Pico de Malpaso — Local services in El Pinar de El Hierro

The total height Pico de Malpaso mountain is 1501 m a.s.l.

Before your trip to the top of Pico de Malpaso double-check your rental car terms and conditions. If you rented a regular car for a trip to the top Pico de Malpaso via Carretera de Tierra HI-45 and further via Pista Acceso Malpaso car will not be covered by the rental terms/conditions and insurance given by car rental company. It’s mean any tyre damage and any other damage will be not covered. The road is rocky and difficult. There are potholes and ruts. If, you rented SUV 4x4 should be OK.

I needed to travel twice. When I was the first-time horizon was obscured by clouds. Down white duvet covered the entire valley and the northern coast of the island. I did ‘’Un paseo por las nubes’’. It was fantastic. When I did my second trip weather was quite perfect and without clouds. The panoramic view from Pico de Malpaso is fabulous and extraordinary.

Pico de Malpaso and his altitude work together like a goalkeeper. This high mountain stops the clouds from the North Atlantic Ocean and scatters them. Because of this Playa De Timijiraque and Playa de Tacorón are always sunny places.

After the trip, my car needed to visit Autolavado Valverde. Then, I went to Playa De...

Breathtaking landscape and so dynamic. We hiked 5km to the peak above the clouds with a clear sky and we enjoy every minute of the way, changing from deep green forest to complete red volcanic desert areas. Just impressive. And the we caught an overwhelming mist on the way back which was like an out of this world experience, movie like story. Highly recommended to hike, even if you can reach it easily be car till the peak, the hike is just beautiful. You can even choose to walk from the Kings cross, which is less than 2km away and yet, gives you both sides of the island's landscapes. Highly...

We walked from el pinar all the way to pico de malpaso it took us 6 hours but without a break. We walked from the pico down to the bus station near la tabla and from there we went back to el pinar were our rural...