Lanzarote: Northern Hike to La Corona Volcano from a Meeting Point

Begin your hike in the village of Ye and ascend towards the crater of La Corona volcano. Enjoy beautiful views of vineyards and spectacular lava flows known as “malpais” with huge basaltic blocks extending down to a smaragdine coast. The hike has a total distance of 9 km.

After visiting the crater, continue around the east face of La Corona and observe the 7.6-kilometer-long lava tunnel. The last 1.6 kilometers of this lava cave is under the sea because the eruption of this volcano happened during the last ice age when the sea level was 90 meters lower than today.

Continue along the highest part of Famara Cliffs, a marvel of nature with a huge wall of rock more than 500 meters high rising up from the sea and stretching 22 kilometers along the northwest coast. Enjoy fantastic views of the Chinijo Archipelago, a group of islets situated north of Lanzarote.

Not far from where you are, see the highest point in Lanzarote, Peñas del Chache, at 670 meters. Due to the elevation and influence of trade winds, discover one of the nature areas with the most diversity of flora and bird life.