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 […]
Teide National Park
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 […]
Hike to the Montaña Blanca
The Montaña Blanca and the Huevos del Teide The Montaña Blanca, with its summit of 2748 metres, is 30 metres higher than the Guajara on the other side of the caldera. Nevertheless, Guajara is considered the third highest peak in Tenerife after Pico del Teide and Pico Viejo. This may be due to the fact […]
Montaña el Cedro – exciting circular walk on the slopes of the Cañadas
Montaña el Cedro – a rugged summit in the Cañadas The Montaña el Cedro is a small rugged peak in a chain of mountains, the Cañadas. These mountains frame the caldera, the crater rim of the huge primeval volcano that was in the middle of the island millions of years ago. There are beautiful walks […]
Circular walk – to the Montaña de las Cuevitas and around the Montaña la Corredera
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 […]
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 […]
Circular walk around the Roques de García
Roques de García – small but fine round tour around an impressive rock massif On the hike you will see the Roques de García with the famous Roque Cinchado, also known as Finger of God, which is not missing on any travel guide. And while you are circling the small mountain massif, you will have […]
Forest fire in Tenerife
Another forest fire August 2023 on the north-eastern flank of Tenerife I last reported on a large forest fire on Tenerife on the southern flank of Mount Teide in April 2018 (see below). Since then, there have been fires from time to time on Tenerife and also on the other Canary Islands. The last fire […]
Guajara: Ascent to the third highest peak of the islands
Guajara ascent over the small village of Vilaflor Today’s circular walk on the Guajara leads you to the third highest peak of Tenerife. Guajara is the third highest point in Tenerife and the Canary Islands, 2,718 metres behind Pico del Teide and Pico Viejo. Several paths lead to the top of Guajara. Today I present […]