Tour of Lanzarote, section 2: Arrieta to Ye via Órzola

Second section of the signposted tour of Lanzarote (Route 9, white signs with the number 9). It leaves Arrieta, follows the coast through Punta Mujeres and crosses the Malpaís de la Corona, the sea of lava left by the La Corona volcano, until it looks out over Órzola, the port where the boats to La Graciosa leave from. From there it turns inland and climbs between lava and sand-mulched fields up to Ye, on the slopes of La Corona. It's more technical than section 1: there are loose rocky tracks and the odd passage over lava where an MTB or a gravel bike with wide tyres goes better, and almost all the day's elevation is packed into the final climb. The north-east wind blows hard at this tip of the island. Water and food in Arrieta, Punta Mujeres and Órzola; there's little in Ye, so fill your bottles in Órzola before the climb. Best from October to May and in the morning light.

Track based on OpenStreetMap (relation 19020220, Ruta 9 «Pedales de Lava», section 2) (ODbL).