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PNT 14 Alto de Guamaso

PNT-14

Teide National Park

Difficulty: Medium

Description

This is an easy trail with views of the Orotava Valley, often blanketed by a sea of clouds. It takes you around a beautiful volcanic cone and into its crater. 

The cone was formed by the accumulation of volcanic material, with striking lava bombs dotted over its slopes. 

This is a good place to observe the transition from Canary Island pine forest to mountain scrubland. This changing landscape means that the most representative birds of the park, such as Canary Island chiffchaffs, Berthelot’s pipit and spectacled warblers, are joined by others more typical of the forest environment, such as blue chaffinches, blue tits, blackbirds and robins.

Tips

  • Always stay on the marked trail and do not enter private property, hunting grounds, water galleries, wells or caves.  
  • Pay special attention when crossing or walking along trails used by bicycles, horses or motor vehicles and when walking in ravines with water courses.
  • Avoid direct encounters with potentially dangerous animals, such as livestock, beehives, and dogs.
  • Proceed with caution and watch for obstacles, loose rocks, uneven terrain or steep slopes to avoid accidents and falls.
  • Check out our guide to hiking in Tenerife and, if necessary, contact the emergency services by calling 112.

     

Recommendations and tips

Permits

Free access for all visitors, no reservation required.

More information

Technical information sheet

Route information

Walking route

Tenerife ON

Circular

2,86 km

1 h 25 m *

Check your fitness level

  • Altitude gain:86,90 m

  • Altitude loss:132,68 m

  • Maximum altitude:2.081,15 m

  • Minimum altitude:2.018,61 m

Signage

Route code

PNT-14

Signposts and waymarkers with the code of the trail on dark green panels.

Signage

Route map and profile

Elevation profile

Difficulty

Medium *MIDE safe mountain criteria

  • Maximum altitude:2.081,15 m

  • Minimum altitude:2.018,61 m

Connections with other routes

How to get to route start point

Carretera General del Teide (TF-21), km 42.3.

Bus numbers 348 and 342, El Teide - El Portillo bus stop code 7690. TITSA

Parking spaces available in the village.

How to get to route end point

Carretera General del Teide (TF-21), km 42.3.

Bus numbers 348 and 342, El Teide - El Portillo bus stop code 7690. TITSA

Parking spaces available in the village.

Municipalities passed through

  • La Orotava

Protected Areas

Transit

Parque Nacional del Teide

The Teide National Park is the best exampleof the high-mountain landscape of the Canary Islands.  It is a breathtaking setting where you can learn about some of the most spectacular volcanic ...

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Parque Nacional del Teide

Weather

Today, saturday, in La Orotava


Clouds
Wind

6 km/h

Temperature

19ºC Maximum

18ºC Minimum

Rain

0%

3 day forecast

saturday

23ºC Maximum

18ºC Minimum

sunday

20ºC Maximum

18ºC Minimum

monday

18ºC Maximum

17ºC Minimum

Places of interest

These are some of the points of interest you can find along this route.

Jardin_Botanico_Portillo
Monumental tree

El Portillo Botanical Garden

This garden, located in the Teide National Park, occupies a 4-hectare plot of land and was...

Rock

Montaña de Guamaso

Montaña de Guamaso is a volcanic cone with a gently sloping profile, carpeted with lush...