Masca Express brings hikers throughout the year to and from Masca and Los Gigantes.Masca Express offers several pick-up times every day. I like nature to be, well, natural. Tenerife will not want to undermine its holiday offering and the numbers and channels tourists come through are so numerous. I have been here today 01/03/20 there is no chance of walk being opened by summer 2020. Learn how your comment data is processed. I went past the bottom of the barranco on my boat on Tuesday and it was closed, no boats were landing. When access is restored, it is likely that there will be a procedure for advance reservations for walkers, a measure approved by the Cabildo on 8 October just past, and García said that there will be a central facility to allow reservations to be made to permit orderly transit through the protected zone. Elija otra fecha. To be clear: Masca barranco is closed to walkers and the council has banned the jetty from being used by boats. Address: Plaza de Los Remedios, 4. I thought this update might serve others well. I’m afraid not. […], Being out and about in rural Tenerife gives you the opportunity to have a nosy at what local food goodies you can find some room in the rucksack for. Finally I decided to do Masca, to be told it’s closed until March at the earliest. Ruta Barranco de Masca (Tenerife) de senderismo en Masca, Canarias (España). La estadística convierte a Masca en una de las zonas más visitadas y populares de Tenerife. The plan is to have all the safety measures in the ravine in place by the end of the year. We can’t stop every activity or no one would be allowed to drive a car! There are official signs showing it’s closed, but some people ignore them. aproximadamente. Guess still closed? The village is really pretty but unfortunately both Walks - Masca George - and - Masca Barranco - are closed who knows how for long as we have been told, so we are really disappointed. If they were undertaking it without official guides,then they must have done some research which would educate them that a baranca is in simple terms a water channel thus indicating that in bad weather it would be wet, slippery and to be avoided. I’m afraid I have no idea but given the Cabildo’s recent visit, I would have thought it very unlikely for the barranco to be reopened to walkers in a matter of just weeks. Isabel García said that one always had to bear unforeseen developments in mind given the terrain and multiple competencies – the little jetty, for example, is under Costas jurisdiction, and this must be fully operational before any of the walk can be returned to the public domain. El barranco de Masca, en Buenavista del Norte, solo se podrá disfrutar pasando antes por caja. We’re checking official news for updates two to three times a week and will post info as soon as we hear anything. The events in Los Gigantes last year has left officialdom nervy, so the beach has been closed to the public. Your email address will not be published. The trail gets more complicated as you have to cross over from one side of the gorge to the other. Situado en la esquina noroeste de la isla de Tenerife, dentro del municipio de Buenavista del Norte, el barranco de Masca recorre una de las zonas más antiguas de las Islas Canarias, con siete millones de años de historia. It was downright frightening at times, but we did it! Unlike most other walking routes on Tenerife, Masca attracts people who might not normally include hiking as one of their popular pastimes. Barranco de Masca Un ravin parmi les fermes et la flore endémique Situé sur le côté Nord-est de l'île de Tenerife, dans la commune de Buenavista du Nord, le ravin de Masca traverse l'une des zones les plus anciennes des Îles Canaries, avec sept millions d'années d'histoire. Now charge them the FULL costs of the rescue before letting them leave. We are coming to the Canary Islands in November. La plataforma de afectados por el cierre del Barranco de Masca, uno de los parajes más visitados del noroeste de Tenerife, exige al Ayuntamiento de Buenavista la “inminente” apertura del embarcadero, una vez que ya ha sido reparada la fractura del pilar de la pasarela dañada por un temporal a … Phone: 922,128,080 to 922,129,030-Ext: 1071 I walked the Masca Barranco! The latest article on the site is also related to Masca Barranco. Valbuena explained that works were coming on well, and so far consisted of the consolidation of the main track, control points, and increased security measures. My feeling is it won’t be excessively long. The comments do not seem to focus on how we work together to solve the problem and minimise harm and risk and this is the authorities’ aim as per the other article. I was there today, march 8. This matters for people’s safety and the economic dependence on the Masca trips. We’ve already posted this information on our facebook page and Twitter account, and also advise customers about it when we send our walking routes to them. Any ideas of when it might re-open?? Required fields are marked *. This is partly because the demands of sliding down rocks, easing around narrow ledges or negotiating stepping stones across pools require a certain amount of agility and suppleness that isn’t normally required on the average walking route. Even when it is finished, however, it does not automatically mean the reopening of the barranco, which remains closed until further notice. Maybe you guys should understood we are in the middle of the Atlantic and this is the small island not continent, if you hike you have to follow the alerts – there are storm fronts one after another on this month as never before. Your email address will not be published. Contacto. Have a look HERE for what could happen when people ignore the official instructions. When access is restored, it is likely that there will be a procedure for advance reservations for walkers, a measure approved by the Cabildo on 8 October just past, and García said that there will be a central facility to allow reservations to be made to permit orderly transit through the protected zone. Thank you for the update. The straw which broke the camel’s back was a group of walkers who, despite an orange level weather alert for heavy rain and strong winds, still decided to tackle the Masca Barranco. My wife and I have been holidaying in Tenerife for several years, and never once have we been advised not to venture out as there might be bad weather expected, nothing by the hotel staff, or anyone else, including news media, and no notices posted. Well said Will. All Rights Reserved. Updated 22 February 2019: I’ve had increasing enquiries over the past month or so about Masca barranco, and whether the works are now finished and the paths reopened, and today the Cabildo has announced the latest situation. There aren’t armed guards at the entrance, and of course if people go in and get out without a problem, no-one might know, but if they get into difficulties, as happens frequently there, then there would be ramifications that could be very expensive. But none attract anything like the volume of walkers which descend on Masca. It will open when enough brown envelopes have changed hands and those who have to rescue people are fully compensated. Too many of those who walk it simply aren’t prepared for, or up to the challenge of, the route. hello, is there any sign of the walk opening again? [More Information...], A funny thing happened on the way to Viana do Castello... http://buzztrips.co.uk/posts/a-curious-incident-on-the-way-to-viana-do-castelo/ #Portugal #travel #cycling, Copyright © 2020 | MH Magazine WordPress Theme by MH Themes, Jack is co-editor, writer and photographer for BuzzTrips and the Real Tenerife series of travel websites as well as a contributor to online travel sites and travel magazines. Beggars belief! Hi there – when you say “officially closed” do you mean that yes, there are signs saying it is officially closed but people are hiking it anyway? IT is still closed and nobody could tell anything new about when it Will open again. The goatherd advised them to stay put, leading the stranded hikers to a cave where he knew they’d be safe, sharing some of his food and water. Primero coges el 325 en Correos de Los Gigantes (8.30 a.m) este enlaza con el 355 desde Santiago del Teide hasta Masca, en total 2.60€ por persona (se puede subir en Taxi pero bastante más caro- 20 o 25€) El barranco es … It’s big numbers, and big business. Why not call the tourist office to check :- Para iniciar la ruta nos tenemos de desplazar hasta el caserío de Masca, que pertenece al municipio de Buenavista del Norte (entre los dos puntos hay casi 20 kilómetros). The fact that it is a barranco doesn’t make it unique, there are plenty of other narrow ravines around the island. My list for that is: Infrastructure: – access control points, information, signage and general resilience. Hope they won’t do the same thing with permits to be asked for in advance. No updates since COVID started to dominate the news. Set in Masca in the Canary Islands region, Masca - Estudio casas morrocatana features a patio and garden views. The overwhelming majority did say that the jetty at the mouth of the Gorge had been destroyed completely in storms and that on some parts of the walk there were quite precarious slopes which posed a significant risk. March 12, 2018 There is more hikes you have to hike (up and down or down and back up) more then 650 m and nobody is stressed about them…, I’ve been intending to walk in Masca Barranco for the past couple of years. Hi Janet, as a follow up to my original post about Masca Barranco, I have spoken again to the people who booked this trip and it may be that the tour company involved are being a little misleading as to where the walk actually goes. Communication to and education of users: how to get the message across to different market sectors – tourists and others to achieve greater levels of responsibility. Bomberos and the mountain rescue unit of the Guardia Civil have also advised the council that access to the barranco is impracticable. Tato malá přehrada sbírá vodu z oblasti La Vica, ze strže Barranco de Madre del Agua a ze samotné strže Masca, kudy jsme sestupovali. It was supposed to be summer, but obviously what’s happened with COVID19 has affected everything. El barranco de Masca esta encajado de la vertiente occidental de Teno, parte de la alineación montañosa Gala-Baracán hasta el mar, dispuesto de forma paralela al barranco de Retamar y Juan López por el norte y al barranco del Natero/Barranco Seco por el sur, siguiendo una alineación NE-SW. Asked many people why the gorge was closed – tour operators, restaurant owners, guides, boatmen, shop keepers, even local tourist information….the works – and not one single person mentioned the rescue of these young hikers. Still no official date for opening. El Ayuntamiento, que confía en reabrir el sendero en verano tras finalizar las obras de seguridad, pondrá en marcha un modelo de gestión de pago para el barranco. Accidents are, therefore, inevitable. We’ve not heard of any updates since this all started. It remains closed to walkers “until further notice”. Situado en la zona noroeste de la isla y perteneciente al Parque Rural de Teno, el caserío de Masca se erige como una de las visitas más recomendadas en cualquier viaje a Tenerife. The village is really pretty but unfortunately both Walks - Masca George - and - Masca Barranco - are closed who knows how for long as we have been told , so we are really disappointed. The council says that this is an open-ended measure taken because the weather system that is currently with us has damaged a pilly of the jetty leaving it inoperative. I’m flying in November 21st. So we don’t understand why the gorge has been totally closed? If you are careful, it can be a great adventure. We’ll post something as soon as we get news it’s open again. There is and it’s not good. Ken what on earth does this have to do with Brits?! Por méritos propios, como lugar que alberga un paisaje de incomparable belleza, el barranco de Masca se viene convirtiendo cada vez más en uno de los parajes naturales de referencia en Tenerife, y en particular en el suroeste de la isla. We’re posting any updated information on our facebook page whenever we get it. Senderistas bajando el barranco de Masca antes del cierre / Tamadaya Gestión de Proyectos, S.L. BARRANCO DE MASCA FICHA DE LA RUTA TÉRMINO MUNICIPAL: Buenavista del Norte. Dabei ist erstmal egal für welche Zeit. Vista completa. The council says it will advise when Masca barranco is again to be opened to the public. Una espectacular ruta senderista, donde el barranco te sumerge en el tiempo. There will be a lot of pressure from the many businesses for whom a closed Masca Barranco means a loss of income to get it open again as soon as possible. I hope this is a temporary measure as the loss of this wonderful walk will be sorely missed, by the tourist trade as well. El Barranco de Masca se trata sin duda de una de las actividades de senderismo más espectaculares que podemos realizar en Tenerife. Having stayed here for five years for numerous holidays. 29. It happens. I am asking because I was speaking today to some walkers who have booked a trip into the barranco with a tour company on Saturday. There’s no doubting that injuries to people not suited to walking it have made it appear to be more dangerous than it really is. In fact I’d say there’s blanket coverage when there are weather alerts. But thanks to the irresponsibility of some (I’m not just referring to walkers here) these steps are essential. However I couldn’t believe how this walk was sold to people often as a beach walk.I regularly saw families, children, old and even disabled walking this trail in nothing but flop flops it was crazy . Any experienced walker who has walked extensively in a specific destination should know walking routes can change depending on the time of year. Se trata de un barranco con un tramo de paredes verticales muy cercanas que desemboca en un pequeño embarcadero. All Areas, Featured Walks, Recent News, West Tenerife Thanks for the great informative post, Jack! The article actually says that the closure is nothing to do with the youngsters. No information is stored other than email addresses freely entered by those wishing to comment, and this information is not used for any other purpose nor shared. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. It is. The people you spoke to might not have mentioned it but the authorities who closed the barranco specifically identified the “antics of holidaymakers who ignored weather warnings” … so the title is hardly “dubious”. And partly it’s because of a lack of understanding of the terrain and how the weather affects it. At the time, Buenavista del Norte Ayuntamiento closed the barranco, and subsequently, after further rescues in the area and yet another death, the Cabildo announced wide-ranging security measures and structural improvements in the general area for safety reasons involving an investment amounting to some €3m. Even then, some people do make mistakes or have accidents on holiday so let’s not dive into condemnation. Ubicación. Se estima que más de 800.000 personas visitan Masca anualmente. The people I spoke to were under the impression the trip they booked was for the barranco walk but it turned out that it was to Masca village. Allí puedes decidir si vuelves a subir todo el barranco or si vas en barco de la playa de Masca a la marina de Los Gigantes. As far as I'm aware this makes In Tenerife compliant with EU legislation but if you have any concerns or wish your details deleted, please just email help@janetanscombe,com, or you can simply disable cookies for this site in your browser. We walked it under these conditions in Feb 2017 and it made the going far more difficult. Frazione di Masca Barranco de Masca, Tenerife. 2 Helpful votes. Nur wenige gehen auch den Barranco hinunter bis zur Playa de Masca. Desde alli vas bajando del pueblo a la playa de Masca. But a decision has still to be made. And send the story of the fine to all the papers here, in Germany, and any other country which will print it. It was inevitable the ravine would be closed at some point, the walkers who spent the night in a cave were just the final straw. This is a challenging walk I did it regularly right up to 2013. Safety measures That’s the best way to stop such foolhardy behaviour. There’s no arguing their actions were irresponsible and not something I’d expect from experienced hikers. Descarga el track GPS y sigue el recorrido del itinerario del sendero desde un mapa. I came to Masca in july 2018 and found the access to the path closed. Il caseggiato occupa la zona superiore dell'alveo del torrente, tra le guglie di Abache e la Fortaleza e il picco Tarucho. Totally agree with all you say about how the walk was sold. People coming to Tenerife have a perception of all year round good weather and can be astonished to find that the weather turns against them. Masca, Tenerife España +34 602 69 96 29. It’s easy to blame this group of walkers for the closure of the ravine. Como Llegar a Masca . So, I hope, for my next visit, they repair finally the old jetty – shouldn’t be a gigantic enterprise – and that’s it, without odd restrictions and commercial stuff. Masca Walk, Masca: Zobrazte recenze, články a fotografi z Masca Walk na webu Tripadvisor. Additionally, when it does, visitors will have to pay to walk the ravine and access to Masca could be restricted to public transport only for visitors. Walking the Masca Barranco is a huge tourist attraction. They are on a day trip – downhill all the way, with a lovely guide and a nice boat ride back to Los Gigantes. 2.032 opiniones. Barranco de Masca, Masca: Consulta 2.032 opiniones, artículos y 2.028 fotos de Barranco de Masca en Tripadvisor. Clearly the actions of some irresponsible youngsters will now have an impact on anyone who hoped to see the barranco sensibly. Is Masca Barranco so dangerous it needs to be closed? As the goatherd who helped the stranded walkers pointed out, walkers are rescued from Masca Barranco nearly every week. There are unsafe areas of the barranco that need to be repaired and they want to set up control points at the start, centre and end of the walk. Date of experience: July 2019. Helpful. Still officially closed I’m afraid. Reaching Masca Bay they found the jetty damaged and no boats waiting to take them back to the safety of civilisation. Methinks Ken needs to go and lie down ……….. and perhaps stop reading the Daily Mail …. The council says it will advise when Masca barranco is again to be opened to the public. i am heading to Tenerife next week and would love to do this. The trouble is that too many Brits have become so used to being told how and when to blow their noses by the nanny state that they’re losing the ability to think for themselves and exercise the art of common sense. The bad news is it’s unlikely to be open before summer 2020, at the earliest. Barranco de Masca, Tenerife. There are always warnings reported on all media (physical, online, TV, radio, etc), and social media (especially Facebook and twitter). Visiting Masca is something everybody should do during their holiday on the island of Tenerife. My experience of the Masca gorge is that good tour companies do try to control risk responsibly but not everyone goes through one of these companies. In every part of life their are people who do not use common sense or are just reckless. Foolhardy young adventurers – you got a little unlucky with the weather and paid a hefty price, but you are not the reason the Gorge is closed. I got a surprisingly consistent response. Dann beginnt der Einstieg in den Barranco direkt im Ort an dem großen Schild auf der linken Seite. La dificultad de esta ruta sería media.La recomendamos para todos aquellos que tengan una condición física suficiente para aguantar trekkings de media jornada. Když si všimneme po levé straně koryta, uvidíme kanál, který vedl vodu k malým obdělávaným oblastem v dolní části rokle. Your email address will not be published. I hope its open by then. The simple answer is no more than any other route which involves narrow, paths, steep ledges, uneven terrain, and there are plenty of those in the Canary Islands. Its not just the jetty that’s the problem. Mmm. Puedes llegar a Masca o por transporte públic o o en taxi desde Santiago del Teide. CLICK HERE TO SEE EXAMPLE PAGES, These are the walks that we love on Tenerife – we hope you enjoy them as much as we do. The merchant trail between San Miguel and Granadilla de Abona, Six scenes of an Afur walking route in Anaga on Tenerife, Here are six scenes of the north of Tenerife which show why we consider the walking there to be exceptionally good. Close. En Masca se pueden encontrar profundos barrancos y acantilados que terminan en el Océano Atlántico entre la vegetación y las curvadas carreteras. The Guardia Civil had also said that access was impracticable and that a rescue on foot would be dangerous for rescuers. Some folk avoid risk outside of their own territory even including limiting where they go. Read more. Learn how your comment data is processed. How long Masca Barranco will remain closed is like asking how long is a piece of string. Around 100,000 people tackle it each year. Share. Let’s not be too quick to judge. We post updates on our facebook page when get them, the last was just over a week ago. Surely we want to help people. A partir de aquí tendremos que empezar a descender por un sendero de unos 4 km. Original post 26 February: In the wake of the forced rescue of eight young holidaymakers who intended to spend the day at Masca beach and then walk back up the barranco in the teeth of an orange alert for stormy weather, Buenavista del Norte Ayuntamiento has closed the gorge to walkers until further notice. Walk Masca Barranco after a long dry spell and you might declare it as not being half as challenging as you expected. We’ll post information on here and on our Real Tenerife facebook page as soon as we hear any updates. No, Gary, I get the impression – which is all it is but it’s clear all the same – that this could be a long haul but it’s not open at the moment and there’s no immediate plan. El punto de partida se encuentra en el caserío de Masca. Personally I think it’s crazy to attempt this one when it’s officially closed. Junto con un guía de senderismo experimentado, que le dará información interesante sobre Masca y Tenerife durante la caminata de Masca, usted caminará a lo largo de los 8 km de Barranco de Masca. There’s no change yet Emily. Everyone is a tourist when they go somewhere else away from home. Now, today, the Cabildo has announced that works to repair the 30-year-old jetty started today, and are expected to take a month. Facebook: Tourism Buenavista del Norte. Calimas aren’t strong winds but sandstorms, often carried by high winds but it is the air quality and low humidity that are the issue, not the winds. That can happen anywhere but particularly to people on holiday and especially in a branded all year round destination. Walk it a couple of weeks after there’s been heavy rainfall and raised water levels mean tricky pool and stream crossings, and an awful lot of slippery stones to negotiate. 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For the locals working for us tourists ,surely a temporary floating jetty could be brought in , keeping their businesses and income on going. There should be a person employed at the top to get a nice signature from all entering the gorge (and preferably credit card details too) to state that they accept full responsibility for their own safety – they go in and out under their own steam or stay at the top and take a pretty picture. Now the boat trip back is not an option there would be significant numbers left at the bottom ‘demanding’ rescue and no doubt deriding the facilities on offer. There was also a weather alert for wild seas which kept the water taxis in harbour. My god, the last reply sounds like access to the summit of El Teide ! Updated 23 October: The Tenerife Cabildo said yesterday that works are progressing well and that it is planned to reopen the barranco next sumer. Environment councillor José Antonio Valbuena said that the measures were intended “to guarantee the maximum possible security and avoid incidents in the area caused by the type of terrain. There will be safety barriers at danger spots; masts will be installed so phones will be able to pick up a signal everywhere in the ravine; rangers will be posted at various points along the trail, and the jetty at Masca Beach will be improved. My husband and I have visited Masca barranco many times – we used both possibility, we hiked down from the village to the beach and after a small snack back to the Masca village (it’s not so difficult, only about 650 m down and up), or we took a water taxi from Los Gigantes to Masca beach and hiked up. If there is heavy rain, you can`t hike even in areas which stay dry!

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