The El Aljibe sports club, from San Bartolomé, traveled last week a large part of the bike path that runs between Puerto del Carmen and Costa Teguise and analyzed each and every one of the sections. For this association, there are parts that are "great" and, however, others that are "terrible".
One of the members of El Aljibe, Domingo Morín, assures that the Puerto del Carmen lane is practically perfect, as it is signposted, delimited and clean. In addition, its asphalt is smooth, which contributes to a better and more comfortable cycling. However, the Matagorda section has its complications, especially the one that runs along Los Pocillos beach. "I have the feeling that that lane was put in to place manholes and sewers. Because it is full. Every 50 meters there is one. And that means a point of danger for the cyclist," he indicates.
Leaving Matagorda behind, the cyclist arrives at the bike path that runs along the outside of the airport, a few meters from the beach. The El Aljibe sports club calls this section "the sand lane". "It's full of sand, especially when arriving at the area of the tip of Matagorda, when the airport ends. This piece is very bad and it is a risk to circulate there," he analyzes.
The only flaw of Playa Honda is that the promenade "is not delimited" for cyclists. "They should put an area just for us. I think it would benefit both the walker and the cyclist, because that way people who walk don't get scared when they see us dodging them," says Domingo Morín.
The most pronounced problem of the lane that connects Puerto del Carmen with Costa Teguise is found in La Concha. "After doing about 20 kilometers, you get there and find that it is not paved and you also have to go down 10 or 12 steps. People usually turn around and it is a shame because you can get to La Bufona without problems by going through the streets, but there is no signage," he says.
The areas of El Cable and La Bufona are one of the "best", according to this member of El Aljibe, who assures that these sections are "very good". In Arrecife, the problem for Domingo Morín is that the ground is made of cobblestones and that a lane for going and another for returning is not delimited, which would form "a tremendous mess" for the cyclist.
Another problem with this bike path is in the Los Mármoles dock, since suddenly it "ends" without prior signage. "It is a shame that they have not signposted it, because it is the only way to get to Costa Teguise," says Morín.
