Turismo Granadilla

We set off from the settlement known as El Callao, passing below one of the pine forests typical of the south of the island as we cross the hillside. Forests such as this one are increasingly seen on the island, after decades of deforestation resulting from the use of Canary Island pine as timber and firewood, as well as for its resin.

We cross the area of El Frontón on a traditional track which was used in the past by both humans and animals to get to the water mill which is situated at the side of the track, and which gives the walk its name, el Camino del Molino, the Mill Trail.

You will see the cylindrical stone construction before you reach it. These are the remains of a water mill which was used, until as recently as a few decades ago, to grind cereals to produce the famous gofio, the traditional food of the islands which was even eaten by the Guanches, the indigenous population of the island before the Spanish conquest.

Water, as we can see here, was (and is) not only prized for its use in human consumption and for irrigating crops, it was also important for milling the cereals grown here in the middlelands of Abona.

We continue our walk crossing the gully of El Seco, after which we arrive at the PR-TF 83.3 trail, next to a water channel close to Casa El Seco.