How to Hike the Canary Islands | Gear & Planning for The GR131
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GR131 Film Series:
Part I • Hiking the Canary Isla...
Part II • Hiking the Canary Isla...
Part III • Hiking the Canary Isla...
Cicerone Guide Book: www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1...
00:00 - Hiking the GR131
01:09 - Gear
01:11 - Gear: Tent
02:08 - Gear: Rucksack
02:57 - Gear: Trail Runners
03:39 - Gear: Sleeping System
04:13 - Gear: Key Clothing
05:09 - Gear: Camera, Lens & Mic
06:07 - Gear: Drone
07:26 - Gear: Power Bank
07:42 - Gear: Beacon
08:33 - Wild Camping
09:32 - Navigation
10:22 - Food & Water
11:19 - Logistics
11:59 - Island Analysis: Lanzarote
13:06 - Island Analysis: Fuerteventura
13:52 - Island Analysis: Gran Canaria
14:50 - Island Analysis: Tenerife
15:42 - Island Analysis: La Gomera
16:28 - Conclusion
17:22 - What's Next?
Gear (Hiking):
Big Agnes Copper Spur HV UL Ultralight Bikepacking Tent - www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B...
Cumulus 250 Quilt - cumulus.equipment/uk_en/quilt...
Atom Packs 45L Custom Rucksack - atompacks.co.uk/collections/t...
Therm-A-Rest Ultralight Camping pad - www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B...
Rab Silk Liner - www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B...
Sea to Summit Aeros Premium Pillow - www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B...
Brooks Cascadia 16 Trail Runners - www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B...
Darn Tough Hiking Socks - www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B...
Sun Shirt - www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B...
Patagonia Down Jacket - www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B...
Patagonia Base Layer - www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B...
Garmin InReach Mini - www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B...
Black Diamond SPRINT 225 HEADLAMP - www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B...
Jetboil MicroMo - www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B...
Katadyne BeFree Water Filter - www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B...
Gear (Main Film Kit):
Main Camera (Sony A7III) - www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B...
Lens (Sony FE 16-35mm f2.8 GM) - www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B...
Drone (DJI Air 2S) - www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B...
Extended Gear List: www.jackbrookes.co/my-gear
Fantastic film - Thank you
Great job Jack! Looking to do Tenerife myself and patiently waiting for La Palma
Thanks Allen, all the best with your trip mate. Love your videos by the way!
thanks for this guide, very informative and helpful. Excited for your next hike at CWT.
You're welcome! And thanks for the comment :)
nice video and a good overview of the GR131 - Thanks mate :)
Thanks Andi! Much appreciated
Perfect! Thx for all the informations. I will try to hike this year the GR131. After this video, i'am totally hyped!!
Hope you have a good trip! When are you going?
@@jackbrookes our plan is march or april.
Thank you very, very much!! It was extremely detailed and complete.
Greetings from Brazil. Thiago
Your welcome Thiago! Thanks for the comment 👌
I love the fact that you are inspired so much by Kraig Adams, as his videos are soul food.
Looking forward to working my way through your video library, good luck with the future adventures!
And thanks for showing parts of Lanzarote that I haven't seen, even though I lived there and have been holidaying there since 2011 🙌
He’s a huge inspiration to my channel! Thanks for the comment 👌
Lanzarote is a beautiful place. I’d love to go back sometime and trail run the whole island!
This video has really helped me for my long stay camping trip in Gran Canaria later this summer. ! Thanks buddy ..👍
No worries! Hope you have a great time :)
@@jackbrookes 👍
Good to see you again ☺️
Thanks for commenting Jensen! :)
@@jackbrookes you're welcome ☺️
Great video thank you.
Thanks for the comment 🙏
Thanks for the great video !
I hiked the full GR131 around May2021 and would definitely advise people to go in La Palma (not sure if the volcano eruption has changed a bit the route or not), the GR131 part is really amazing on this island
Thanks for the comment Colin - I’ve heard La Palma is great, considering going back to do it at some point
amazing, I would like to do alone
It’s great!!
Hey Jack, just wanted to thank you for this. I think I've watched this video maybe 5-6 times, and was the inspiration for me heading off to do the Tenerife leg on Thursday! I did have a few questions, but your domain seems to be down. Not sure if there would be an easier way to contact you to ask, thank you again!
Hey thanks so much for the comment! You can message my on instagram - that’s the best place to chat
instagram.com/jack_brookess?igsh=MXVxMXpnNXYxZzk5cA%3D%3D&
Hi Jack! Beautifull video! I'm wondering if it is possible to do that GR by cycling (mountain bike)? Thanks a lot for let us know your experience!
Hey Mercedes, for the most part on Fueteventura and Lanzarote yes, but on some of the islands with more elevation like Gran Canaria and La Gomera it might be difficult due to some scrambling. But I do know there are lots of cycle routes around all of the islands, as I saw plenty on the main roads whilst there :)
Hoping to do this in feb eeek
Good luck - great time to do it!
For your next winter hike consider doing the GR132 on La Gomera - imo nicer and more interesting than the GR131. :)
Amazing Capere! I’ll have to give it a go next time. Such a special island with lots more to see I’m sure.
Great video, very useful for planning my February 2024 hike. I will probably do it your way, mostly wild camping, the occasional hostel. Thanks for the time and effort to put this together. One small correction, the second island is called Fuerteventura, not Fueteventura.
Thanks so much for the comment! Hope you have an amazing home in Feb, you’ll love it
yo jack. The coffee addiction is real bro, i always think it adds unwanted weight but the weight of not having one in the morning is
cumulus. sun hoody yes! shout out kraig. loving the videos bruv. cant wait to see the next one!!
Cheers Lewis - appreciate the comment mate. The morale boost from the coffee is definitely worth the added weight I’ve found 😂 Hope you keep well mate, cheers!
Hallo Jack, Manu thanks for Youri Nice video. Do you perhaps have garmin gps coördinates of water sources of all islands in particular for la Palmas Island?
Hey Marc, I unfortunately didn't make it to La Palmas due to the volcano erupting. I've heard it's tricky finding the sources over there. I had a look through the Cicerone guide and they don't have any coordinates either sorry. Hope you manage to find some more info on it!
thanks that was a great video, could you please let me which guide book you used. for the GR131 thinking of doing it this year in the summer. Thanks again
Hi yes I used the Cicerone guide book GR 131 - very helpful
hi thank you for sharing useful information. are not there shelters or guest houses along the GR?
Hi yes there are hikers shelters every 5-10km or so! And plenty of guest houses/bnb's/hotels :)
The video is amazing, thanks!
I'm planning to do the Tenerife part of the GR 131 in 2 weeks. Is it doable in 3 days ? And should I plan to take water and food or am I going to go through village every day? Last but not least, is there enough GR signes on the road to not get lost ?!
Hi Paul good luck! The whole track on Tenerife would be too much for 3 days unfortunately...Unless you decide to cut off certain sections (I would recommend skip the first or the final days)
Hey, thanks for the video. What's your sun hoodie model?
Amazon EKLENTSON sun hoodie 👌
Great video mate! How long on average was it between water sources? (natural, store bought or faucet)?
Cheers Greg! It was about 1-2 days, longest was 2 days on Fueteventura (had to purchase from shops)
great video, what was the temp. and weather like at night, low and highs? I plan on doing Gran Canaria and La Gomera in Feb.
Hey Tim - weather at its coldest camping on elevation around 2-4’ and max was normally 28-30’ in the hotter sections of Fueteventura and Lanzarote. Max on GC and LG was around 26-27’ 👌
Many thanks Jack. Lots of good info and great images. I've booked flights to south airport Tenerife to do the GR 131 in early February. A few questions:
1) I prefer to use ethanol in my home made hobo stove. Anyone know what 90% alcohol is called in Spanish and what kind of stores I could buy it? I guess painting/DIY stores but don't know where any are. I have an MSR dragonfly that will burn petrol, but it's loud and heavy.
2) Which month did you sleep with a 0'C quilt? I have a choice of 2 sleeping bags. Western Mountaineering Summerlite (comfort 0'C, 500g) or Mountain Equipment Snowline (comfort -20'C, 1300g). Will use a silk liner with either. My shelter is Z Packs hexamid (original design with separate oversized groundsheet so I can control ventilation to a decent degree, but it's not a warm double-skin tent). My wool underwear is heavy enough that if I had to take it to supplement the Summerlite, I would rather carry the extra down of the Snowline instead and be guaranteed warm. What do you think?
3) When filing up with public/restaurant washroom water, did you filter/purify or were you just fine without?
Cheers in advance,
Stu
Hey Stu cheers for the comment! In regards to the questions:
1) I’m not sure on finding the ethanol sorry - I tried a few DIY/camping stores on Lanzarote that had propanol but can’t remember seeing any 90% alcohol
2) I hiked in winter Dec/Jan and used a 4 deg sleeping quilt and I was at times too warm…some nights a bit more chilly but I had a thermal I would just whip on and I was fine with that. I think you’d be okay with your 0’C Summerlite quilt 👌
3) yes I used a filter for all water I collected and didn’t have any issues. Met some hikers who used the water from bathrooms without filtering and they said they didn’t have any issues
@@jackbrookes many thanks for the extra info Jack. Okay, sounds good. I'll take the summerlite and a water filter. going out for a training hike this afternoon actually :)
14:08 is there any possibility to skip the punishing road by hitchhiking to Ayagaures , is there a traffic on that road or not?
Yes definitely! There’s a road. Pre covid it was very popular to do this. I think it’s back to being easier to do that now compared to when I was there
Hi Jack this was great, I appreciate the info! Do you have any idea how much this trip costed in total? A brief breakdown would be great if possible. Planning this trip over a month in late 2024 early 2025.
I can definitely put together a trip breakdown in the future for sure! A rough estimate for the 4 weeks:
- $150 flights
- $400 for ~ 5 nights accomodation
- $15/day food, more if eating a meal out and coffee
- $50 each ferry
- $5 public transport when needed to get on/pff the trail
That’s a rough guide but I’ll see if I can get a more detailed list together!
Hey Josh, enjoyed the video. I'm planning to Hike Gran Canaria in late Nov. I notice you said overnight temperatures got down to as cold as 4 degrees, is that correct? You seem to have your down jacket on fairly regularly too, did it get quite cold in the evenings? What kind of day/night time temps can I expect. I expecting it to be pretty much roasting in the day dropping off 9/10 degrees at worst overnight...
*Sorry I mean Jack...! (I was just talking on the phone to my friend Josh...) I'm getting old..! lol
Thanks for the comment Grizzly! Great question - during the days it was indeed roasting, during the evenings I think lowest would of been 9 and that’s camping on some elevation as well…a light down jacket came in handy, but you could get away with a fleece👌 I did have some thermals but rarely used them
Really great video! I was wondering, are the airbnb, hotels and ferry’s expensive?
Hey Sam! Airbnb's are pretty cheap compared to the rest of Europe. The ferry's were expensive, around 40-50 euros
@@jackbrookes Thank you! I have a final question for you, I don't find the information no where, were there a lot of dangerous animals that you need to know about?
Hey man, thanks for the great vid. Couple of questions:
1. What's the longest amount of time you went without a resupply stop?
2. Do you think there's enough trail food options for vegetarians? On my last thru hike (~1,000km) i made do with mostly tortillas, parmesan, peanut butter, trail mix, and granola. Think I'll be fine in the canary islands?
Thanks!
Hey Jonathan, thanks!
1. It would of been 3 days in Fueteventura (purely because the only shop I passed by had closed - I would say the ingest you go without any shop or store is 2 days)
2. Yes definitely - vegan would be difficult though. Lots of cheeses at local shops, I would suggest stocking up at the bigger grocery stores as well
Are you planning on doing the hike?
@@jackbrookes dude thanks for the reply!
And yeah. I'd love to do the whole thing but i think this time I'll only do ~7-10 days. Your guide certainly helped!
@@jonathanfarache5218 enjoy mate! 7-10 days is plenty out there anyway, you’ll love it
Hello Jack,
thank you so much for this video.
I'm also planning to hike this trail this winter and I 've a question about the water sources.
Can you give me a recommendation for water sources on the trail (especially for Lanzarote and Fuerteventura), so than I can plan my stages better.
Are there only shops to buy water or is there also natural water sources?
Did you need any permits to hike certain sections?
Do you have a recommendation for the ferry services?
Did you book the ferrys on your phone with any app or did you booked it directly on the harbor?
I would be very happy about an answer and wish you a great day.
Best regards from Germany!
Marian ✌☺
You're very welcome!
No permits for hiking needed :)
Ferry services you can google which ferry is leaving at what time depending on the day you are there, I found all companies to be very reliable and helpful :) I just booked them on my phone but you can also book them in person at the harbour. Hope you have a fantastic time when you get there!
Hey @@jackbrookes,
thank you for your answer - I appreciate it!
Thanks for your tips and help.
Best regards from germany
Marian
You're welcome Marian! @@MarianHofmann
Hi, is there a way to make without a tent, just sleeping in hostels? Especially I am about Tenerife?
Hi, yes you can definitely! It just means your days will be either very short or very long, so that you finish in a town with a hostel
Got a lot of similar gear, including the cumulus 250 and a thin 120g silk liner aswell. Im bringing it on the GR11 in a week from now. How cold could u go with the bag/liner combo?
Hey Dan it’s a great combo and I love it. Silk liner adds some warmth on those chilly nights. I’ve been in 0 degrees in Hornstrendir in Iceland and it handled well - I had to wear a single thermal layer, gator and socks and was fine. That’s the coldest I’ve been in it
@@jackbrookes nice, I hope this will be a great all round 3 season system. I guess -5 is about the lowest you could expect in the alps or something. Layering my down jacket or even rain jacket could be enough. I also like the versatility for hotter nights this way.
@@daano465 exactly mate, I prefer to have the option of putting on more layers instead of getting a quilt or bag that’s far too warm for a summer trek. The silk liner does make a big difference I’ve found as well. Hope the hike goes well mate, let us know how you get on after 👌
If you only had 7 nights for hiking which islands would you say are the better ones to combine?
Hey Michael, I would definitely do Gran Canaria and La Gomera. I've heard great things about La Palma, people usually put that in their top 3 but I didn't get their unfortunately. Tenerife would be priority 4, then Lanzarote and Fueteventura
Nice music soo calm
Can you give me the names of the instruments used in this video?
Hey thanks for the comment! I actually can't remember the Spanish names, lots of them were small canteens I passed whilst in the towns. Lots of options, sorry I can't be of more help with that 😅
@@jackbrookes I did not understand what you meant. My question is i want the name of background music you used on montage this video. Thanks Jack
Hey Jack, is it possible to do the hike in the opposite direction? I'm thinking about doing 3 islands starting literally next week but planned Tenerife and Fuerteventura hiking the opposite way vs what the trail suggests (helps with the flights). Do you think that could be a problem?
Hey Konrad yes absolutely! Either way will work fine :)
Hey Jack, just wanted to let you know that I’ve just finished the hike (did 300km and three islands over 10days due to time constraints) and that your videos were both a great help and motivation. Thanks a lot again and hope to see you on the trail one day!
@@konradwolkowski Amazing Konrad, glad my videos could be of help, and so good to hear you had a great time!!
Fancy doing this walk in Jan 24 but 1 question Jack is there any where I could get hold of screw top has on the trail, cheers
Hi Michael, sorry what is a screw top has?
Sorry,screw top gas for a stove.
No worries! I wasn’t able to find any Michael…I had a look in a few stores on most islands and they didn’t have any that were compatible with my jet boil…would be interested to know if you do find anything!
Cheers, Jack
Ok will do Jack
Would a twig or wood portable stove be allowed?
I don’t think in the national parks Christiaan, but outside of them I would believe so
Is it possible to ride a bike on this route?
Yes I saw plenty of people on mountain bikes doing the trail!
Hello from Romania! Best boots from your opinion?
Hi Danny and thanks for the comment! To be honest I’ve never owned a proper pair of hiking boots. Prior to the Cascadia’s I was using adidas trail runners. So I can’t comment with an honest answer sorry
@@jackbrookes thanks for the reply, great clips to as many as possible!
@@BudaDanielIoan no worries Dani, appreciate your comment!
Did you ever have windy rain?
Hey Tobias I had 1 day of thunderstorms with rain, not too much wind - otherwise mostly sun and some cloudy days
@@jackbrookes great, thank you!
Its called Maspalomas, not masapalamas 😂😂😂
Thanks for the comment! 🙏