Paddy Dillon is a prolific outdoor writer with over 90 guidebooks to his name, and contributions to 40 other publications. He has written for a variety of outdoor magazines, as well as many booklets and brochures for tourism organisations.

      Paddy lives near the Lake District and has walked in every county in England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales; writing about walks in every one of them. He enjoys simple day walks, challenging long-distance walks, and is a dedicated island-hopper. He has led guided walks and walked extensively in Europe, as well as in Nepal, Tibet, Korea, Africa and the Rocky Mountains of Canada and the United States.

      While researching routes, Paddy works directly onto a tablet, so that his descriptions are precise, having been written at the very point at which the reader uses them. He takes his own photographs, has appeared on radio and TV, and is a member of the Outdoor Writers and Photographers Guild.

      Other Cicerone guides by the author

      Glyndwr’s Way

      The Cleveland Way and the Yorkshire Wolds Way

      The GR20 Corsica

      The GR5 Trail

      The Great Glen Way

      The Irish Coast to Coast Walk

      The Mountains of Ireland

      The National Trails

      The North York Moors

      The Pennine Way

      The Reivers Way

      The South West Coast Path

      The Teesdale Way

      The Wales Coast Path

      Trekking in Greenland

      Trekking in the Alps

      Trekking in Mallorca

      Walking and Trekking in Iceland

      Walking in County Durham

      Walking in Madeira

      Walking in Mallorca

      Walking in Malta

      Walking in Menorca

      Walking in Sardinia

      Walking in the Isles of Scilly

      Walking in the North Pennines

      Walking on Arran

      Walking on Gran Canaria

      Walking on Guernsey

      Walking on Jersey

      Walking on La Gomera and El Hierro

      Walking on La Palma

      Walking on Lanzarote and Fuerteventura

      Walking on Malta

      Walking the Galloway Hills

      © Paddy Dillon 2015

      Second edition 2015

      ISBN: 978 1 85284 793 7

      Reprinted 2017 (with updates)

      First edition 2011

      Printed by KHL Printing, Singapore.

      A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library.

      All photographs are by the author unless otherwise stated.

      Updates to this Guide

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      Front cover: El Teide, seen from a path between El Portillo and Montaña Blanca (Walk 29)

      CONTENTS

       Map key

       Overview map

       Location of walks

       Introduction

       Location

       Geology

       Wildlife

       National Parks

       The Fortunate Isles

       Getting there

       When to go

       Accommodation

       Health and safety

       Food and drink

       Language

       Money

       Communications

       Walking on Tenerife

       Getting there

       Getting around

       What to take

       Waymarking and access