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Cabeza de Zapata Trail – Path of the Senses loop from Las Casas

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San Cristóbal De La Laguna

Cabeza de Zapata Trail – Path of the Senses loop from Las Casas

Moderate

4.5

(828)

2,418

hikers

Cabeza de Zapata Trail – Path of the Senses loop from Las Casas

04:08

12.2km

580m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 22, 2026

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Parque Rural de Anaga

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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2.33 km

Degollada del Boquerón

Mountain Pass

2.96 km

Eucalyptus Forest Trail, Parque Rural de Anaga

Highlight • Forest

easy hike. probably best as a linear there and back although a scramble path exists at the end to go towards Pedro alvarez

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8.66 km

Enchanted Forest Trail, Anaga Rural Park

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Wonderful shady paths through the jungle.

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9.44 km

Cabeza de Zapata Trail

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Pleasant stretch of trail next to Cabeza de Zapata that alternates heavily wooded areas and clearings located very close to the bus stops and parking lots of Cruz del Carmen

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10.2 km

Laurel Forest at Cruz del Carmen

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The jungle so typical of Tenerife begins just a few steps off the road. This jungle is home to an extensive botanical diversity with some of the most representative species …

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10.2 km

Laurel Forest Trail, Anaga Rural Park

Highlight • Trail

A nice walk under fragrant laurels.

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10.5 km

Path of the Senses

Highlight • Trail

From Cruz del Carmen, three routes begin, known as the Trail of the Senses. You are walking along an old Camino Real, a royal road that connected the villages of …

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10.6 km

La Mercedes Forest Trail, Anaga Rural Park

Highlight • Trail

This short hike is very suitable for hot days because the entire trail is nicely in the shade.

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10.7 km

Sea view from Parque Rural de Anaga

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It's worth the look.

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12.2 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.76 km

4.37 km

1.91 km

1.07 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

4.65 km

4.45 km

2.15 km

699 m

193 m

Elevation

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Highest point (960 m)

Lowest point (630 m)

Weather

Thursday 23 July

23°C

17°C

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Comments

November 2, 2023,Sendero de los Sentidos – Wald bei La Mercedes Rondje vanuit Catalanes

At the starting point of this route, the path is not clearly visible. You have to take an unpaved path that runs along the farm on the right. Furthermore, it is a beautiful route with very varied environments 👍🏻👍🏻

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December 21, 2025,🇪🇸 Cabeza de Zapata Wanderweg

…a first hike in the Anaga Mountains: I don't remember Tenerife being this green… thanks to all the rain last week.

We start at the trailhead parking lot and initially hike down to Las Mercedes. The weather is perfect, and we climb steeply… with fantastic views of the snow-capped Teide… unfortunately, we reach Capeza de Zapata at 984m completely shrouded …

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July 9, 2024,Rondwandeling door het bos van de zintuigen, vanuit casa domingo

Varied walk through the woods near las Mercedes. The beginning was a bit difficult to find, it is a small path uphill next to the driveway of a house (keep slightly to the right otherwise you will walk onto the private property). Beautiful views also of the south of Tenerife and the Teide, you can even see both sides of …

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September 25, 2025,Cabeza de Zapata Trail – Pfad der Sinne Runde von Catalanes

A beautiful hike. You pass through various areas with cacti, laurel trees, eucalyptus trees, and much more. It's especially suitable on hot days, as you'll be in the shade most of the time.

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November 18, 2023,20231118 🇪🇸 Teneriffa: Las Mercedes - Cruz Carmen Runde

Today we changed our location again, now to the northeast of the island. On the way we did this round, the first tour in the Anaga Mountains. It mostly went through more or less dense forest, but there were also magnificent views. Since it was Saturday, there was a lot going on at all the picnic areas and around Cruz …

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January 25, 2023,[428] Teneriffa: Durch den Lorbeerwald zum Cruz del Carmen| Runde von Las Mercedes 🌤 🥾🥾

Laurel forests like the one at Las Mercedes can only be found in a few places on earth. These forests are made possible by the trade wind clouds, which condense into fog and rain at a height of 1000 m. Together with the intensive solar radiation, the prerequisites for the laurel forest are created. In addition to the giant laurels, …

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December 21, 2025,🇪🇸 Las Mercedes - Cabeza de Zapita Rundweg im Anaga- Naturpark

A short hike with some great views of Mount Teide, the green valleys and hills in western Tenerife. The weather was nice at first, but later we were in the clouds and got quite wet 😂

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February 13, 2023,Sendero de los Sentidos – Wald bei La Mercedes Runde von Catalanes

Interesting tour, where you have to work out the highlights a bit. Great vegetation and jungle, but less view. In between a particularly exciting but wild passage - very overgrown, slippery and steep - but very beautiful. Later there is another great passage with a magnificent view. Parking 🅿️ not easy, very crowded at the visitor center, but there is …

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Cabeza de Zapata Trail – Path of the Senses loop from Las Casas

Eucalyptus Forest Trail, Parque Rural de Anaga

Enchanted Forest Trail, Anaga Rural Park

Cabeza de Zapata Trail

Laurel Forest at Cruz del Carmen

Laurel Forest Trail, Anaga Rural Park

Path of the Senses

La Mercedes Forest Trail, Anaga Rural Park

Sea view from Parque Rural de Anaga

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