Category: high altitude

  • Teide National Park – Portillo to Montaña Negra and Blanca

    Teide National Park – Portillo to Montaña Negra and Blanca

    One of my absolute favorite Tenerife routes runs through the heart of the Teide National Park heading up towards the volcano along the edge of a high altitude plateau. Meandering through a lunar landscape, it passes the rugged La Fortaleza rock formation and several minor, ancient volcanic peaks on perfect flow trails that are moderately…

  • Vilaflor to Paisaje Lunar

    Vilaflor to Paisaje Lunar

    Starting in the picturesque mountain town of Vilaflor this excellent circuit gains a fair bit of elevation in two steep ascents through fragrant pine forests reaching impressive natural formations and columns of eroded ash and pumice deposits. It takes an interesting, little-used trail, away from other hikers, for the last part leading to the famous…