Metra´s March

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José Manuel González Gómez, “El Metra” was a companion of the group who, because a tragic accident, died in north face of Teide.

In his honour, Añaza Mountaineer Union, organizes every year, the following weekend to 6 of January, an excursion of two days for Anaga range, a zone he liked a lot.

It’s a hard excursion, aproximatly 38 kms, and strong unevennesses. Tradition says members stop at bars to eat, to have a rest, and drink in our companion memory.

José Manuel Gómez "el Metra"

Run

It´s starts from La Punta del Hidalgo, and along Taborno, it gets to Afur to eat.

You continue going down to Taganana, to follow to Benijo, where we have dinner, and then you continue to Las Palmas de Anaga, throwing to El Draguillo, to sleep there. Next day, bordering the coast, you go in front Los Roques de Anaga and El Faro, going down to Roque Bermejo and going up then, to eat in Chamorga. At last, you go up to Túnel de la Cumbrilla and go down to Igueste de San Andrés by Las Casillas, where it finishes this beautiful trip.

Map of the March

Extension 1     Extension 2     Extension 3

Distances

First day are 22,7 km, and 15,4 the second one (38 km)

Distances  Partial (km)   Total (km) 
Punta del Hidalgo  0,00 0,00
Chinamada 3,19 3,19
Carboneras 2,17 5,36
Taborno 2,55 7,92
Afur 2,74 10,65
Taganana 3,63 14,29
Benijo 4,51 18,80
El Draguillo 2,15 20,95
Las Palmas 1,72 22,66
Faro de Anaga 2,88 25,55
Chamorga 3,67 29,22
Las Casillas 4,78 34,00
Igueste 4,02 38,02

Profile

The march have a total desnivel of 2.644 meters up and 2.669 down. The first day go up 1.734 meters and 910 the second day.

Distances 
(km)
 Height 
(m)
 Gradient 
(m)
  Pte.  
1 0,0 70     P. Hidalgo
2 0,4 2 -68 -16%  
3 3,2 579 577 21% Chinamada
4 4,8 690 111 7%  
5 6,4 444 -246 -15%  
6 7,5 640 196 18% Taborno
7 8,8 493 -147 -12%  
8 9,4 549 56 10%  
9 10,6 205 -344 -27% Afur
10 12,5 633 428 22%  
11 14,3 144 -489 -28% Taganana
Partial Profile I
Distances 
(km)
 Height 
(m)
 Gradient 
(m)
  Pte.  
1 14,3 144       Taganana
2 16,3 3 -141 -7%  
3 16,7 45 42 9%  
4 17,4 5 -40 -6%  
5 18,8 104 99 7% Benijo
6 19,0 75 -29 -12%  
7 21,9 300 225 8%  
8 22,7 152 -148 -19% Las Palmas
Partial Profile II
Distances 
(km)
 Height 
(m)
 Gradient 
(m)
  Pte.  
1 22,7 152      
2 23,0 94 -58 -18% Las Palmas
3 24,9 292 198 10% Faro
4 26,4 67 -225 -15% R. Bermejo
5 30,2 611 544 14% Tunel
6 30,9 565 -46 -7%  
7 32,8 733 168 9%  
8 38,0 45 -688 -13% Igueste
Partial Profile III

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