Ascent to Pico Viejo — circular via the trails Llano de Ucanca - Boca Tauce (S-40), Chafarí (S-28), Los Regatones Negros (S-23) and Ucanca (S-26)

Hiking trails & Routes

Ascent to Pico Viejo — circular via the trails Llano de Ucanca - Boca Tauce (S-40), Chafarí (S-28), Los Regatones Negros (S-23) and Ucanca (S-26)

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Ascent to Pico Viejo — circular via the trails Llano de Ucanca - Boca Tauce (S-40), Chafarí (S-28), Los Regatones Negros (S-23) and Ucanca (S-26)

08:35

22.1km

1,110m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 13, 2024

Tips

Includes segments that may be dangerous

Parts of this route comprise highly technical, difficult, or hazardous terrain. Specialist equipment and prior experience is required.

After 11.4 km for 117 m

After 11.7 km for 960 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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43 m

Start of the Llano de Ucanca

Highlight • Natural Monument

The Pico del Teide, sometimes also Teyde, is at 3715 m the highest point on the Canary Island Tenerife and the highest mountain on Spanish territory. The third highest island …

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4.81 km

View of Teide and Pico Viejo from the Boca Tauce viewpoint

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At the Boca Tauce viewpoint, Pico Viejo steals the limelight from Teide. The black lava flows from its last eruption in 1798 mix in the panorama with the browns and …

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13.2 km

Highlight • Natural Monument

A very popular hiking destination on Tenerife. It is about five kilometers south of Mount Teide at an altitude of about 2,200 meters on the edge of the Caldera Las …

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22.1 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

9.09 km

7.38 km

4.58 km

1.08 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

12.4 km

8.71 km

643 m

375 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (3,090 m)

Lowest point (2,010 m)

Weather

Today

Thursday 29 October

26°C

18°C

0 %

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Comments

November 16, 2024,Pico Viejo - Runde

The ascent to Pico Viejo via the Roques de Garcia is easily doable. The path gets a little better from 2800 m above sea level. The descent further west via the 9/28 is strenuous because it goes over loose material in places. In some places you can't even guess where the path is. The only thing that helps is to …

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March 6, 2024,🇪🇸 zum Pico Viejo - Wenn man nicht weiß- wohin?

The decision based on the weather situation - CANJADAS. And where? Up to Pico Viejo. We quickly got warmer from the Parador at a pleasant 10 degrees. The extremely clear weather gave us fantastic views over the Canjadas. We planned the way back via the Nostrils (small ash volcanoes on the flank of Pico Viejo) towards Samara. But missed the …

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