Circular hike with circumnavigation of El Alto de Guamaso This large circular hike from El Portillo first takes you on a small circular hike around the volcano El Alto de Guamaso. If you only want to do a short loop, this short hike around the volcano might be enough for you. But if you want […]
Barranco de La Orchilla – Great circular hike over the Montaña Colorada
Barranco de La Orchilla – Historic Resource of Nature This large circular hike starts and ends at the Barranco de La Orchilla. For a good part of the hike, the trail leads you along the edge of this deep and impressive gorge. You will cross the Barranco twice. Here is some information about the Barranco […]
Impressive high-altitude hike over the Cresta de Las Cañadas
On the Cresta de Las Cañadas to Degollada de Ucanca n the Teide National Park lies the large plateau of the Cañadas del Teide, which is surrounded by an impressive mountain range. You can hike along the top of this mountain range, the Cresta de Las Cañadas. From up there you have the most beautiful […]
Teide National Park – Great Circular Hike in the Cañadas from Mirador Minas de San José
Mirador Minas de San José Mirador Minas de San José is on the Carretera de las Cañadas del Teide (TF-21). This is the road that runs along the entire caldera below Mount Teide. The Mirador consists of two large interconnected car parks. When you get out of the car, you can walk across a large […]
Montaña de las Arenas Negras – Tranquil circular hike around a volcano
Montaña de las Arenas Negras – Montaña del Cerrillal – Montaña del Cemillar I don’t want to confuse you with these names. But to be honest, I am still not sure whether the Montaña de las Arenas Negras is really called that or whether it has a different name. In some hiking apps it is […]
Canal de Catalanes – Exciting Canal Hike in the Anaga Mountains (Part 2)
Canal de Chabuco and Canal de Catalanes The Canal de Chabuco and the Canal de Catalanes more or less merge. Below the Casas de Cumbre in the Anaga is the Galería Chabuco. From there on, the canal is called Canal de Chabuco. Below Caserío la Galeria, it merges into the Canal de Catalanes. If you […]
Canal de Chabuco – Exciting Canal Hike in the Anaga Mountains (part 1)
Canal de Chabuco and Canal de Catalanes The Canal de Chabuco and the Canal de Catalanes more or less merge. Below the Casas de Cumbre in the Anaga is the Galería Chabuco. From there on, the canal is called Canal de Chabuco. Below Caserío la Galeria, it merges into the Canal de Catalanes. If you […]
Igueste de Candelaria – Steep climb through the protected landscape of Las Lagunetas
Las Lagunetas Protected Landscape above Igueste de Candelaria When you start walking from Igueste de Candelaria, you are already in the protected landscape of Las Lagunetas. This landscape is a mountainous forest area that plays an important role in the conservation of underground groundwater and soil protection. There are large areas of pine forest and […]
Cercados de Araña – small gorge hike above Lake Chira
Historic place in Gran Canaria with a long history – Cercados de Araña I have named this hike Cercados de Araña, because a large part of it crosses the municipal territory of the small town of Cercados de Araña. The name Araña comes from a family of sugar masters who settled in Tirajana in the […]
Siete Cañadas – Hike on the High Trail along the Cumbre
Some ways to experience Siete Cañadas The Siete Cañadas hike described here takes you along the Cumbre of Tenerife’s caldera from the Parador Nacional to El Portillo. An impressive up-and-down hike with magnificent views of the entire caldera and Mount Teide on your left. To the right, you look far down on the east coast […]