Las Lajas – Picnic Area and Great Starting Point for Hikes The picnic area, Zona Recreativa Las Lajas, is located in the southwestern part of the island of Tenerife at an altitude of 2,100 metres above sea level along the TF-21. Due to this altitude, temperatures can vary significantly between seasons and even between day […]
Region Teide National Park and surroundings
Hikes in the Teide National Park and surroundings
Large Circular Hike in Caldera de las Cañadas
Caldera de las Cañadas – Formation and Use The Caldera de las Cañadas is located in the Teide National Park on Tenerife. It is a massive volcanic collapse crater with a diameter of approximately 17 kilometers. The crater is bounded on the south by crater walls averaging 500 meters high. And the floor of the […]
Circular hike from Chirche to Refugio de Chasogo and remote galleries
Refugio de Chasogo – a locked mountain hut Refugio de Chasogo is a shelter located below Montaña de Chasogo. It’s a partial destination of this extensive circular hike starting in Chirche. I’ll present two different routes to hike from Chirche up towards Cañadas and hence to Refugio de Chasogo. Both routes include a visit to […]
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, […]
The last mouflons of Tenerife
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 […]
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 […]