonay National Park. Located between the villages of Arure and Las Hayas, this natural enclave helps you escape …

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7.21 km

Fairy Forest

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The area around the highest mountain of the island (Alto de Garajonay 1487m) represents a unique ecosystem. Different laurel trees, ferns, holly and tree ferns up to 15 m high grow here.

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8.49 km

Laurisilva Forest, Garajonay National Park

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This primeval forest is magical and has a very special atmosphere. The lichens hang from the ancient trees and are proof of the humidity that is breathed in the forest. …

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8.64 km

Erica Forest, Garajonay National Park

Highlight • Forest

Just gorgeous 😍. However, you should consider that it could be a bit chilly, and better take a jacket or sweater with you. You can still undress 😉

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8.88 km

Laurisilva Trail, Garajonay National Park

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Hardly to mention: If you are on La Gomera holiday should make at least a hike through the laurel (fog) jungle. One of the last of Europe. Caution: in the …

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11.6 km

Embalse de Arure Quintana

Lake

13.3 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.97 km

2.96 km

2.20 km

1.12 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

4.39 km

4.20 km

2.35 km

2.24 km

111 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,080 m)

Lowest point (810 m)

Weather

Saturday 10 October

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Comments

September 5, 2025,Presa de Arure – Embalse de Arure Quintana Runde von La Calera

Our tour today took us through the national park. We started in Arure, and parked at the church. Our tour took us through various forests: the Enchanted Forest, the Fairytale Forest, the Bay Leaf Forest, and the Fairy Forest. Each one was more beautiful than the last.
We really enjoyed the tour and can recommend it at any time. Sturdy …

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December 27, 2022,Über den Feenwald, Lorbeerwald und dem Nebelwald zurück

At the end of the holiday, a leisurely round on almost everywhere decent paths. At 24 degrees on the beach it was 16 up here with a constant fresh wind. Nature has allowed the forest to grow in a very bizarre way up here, and the large amount of moss on the trees makes everything look like a fairytale forest. …

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October 23, 2022,La Gomera 🇪🇸 - All eyes on the best lunch after hiking laurel forests

For three days I stayed at Casa Efigenia. I had chosen that place mainly because the restaurant has good references. Everything is made almost entirely from our own cultivation in the kitchen. Doesn't that make you happy!?
What I hadn't done yet is take a walk directly from the Casa (the rooms are just not necessarily recommended; dark, a bit …

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April 14, 2022,🥾🇪🇸 Garajonay Nationalpark

Today hike to Garajonay National Park. Unesco World Heritage and a unique ecosystem in the interior of La Gomera. The last remnant of the subtropical forests that covered the Mediterranean basin in the Tertiary. In other words, the last subtropical rainforest in Europe.
Very nice !
In between there was something to eat in the Efigenia restaurant. A recommended restaurant …

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March 16, 2022,Lorbeerwald – Parque Nationales Garajonay Loop from Valle Gran Rey

Magical calming atmosphere in the rainforest. Make sure to pack warm, it gets chilly in there!

February 27, 2025,Kanarische Inseln 2025 - Tour 9 (La Gomera) - Durch den magischen Lorbeerwald rund um Las Hayas

The fourth hike on the wonderful island of La Gomera took us to Las Hayas, east of Arure. We left the small town on the GR131 and soon reached the magical laurel forest, through which we hiked for two hours. This primeval forest has a very special atmosphere. Lichens hang on all the trees and are evidence of the high …

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September 21, 2025,GM-2 Vom Valle Gran Rey in den Zauberwald

A magnificent, extended circular hike from the palm-lined upper Valle Gran Rey up into the so-called "cloud forest," the jungle in Garajonay National Park, and back down to the starting point in Arure.

The route initially led steeply uphill on rocky trails. With the temperatures rising again, the lovely Casa Efigenia restaurant in the palm village of Las Hayas was …

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March 15, 2025,Gomera: von Arure über Las Hayas zum Kreisel

Beautiful tour through the green Arure Valley (by bus to Arure - 2nd stop in the village) via Las Hayas - dinner at Efigenia - through enchanted cloud forest with a magnificent mirador to the bus stop at the roundabout.

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