Hiking in the Anaga Mountains: the highlights of Tenerife

How you easily find your hiking tours on SiebenInseln
Example of a Region – Hiking in the Anaga Mountains
- Hiking in the Anaga Mountains – Also in the Download Section and as a New Category Description
The Anaga Mountains
Hiking in the Anaga Mountains and the Various Hikes
And Finally

How you easily find your hiking tours on SiebenInseln

Here, I’ll give you a brief summary of hiking in the Anaga Mountains. You might wonder why this is necessary. The answer becomes apparent when you search for tours on SiebenInseln. Once you land on the SiebenInseln website, you’ll encounter over 160 different hikes. Perhaps you’re already familiar with the Canary Islands and hiking there. However, if it’s your first time for a hiking vacation on a Canary Island, getting an overview can be overwhelming.

On the start page you can first search for the island or use the search function at the top left.

So, how do you navigate this chaos? Firstly, you can filter by the different Canary Islands. It becomes relatively clear on most islands afterward. However, since I live on Tenerife and have described most of the tours there, you’ll be faced with a vast number of hikes, especially in Tenerife. Fortunately, for almost 2 years now, you can further filter by six different regions on Tenerife. The filter options include the Anaga Mountains, the North, the Teide National Park and its surroundings, the Southeast and East, the Southwest, and the Teno Mountains. This already makes the search a bit more manageable.

On Tenerife you can filter further by 6 different regions - for example hiking in the Anaga Mountains

Example of a Region – Hiking in the Anaga Mountains

For instance, when you filter for hikes in the Anaga Mountains, you’ll see a picture for each hike with brief descriptions including length, elevation, difficulty level, and additional hints. Alternatively, you can view hikes in the Anaga Mountains on a map of Tenerife with small pins. By using additional filters for distance, elevation, difficulty level, and numerous tags (summit hike, gorge hike, etc.), you’ll eventually find the exact hike that suits you.

In the region you can filter further by distance, altitude, difficulty and other criteria. Here is an example: Hiking in the Anaga Mountains

Hiking in the Anaga Mountains – Also in the Download Section and as a New Category Description

The hiking tours in the download section are also sorted by these categories, allowing you to quickly gain an overview of the hikes. If you’re looking for hikes in the Anaga Mountains, for example, you click on Tenerife in the download section and then on Anaga Hikes. Up to this point, you’ve likely found your desired hikes and, in parallel, the corresponding tracks in the download section. However, you might still not know exactly what each individual hike entails.

In the map area, the filtered hikes are displayed as pins at the starting point of the hike. If you click on it, a preview image appears. Here is an example: Hiking in the Anaga Mountains (selected hikes)

Since I’ve been hiking on Tenerife for a long time and the number of hikes is increasing, I’ve decided to explain each category a bit more so that you know what each category entails. I started with the category Hiking in the Teno Mountains. Since that article was well-received, today, I’m focusing on the category Hiking in the Anaga Mountains.

The Anaga Mountains

The Anaga Mountains, geologically speaking, along with the Teno Mountains, are the oldest part of Tenerife. In 2015, the entire Anaga Mountains were designated a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve. It is heavily rugged due to many ravines. The Anaga Mountain Road runs along the main ridge to the outermost corner of the mountains, to Chamorga. Just the drive on the Anaga Mountain Road is an experience in itself. However, hiking in the Anaga Mountains offers a unique experience with its many remote valleys, rugged rocks, and picturesque villages.

Signpost in Chinamada - to the Anaga mountain roads and down to the coast on the PR TF 10

Hiking in the Anaga Mountains and the Various Hikes

Below, I’ve tried to organize the various hikes in the Anaga Mountains for you, so that you’ll hopefully find it easier to navigate through the options. Often, hikes fall under several criteria, so they may be listed in multiple categories. I’ll start by explaining the key points I’ve assigned, as not every ridge hike or gorge hike is the same.

Channel Hikes

There are thousands of kilometers of old water channels on Tenerife. Walking and hiking on many of these are prohibited. These hikes are often not entirely safe as the channels are not all in good condition. Therefore, it’s better to inquire locally before entering channels and tunnels for hiking. However, when you can hike on these old channel paths, it’s always a unique experience, not only because of the usually beautiful views from above.

Ridge and Summit Hikes

Under my Ridge and Summit Hikes category, please don’t imagine that you always hike to a summit (like Pico del Teide). This category simply indicates that you hike upwards, often reaching and traversing small summits and ridges.

Hiker in Barranco Anosma in front of a rock bar with a view of Barranco and the Atlantic Ocean

Gorge Hikes

Gorge hike doesn’t necessarily mean you only descend into and ascend out of a gorge. It can be, but not necessarily. This category also includes large circular hikes that lead through gorges.

Beach and Coastal Hikes

Under Hiking in the Anaga Mountains – Beach and Coastal Hikes, it’s not just pure beach and coastal hikes but also hikes that partly follow the coast or lead to the coast or a beach.

View of the houses in the hamlet of Valle Brosque

Villages and Cities

Under the Villages and Cities category, don’t imagine that you exclusively hike through a village or city on the tour. This category simply indicates that the hike starts in a town/city or leads to a town/city or passes through a town or city.

Hiking in the Anaga - the hamlet of Las Palmas with the Roque de Dentro

And Finally

I hope this overview helps you orient yourself while hiking in the Anaga Mountains. Soon, I’ll publish more overviews of the other categories (regions) on Tenerife here on SiebenInseln. However, such a blog takes time. I’ve already explored so many new routes that I’d like to introduce here on SiebenInseln quickly. So, alongside my work, I can only proceed step by step. However, I see that the blog is growing slowly and steadily. I’m excited about your feedback and the fact that hiking enthusiasts can find their personal hiking tours here. Enjoy all your hikes!

Dagmar from SiebenInseln