Walking on Tenerife

Tenerife is an island of extraordinary variety offering spectacular hiking terrain for all levels of expertise. The island has four main walking areas all of which are strikingly different from one other.

The volcanic crater landscape of Las Cañadas del Teide is uniquely beautiful and is the nearest most of us will get to walking on the moon. As the sun starts to set, the atmosphere is truly out of this world. The volcanic hills turn a vibrant red in the setting sun and cast giant shadows across the desolate landscape. Above it all rises Teide, Spain's highest mountain, at 3715 metres above sea level. Other magnificent areas for walkers include the Orotava valley with it's vast pine forests, the wild valleys and rugged mountains of Teno in the North-West and the Anaga peninsula in the North-East. The latter has a steep, desolate coastline, isolated valleys and wooded mountain ridges offering outstanding walking. Some of the villages in this area were only recently connected to the road network. Walkers can also experience a dramatic descent through the Barranco de Masca, a gorge which ends in a spectacular bay surrounded by cliffs. Tenerife is truly a paradise accessible to walkers all year round.