CONTENTS
Map key
Overview map
Introduction
Location
Geology
Wildlife
National parks
The Fortunate Isles
When to go
Accommodation
Health and safety
Language
Money
Communications
Walking on Tenerife
Getting there
Getting around
Planning your transport
What to take
Waymarking and access
Maps
Food and drink
Tourist information offices
Emergencies
Using this guide
Anaga
Walk 1 Mirador del Pico del Inglés to Valleseco
Walk 2 Igueste de San Andrés to Chamorga
Walk 3 Chamorga, El Draguillo and Almáciga
Walk 4 Taganana, Afur and La Cumbre
Walk 5 Afur, Taborno and Mirador del Pico del Inglés
Walk 6 Cruz del Carmen, Chinamada and Punta del Hidalgo
Walk 7 Cruz del Carmen, El Batán and Punta del Hidalgo
Teno
Walk 8 Cueva del Viento to La Vega
Walk 9 Los Poleos and Montaña de Chinyero
Walk 10 Garachico to San José de los Llanos
Walk 11 Santiago del Teide, Chinyero and Erjos
Walk 12 Erjos to Punta de Teno
Walk 13 Erjos, Las Portelas and Masca
Walk 14 Barranco de Masca
Arona/Guía
Walk 15 Boca Tauce to Guía de Isora
Walk 16 Camino de Las Cocinas
Walk 17 Las Lajas to Adeje
Walk 18 La Escalona, Ifonche and Adeje
Walk 19 Barranco del Infierno
Walk 20 Roque del Conde and Roque Imoque
Walk 21 Vilaflor and Montaña de la Vica
Walk 22 Vilaflor and the Paisaje Lunar
Valle de la Orotava
Walk 23 Las Raíces and Las Lagunetas
Walk 24 Camino de Candelaria – Aguamansa to Arafo
Walk 25 La Caldera and Camino El Topo
Walk 26 La Caldera and Ruta del Agua
Walk 27 El Portillo to Realejo Alto
Parque Nacional
Walk 28 Izaña and Volcán de Fasnia
Walk 29 El Portillo and Alto de Guamaso
Walk 30 El Portillo and Arenas Negras
Walk 31 El Portillo and Montaña Blanca
Walk 32 El Filo to Parador
Walk 33 Parador and Guajara
Walk 34 Parador and Roques de García
Walk 35 Parador and Montaña Majúa
Walk 36 Parador to Las Lajas
Walk 37 Parador to Villa de Arico
El Teide
Walk 38 El Teide via Montaña Blanca
Walk 39 El Teide via Pico Viejo
Walk 40 El Teide via Roques de García
GR 131 – Arona to La Esperanza
Walk 41 GR 131 – Arona to Vilaflor
Walk 42 GR 131 – Vilaflor to Parador
Walk 43 GR 131 – Parador to El Portillo
Walk 44 GR 131 – El Portillo to La Caldera
Walk 45 GR 131 – La Caldera to La Esperanza
Appendix A Route summary table
Appendix B Useful contacts
Appendix C Topographical glossary
Maps
The best maps of Tenerife are published by Editorial Alpina, www.editorialalpina.com. Four sheets are available at a scale of 1:25,000, with one covering the Anaga peninsula, another covering the Teno peninsula and two sheets covering the northern and southern parts of the Teide national park. These maps show the waymarked trails in splendid detail and cover almost all of the routes in this guidebook.
The Instituto Geográfico Nacional (IGN), www.cnig.es, publishes maps of the Canary Islands at scales of 1:50,000 and 1:25,000. These are part of the Mapa Topográfico Nacional (MTN) series. To avoid disappointment, please check the style and quality of these maps before making a purchase, since they generally do not show the sort of details that walkers require.
For complete coverage of Tenerife on one sheet, the next best map is the 1:50,000 Kompass map of Tenerife, but the evolving trail network does not yet feature on it. Routes are usually outlined on map boards around the island, from which details can be copied and transferred to other maps.
Maps can be ordered in advance from British suppliers such as Stanfords (7 Mercer Walk, Covent Garden, London, WC2H 9FA, tel 0207 836 1321, www.stanfords.co.uk), The Map Shop (15 High Street, Upton-upon-Severn, WR8 0HJ, tel 01684 593146, www.themapshop.co.uk) or Cordee (www.cordee.co.uk).
The maps in this guidebook are at a scale of 1:50,000. Routes marked on them can be transferred to other maps if required. GPX tracks for all the routes are also available.
Paths are usually maintained and flights of steps might be installed on steep slopes