El Pilar Recreation Area – Echentive Beach loop from Hotel Princess

Fuencaliente De La Palma

El Pilar Recreation Area – Echentive Beach loop from Hotel Princess

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El Pilar Recreation Area – Echentive Beach loop from Hotel Princess

06:05

101km

2,610m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 23, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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2.73 km

Carretera General de las Indias

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Mega descent! Super road conditions and awesome views of the ocean. A dream..

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46.4 km

Mirador Llano del Jable

Viewpoint

49.2 km

El Pilar Recreation Area

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Popular bike route to change the island side. At the top there is a large rest/parking lot with barbecue facilities. Various hiking routes also start from there. The descent to …

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52.6 km

El Pilar to Santa Cruz Road

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It can get really cold here. Often the rain clouds hang in here. Luckily the road has been repaired. Before that it was a very bumpy affair (see photo)

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68.3 km

Mazo

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Mazo is a small village above the capital Santa Cruz de La Palma. It is one of the rainiest places on the island. Rain clouds often get stuck here.

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70.0 km

Tigalate–Mazo Cycling Route

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

This track is really great to drive. Little traffic. Specially marked as a bike route. Great alternative to the main road that runs below. Again and again beautiful views of the sea.

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90.1 km

Climb of the Fuencaliente Volcanoes

Highlight (Segment) • Climb

This road goes from the Fuencaliente Lighthouse to Los Canarios, and along its course you can see the Fuencaliente Volcanoes.

These volcanoes erupted in history in 1677 and are part of the youngest volcanic complex on the entire island.

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94.1 km

Fuencaliente Lighthouse and Salt Pans

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On the southern tip of the island of La Palma is this lighthouse, rebuilt in 2006 since the old one was destroyed in the eruption of the Teneguía volcano in …

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94.9 km

Echentive Beach

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This beach is one of the newest on the island since it was only created in 1971 after the eruption of the Teneguía volcano. It has natural pools which makes it ideal to enjoy even on days with more waves.

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101 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

66.1 km

16.9 km

14.1 km

4.14 km

Surfaces

101 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,480 m)

Lowest point (20 m)

Weather

Today

Wednesday 21 October

27°C

20°C

47 %

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Max wind speed: 9.0 km/h

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Comments

December 1, 2024,La Palma: Südrunde

My terrible ROSE discounter plastic RR last moved 3 months ago... but it would have liked it here - there are completely new views and a few hills too.

To be precise, today we went 2-3 km at most from 107 km on flat ground.

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September 3, 2021,El Pilar und Fuencaliente

This round is similar to my favorite round on La Palma, except that you also take the tip down to Fuencaliente. Please don't underestimate that. At the latest when driving down you think "oh wow, I have to go up everything again" but the great views of the Atlantic make this very bearable ;)

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September 14, 2021,El Paso over El Pilar to Los Canarios and back

One of my favorite training laps on La Palma. First it goes up the El Pilar climb from the west, then follows the descent towards Santa Cruz. In Mazo we head back towards the south of the island.

Unfortunately, this tour is currently no longer possible. The volcanic eruption in 2021 completely destroyed the road from Los Canarios to Los …

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September 10, 2022,UCI Volcano Gran Fondo 2022

The UCI Volcano Gran Fondo on La Palma was one of my highlights of the season, precisely because of the special connection to the island. The race ran over 128km and 3050hm and started directly at the sea, in Los Cancajos on the east side of the Canary Island. Around 300 participants from 14 nations started at the Gran Fondo, …

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February 27, 2025,LA PALMA!!! 🌴🌋

It's the last day of our trip. Today we're going to treat ourselves to something special. We're taking you to the island of La Palma: La Isla Bonita.

Like all Canary Islands, La Palma is of volcanic origin. It's the youngest island in the archipelago and both the greenest and the steepest. We're avoiding the really tough climbs in the …

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