Way to the beach
The route begins in the parking lot of the Bahía La Pared restaurant, which is easily reached as it is well signposted. From there we go down to La Pared beach , closed to the north by an interesting cape known as Punta de Guadalupe that we easily ascend. It is a highly eroded white sandstone ledge that marks the meeting point of the fossil sands, to the south, with the black pyroclasts to the north. Be very careful if there is rough seas , because the waves can reach up there and drag us. The wind has carved its surface with capricious shapes, while the sea managed to pierce it completely until opening a tunnel under its bulk; it is what in Fuerteventura is known as jury , lexical evolution of holed.
The vegetation here is perfectly adapted to the saline and sandy environment. Near the ravine you can also see some specimen of the Famara lock . Protected by law, it is beautiful and unique in the world, as it only grows in Lanzarote and Fuerteventura. It is forbidden to cut its flowers or damage it.
unevenness
80m
Duration
1 hour 45 minutes
Distance
4.2km
Difficulty
Half
mouth of a stream
Arriving at La Pared beach, we cross it following the profile of the coast. At the opposite end, a ravine empties out, always with brackish water in this last section of its route, a thin sheet that is immediately absorbed by the sand. Despite its humility, it is a very interesting aquatic ecosystem dominated by twisted tamarisks and green Moorish bushes. A place where it is not difficult to surprise the restless Lesser Sandpiper and the shy Sardinian Warbler finds refuge.
Crossing the small river, a path takes us along the sandy slope towards the upper plains. Here, in addition to sea gooseberries and zig-zag immortelles, the first specimens of pulicaria majorera appear.
Isthmus of La Pared
Once at the top, the isthmus of La Pared appears to us as an immense plain of astonishing aridity. We reach the stairs that allow us to go down to the Old King beach , perfect for surfing and nudism. We do not descend but follow the trail to the west.
The last descent to the beach is a steep ravine called Piedras Negras that we will climb towards the small Pueblo del Mar urbanization. From there, the path takes us back to La Pared and to the point of origin, after crossing the ravine again through a section where the tarajal is thick, almost jungle.
