View of the rock formations from the cliff path above the beach
Volcano
Varied circular hike via Valle de Arriba
Valle de Arriba in Santiago del Teide The small district of Valle de Arriba belongs to the district town of Santiago del Teide, which is only 2 kilometres away. Here the name “High Valley” refers to the hamlet’s location at the highest point of the Santiago Valley at an altitude of 1010 metres. The district, […]
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 […]
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 […]
Tajogaite – Hiking tour over the new volcano on La Palma
Tajogaite – little history of a new volcano It was not long ago that Tajogaite struck fear into an entire island and the world with it. On 19 September 2021, a new volcano, which initially had no name, erupted at the top of the Cumbre Vieja mountain range on La Palma. This eruption lasted until […]
From the Área Recreativa El Pilar over four volcanic peaks
Área Recreativa El Pilar als Ausgangspunkt für viele Wanderungen The Área Recreativa El Pilar is located pretty much in the middle of La Palma between the Cumbre Nueva and Cumbre Vieja mountain ranges. The rest and camping site is extremely popular, especially as a family and group meeting place for celebrations and get-togethers. People meet there […]
Hike from Pico de la Nieve on the Caldera High Trail
Pico de la Nieve – impressive panoramic peak on the volcano rim Pico de la Nieve, with its 2,239 metres of altitude, is a huge panoramic peak on the volcanic ridge surrounding the huge erosion crater (Caldera de Taburiente). But even though it is called Snow Peak, it is mostly snow-free in winter. On our […]
Challenging Hike around Pico Cho Marcial
From Güímar via Pico Cho Marcial to Cumbre Dorsal The hike around Pico Cho Marcial, which starts above the village of Güímar, is quite a strenuous hike with some minor climbing. It is therefore not suitable for everyone. You need to be in very good physical condition and be sure-footed and free from vertigo. But […]
Montaña Blanca – Hike over the largest volcano of the island
Montaña Blanca – volcanic hike of a special kind This hike on Lanzarote over the Montaña Blanca (also known as Caldera Blanca) takes you over the entire crater rim of the mighty volcano to the summit. At almost 600 metres, it is the highest volcano on the island. The hiking trail is called Caldera Blanca […]
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 […]