Comments on: Las Ventanas de Güimar – An Awesome Hike in Tenerife

By: Michel

Michel — Sat, 13 Apr 2024 16:27:48 +0000

Wish I found this article earlier….
Went there in march this year and totally missed the first tunnel behind the escavator and instead followed a path next to it for an hour leading to…nothing. In fact it was almost invisible at the end and turned around disappointed. So close!
The good news is I’m going for it in may again!

By: Gabriella

Gabriella — Sun, 07 Jan 2024 15:46:18 +0000

Hi Alex,
Thanks for the article. We were going to Barranco de Badajoz for canyoning and I just knew it starts at the end of one off the tunnels. The canyon description was really bad, so I used yours to navigate. 🙂 Thanks a lot. 🙂 By all means, please really remove the suggestion to throw stones down, it could kill any of the canyoneers down in the gorge.

By: Alex

Alex — Sat, 08 Jul 2023 10:58:25 +0000

In reply to Bob. Hey Bob, yes, it's certainly doable with a scooter. I haven't done it myself but I know people who went there with a 125cc scooter and didn't have any issues. Have fun on your trip!

By: Bob

Bob — Sat, 08 Jul 2023 05:53:11 +0000

Hi! I’ll be in Tenerife for a few days in November and would love to do this hike. I’m planning on renting a scooter/moped, and wondered if you thought it possible to drive to the southern parking lot on one? Or if you noticed any locals doing that? I have experience riding scooters and motorcycles, just wondered what you thought!

Thanks in advance!

By: Andrius

Andrius — Mon, 15 Aug 2022 19:23:18 +0000

Hi Alex, please remove the suggestion to drop a stone into the abyss and count the seconds. The abyss will likely be Barranco de Badajoz, where people are walking and you have no idea where that stone may land. Anyway, when hiking in the mountains anywhere, greatest care myst be employed to make sure that stones are not falling anywhere.
Thanks for the text and photos!

By: Alex

Alex — Fri, 03 Jun 2022 21:45:05 +0000

In reply to Janis.

Hi Janis! First of all my apologies – you are totally right that the map was wrong. From what I can tell, this happened because OpenStreetMap has updated its maps since I initially published the article and removed the actual hike from it. Because of it, it now calculates the directions between start and end point (which are still correct) completely differently and wrongly indeed.

I suspect this was done because Ventanas de Guimar is not an official hike, so someone must’ve asked OpenStreetMap to do it. Unfortunately, that’s not something I have control over (or notice easily), so I can only thank you for pointing this out.

I have now removed the map from the article. You should still be able to find the hike if you go to the parking lot location. I have double-checked, and it’s correct. Again, my apologies.

By: Janis

Janis — Fri, 03 Jun 2022 20:21:22 +0000

Hi! I found your blog and I should say that photos and overall description was quite good except technical info such as map. Did you even checked what is visible in that map or it is some kind of joke? We spend almost all day driving and walking around and we followed your map and we saw only buildings and dirty roads. On evening we understood that your map is totally wrong. All day wasted because of your wrong map. You should understand that you have responsibility about tourists who follow your map. It is not just pictoral descriptions but technical info: where, how, how long and etc. Map is the most important thing when you go somewhere. Please make corrections or delete that wrong map.

By: Alex

Alex — Sun, 12 Dec 2021 21:41:32 +0000

In reply to Kornelia. Hi there and happy to hear that you enjoyed it and had fun at the Windows! It's quite an unusual place indeed. Best wishes, Alex.

By: Kornelia

Kornelia — Sun, 12 Dec 2021 18:24:23 +0000

Hi I have followed this trail today and have to Tell you that description of the path was fantastic and very helpful. Views are stunning and wonderful. We have been admiring the Windows for a while wondering how much work People must have invest in building the levada. Thank you for the article!

By: Alex

Alex — Fri, 17 Sep 2021 08:58:31 +0000

In reply to Thomas.

Hey Thomas!
Thanks for letting me know – happy to hear you enjoyed the hike and that my article was of help!
Best wishes, Alex