An unexpected encounter with mouflons It was an absolute coincidence. Actually, we wanted to go hiking in the north of Tenerife that day. But it was raining heavily and looked very dark towards the north. And so we decided to stay in the southwest and walk a little round high above Arguayo towards the Teide […]
Teide National Park
Circular Hike El Alto de Guamaso – Montaña Roja – El Portillo
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Hike from Chanajiga to the impressive plateau of Fortaleza Cañadas
Hike from Oratava Valley to Fortaleza Cañadas on Trail 0.4.0 I recently described a hike in the western Orotava valley from the Mirador de La Corona to the Chanajiga rest area here on Seven Islands. Practically seamless with this hike, the hike continues over the Ladera de Tigaiga up to the Fortaleza in the Cañadas. […]
Montaña Limón – big round hike and two-peak tour
Hiking in the Orotava Valley and many trails around Montaña Limón The Orotava Valley offers you countless hiking possibilities. I have already described the well-known route Órganos Hightrail here on Seven Islands. Because of the numerous hiking trails, many hikes can also be combined very well and adapted to individual length preferences. Today I am […]
Hiking from Boca Tauce to the Cascada de Chindia waterfall
Boca Tauce – Hiking and an Ethnographic Museum Boca Tauce is a prominent crossroads for hikers, as many hiking trails converge there. But also the access roads to the Teide National Park from Arona and Chio (TF-21 and TF-38) meet there. The Juan Évora Ethnographic Museum near Boca Tauce is very interesting and definitely worth […]
Montaña de Chasogo – Great hike on the western slopes of Tenerife
Circular hike around the Montaña de Chasogo, through gorges and along panoramic ridge paths. On this hike, which starts at the Cañadas road TF-38, you will walk down from the impressive barren volcanic landscape in the Teide National Park through the pine forest on the western slopes of Tenerife. The trail takes you a little […]