Description
The Madre del Agua trail offers the beauty of both agricultural and forest landscapes in a single route.
On your way you will walk through fields, some still being farmed and some abandoned, as in Finca Casa Galindo below the track, or Casa de Los Llanitos and its threshing floor, an old structure of great ethnographic value that you will recognise by its circular shape.
Along with the Canary Island pines you may see tagasaste (Cytisusproliferus), codeso (Adenocarpusfoliolosus), rockrose (Cistussymphytifolius), marguerites (Argyranthemumfrutescens), fistulera or figwort (Scrophulariasmithii), corazoncillo (Lotus campylocladus), rosalillo de cumbre (Pterocephaluslasiospermus), Teide white broom or retama (Spartocytisussupranubius) and alhelídel Teide (Erysimumscoparium).
High-mountain plant species also grow here, such as the tajinasterojo (Echiumwildpretii) and the tajinaste picante (Echiumauberianum), which blossom in spring to create a breathtaking visual spectacle.
Large pine trees, known as “parent trees”, dot the route. They are so called because their seeds were used to restore this natural pine forest in the south of the island.
In some areas, reforestation work can still be seen today.
We recommend you stop along the way to listen for the great spotted woodpecker and other birds that frequent this forest, such as the blue tit, the canary and the blue chaffinch.
You might even see a kestrel, the only bird of prey that inhabits this area.
Tips
- Always stay on the marked trail observing all traffic rules established in the regulations.
- When parking, keep away from water intakes or firefighting water storage tanks, and do not block the passage of other vehicles or access to the track.
- Be extra careful both at junctions with paths and tracks and on sections shared by walkers, horse riders and cyclists.
- Proceed with care to avoid accidents that may be caused by obstacles, landslides and uneven terrain.
- Check our guide to motor vehicle routes and, if necessary, contact the emergency services by calling 112.
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