Camino de Las Playas

The Las Playas area is located in the southeastern part of the island of El Hierro. Looking at the Las Playas natural monument with a little perspective gives the impression of being a huge bite resulting from the landslides that made this part of El Hierro collapse. This collapse of land gave rise to a kind of amphitheater with a dimension of 9 kilometers long and with a difference of one thousand meters high overlooking the sea. All these elements make Las Playas an ideal corner for tranquility and tranquility away from urban centers, a perfect place for a complete disconnection.

The highlights of Las Playas are undoubtedly the views that it offers from the viewpoints, one of them with the same name as this area and another one the Isora viewpoint. Both viewpoints are located at the top of the valley. You can see the well-known Roque de Bonanza, a rock that juts out of the water in the bay of the beach and that under its waters keeps a vigorous underwater richness both of flora and fauna. This coastline offers the largest beach in El Hierro, has recreational and picnic areas to enjoy a great day at the beach. At the end of the bay is the Parador Nacional which is embedded in the coast.

There is a path that allows you to descend from the Mirador de Isora to Las Playas. The trail starts at the same viewpoint, which is reached after crossing the town of Isora. This path goes along the entire right flank to the Barranco del Abra and although there are some parts in which it ascends minimally practically the entire trail is descending.Throughout the walk the road widens, narrows and zigzags with which it turns the path into fun and changing.

You can see a representative part of the flora of the island, Canarian pine, junipers, broom, coastal vegetation before reaching the beach itself.