View of the Chinyero Volcano – Montaña Negra loop from Garachico

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View of the Chinyero Volcano – Montaña Negra loop from Garachico

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View of the Chinyero Volcano – Montaña Negra loop from Garachico

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6.97km

210m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily walkable paths.

Last updated: August 7, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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Reserva Natural Especial del Chinyero

Waypoints

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1.26 km

Chinyero Special Nature Reserve — Lava Fields

Highlight • Natural Monument

A breathtaking natural spectacle, always worth a trip; sturdy footwear is recommended.

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2.59 km

View of Montaña Negra and Teide

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On the Arenas Negras round you have a wonderful view of the north side of Teide and Pico Viejo from the Garachico volcano. You can even see La Fortaleza on the left and all the younger volcanic cones of the last centuries to the right. Sunny resting place with a beautiful view of the water canal itself.

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3.58 km

Montaña Negra

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View of the Montaña Negra volcano - also called Montaña del Estrecho (Volcán Garachico) - erupted in 1706. The eruption lasted nine days and caused extensive damage. The former port city of Garachico is located 8 kilometers as the crow flies from Montaña Negra. Two lava flows about 500 meters wide poured over the place. This was largely destroyed.

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3.69 km

View of Teide and Pico Viejo

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Great hike through the Arenas Negras.

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3.95 km

Arenas Negras Volcano

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Black Sand Volcano

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5.09 km

Montaña Negra

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An almost surreal place: From the edge of the forest, an almost black scree desert extends to the slopes of the Montaña Negra. It rises here sparsely into the blue sky. In the midst of this inhospitable landscape, however, a few isolated pines grow undeterred - their greenery clearly stands out against the black-gray background.

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6.97 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

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3.74 km

2.83 km

399 m

Surfaces

3.51 km

1.85 km

1.22 km

399 m

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Weather

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Thursday 29 October

26°C

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The UV-index reading is high for much of your activity. Don’t forget sunscreen and consider bringing sunglasses.

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Comments

February 11, 2022,Canal de Vergara – Blick auf den Montaña Negra Runde von San José de Los Llanos

The large parking lot from the forest barbecue area immediately at the entrance to today's tour indicated that there was a lot of activity.
But we were lucky.
On this tour around the volcano we were almost alone. Only occasionally hikers came towards us. The calm was heavenly.
All you could hear was the soft rustling of the light wind …

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December 19, 2023,Montaña Negra – Montaña Negra Runde von San José de Los Llanos

A wonderful tour with lots of great views and foresight. Sturdy shoes are recommended for the rock.

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January 19, 2022,Wanderung

Beautiful circular hike around the Montana Negra volcano, with a wide view to the south and up to the Teide. The last 2 km of the approach to the forest car park and picnic area is gravel road, but wide enough for two cars. Very varied, partly lava fields with individual pine trees, pine forest in the middle. The volcano …

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January 27, 2022,Von Arenas Negras nach Blick auf den Montaña Negra

It was a nice hike and the weather cooperated. Since I don't like to go on long tours anymore, I've created a shorter one here. Sturdy shoes are highly recommended as some stones are a bit sharper. The approach to the parking lot is a gravel road but easy to do with any vehicle.

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May 2, 2024,🇪🇸Teneriffa, Arena Negras: Nebelrunde um den Vulkankegel Montana Negra

We had actually hoped for great weather for the hike through the volcanic landscapes of Arenas Negras so that we could enjoy the beautiful views of several surrounding volcanoes and especially the Pico del Teide. 🌋

However, we ended up at an altitude of around 1,300 m right at the cloud line, and thus had a mystical foggy hike with …

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December 25, 2024,Teneriffa 🌋 Montaña Negra

Great short hike around the black mountain through lava fields. Unfortunately the only walk for today because there was a massive hailstorm at the end.

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