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 […]
Region Teide National Park and surroundings
Hikes in the Teide National Park and surroundings
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Hiking under the almond blossom – Ruta Almendros en Flor
Almond blossom in January The almond blossom is approaching. The first buds will already be visible in January. Therefore I would like to present here today a beautiful circular walk near Santiago del Teide. On this almond blossom path you will see hundreds of blossoming almond trees. The hike itself can of course be done […]
Circular walk through the Caldera – film set, sanatorium and precious stones
An adventure hike through the Caldera Today’s hike through the Caldera is really a small circular hike with some adventure. The S 16 (Sanatorio) and the S 19 (Majúa) below the great Teide are well laid out hiking trails through the Caldera. Caldera literally means cauldron. And indeed, this large cauldron was created by the […]