Tenerife circular walks in the Parque Nacional de Corona Forestal Today there are two circular walks in Tenerife. These take you to the Parque Nacional de Corona Forestal. The unique nature reserve forms a very large “extension ring” around the Teide National Park. It has a total area of 41,067.7 hectares and is thus the […]
Circular walk around the Montaña de La Cruz de Tea
Montaña de La Cruz de Tea and Cuevas Negras Today’s circular walk around the Montaña de La Cruz de Tea takes you once again to the region below the mighty Teide. The volcano Montaña de La Cruz de Tea is 2212 meters high. And the entire circular walk will take you around the Montaña de […]
Circular walk from Cruz de Tea to the Montaña de las Coloradas
A contemplative circular hike via Granadilla to the Montaña de las Coloradas The hike to the Montaña de las Coloradas takes you to the southeastern side of the island of Tenerife. On the slopes, which are foothills of the mountains around the Teide, there are scenic walks. On this side of Tenerife the wind often […]
Guajara 2 from Parador Nacional de la Cañadas
Guajara 2 – Ascent to the third highest mountain on the island from the Parador Nacional You might wonder about the name Guajara 2, but with Guajara 2 I only want to separate this Guajara Tour from the Guajara Tour, which has already been described here from Villaflor. This tour Guajara 2 is considerably shorter […]
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Barranco de Erques – Circular walk high above the south coast
Barranco or gorge – the longest Barrancos of Tenerife Today’s circular walk also takes you along a large Barranco again. This time it is the Barranco de Erques. Barranco is the Spanish word for gorge. And of these gorges there are truly some on the Canary Islands. And also Tenerife has more to offer than […]
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El Jaral – Circular hike through gorges and over heights
Fascinating canyon and high-altitude hike near El Jaral This circular walk near the town of El Jaral starts on the south side of the Barranco del Achacay or Barranco Pozo. First we go down into the deep Barranco Pozo and on the opposite side up again to the idyllic mountain resort El Jaral. From there […]
Fortaleza de Masca – a striking climb in the Teno Mountains
Fortaleza de Masca high above the Barranco of Masca Panorama – Fortaleza de Masca The hike to Fortaleza de Masca is another fascinating climb in the Teno mountains. Tenerife is cut by deep Barrancos in rocky stretches of the coast, such as the Anaga and Teno mountains. Therefore there are naturally high rock walls between […]
High-altitude hike via Los Carrizales (Abache Steig)
Los Carrizales – Abache Steig Los Carrizales is a small village in the Teno Mountains, not far from the famous village of Masca. It is a hamlet in the municipality of Buenavista del Norte, in the north of Tenerife. There are two districts, Los Carrizales Bajo and Los Carrizales Alto – one lower and one […]
Montaña Negra – A magnificent circular hike through an impressive volcanic landscape
Volcanoes Montaña Negra and Chinyero The Montaña Negra is a real eye-catcher in its dark colours with the reddish edge. On seven islands I have already described some tours in the foothills of the southern Teide region. If you have already read a bit here, you may remember the report about the volcano Chinyero. To […]
Adventurous water walk through a tunnel
Today’s walk takes you from Erjos through the Barranco de los Cochinos (pigs’ ravine) to a tunnel. There are many tunnels in the Teno Mountains. And some of them are easy to cross. In the article “Pure adventure” I had already described two of these tunnels. Today’s hike takes us through a tunnel again near […]