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Isla De La Palma
El Paso

El Pilar Recreation Area – Refugio del Pilar loop from El Paso

Routes
Road cycling routes
Spain
Canary Islands
Isla De La Palma
El Paso

El Pilar Recreation Area – Refugio del Pilar loop from El Paso

Hard

5.0

(2)

55

riders

El Pilar Recreation Area – Refugio del Pilar loop from El Paso

03:41

52.7km

1,900m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: March 26, 2026

Waypoints

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Start point

Parking

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4.48 km

Visitor Center

Highlight • Rest Area

We start the tour, take a taxi to La Cumbrecita viewpoint, then hike back through the caldera. A beautiful route with many viewpoints.

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2

5.93 km

Traffic-Free Connection to El Pilar

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Very steep but good asphalt

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16.5 km

El Pilar Recreation Area

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Popular bike route to change the island side. At the top there is a large rest/parking lot with barbecue facilities. Various hiking routes also start from there. The descent to …

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19.8 km

El Pilar to Santa Cruz Road

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It can get really cold here. Often the rain clouds hang in here. Luckily the road has been repaired. Before that it was a very bumpy affair (see photo)

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23.2 km

El Pilar Recreational Area Ascent

Highlight (Segment) • Climb

This increase has it all. About 14 kilometers long with a gradient of 8.2%. A total of 1119 hm are mastered here. Little traffic. But drags on towards the end. …

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26.9 km

Cigar production, San Isidore, La Palma. The cigars are rolled manually. As an adhesive, only a small amount of water is used.

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38.5 km

Refugio del Pilar

Highlight • Mountain Hut

In our case it was the starting point of two of our E-Bike routes. From there and with easy access for vehicles and with free parking you have infinite possibilities to explore the island.

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40.1 km

Mirador Llano del Jable

Viewpoint

9

45.4 km

Attention, here you can only drive in the direction of El Paso/Los Llanos or up towards El Pilar. The other direction is a one-way street where you otherwise get oncoming traffic and quickly become wrong-way drivers.

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52.7 km

End point

Parking

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

37.5 km

8.87 km

3.31 km

3.07 km

Surfaces

52.8 km

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Highest point (1,480 m)

Lowest point (510 m)

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Monday 18 May

22°C

17°C

9 %

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