Tenerife Trail Runs
The Canary Island of Tenerife is one of my favorite trail running destinations for two reasons: A great winter climate and an incredible variety of landscapes, flora, and excellent trails in close proximity. Few places boast volcanic, high altitude plateaus, laurel cloud forests, sweeping coastlines, and much more – all within an hour’s drive.
Individual posts below describe the trails illustrated with lots of photographs. For detailed maps including gps data follow the links to my Komoot Collections.
As this blog has just gone live, I will be adding many more completed trail-run descriptions over the coming weeks.
Taganana to Afur Gorge
This coastal hill run shows off the stunning beauty of the Parque Rural de Anaga in the north of Tenerife. The route takes us up into rugged green hills dotted with cacti, down to the coast through the lush Afur Gorge, and along a perfect coastal flow trail. It is on the short side, but…
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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…
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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…
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Candelaria to Malpaís de Güímar coastal run
A moderately technical trail leads from the picturesque town of Candelaria to an easy, well-maintained track around the volcanic Malpaís de Güímar nature reserve. The route circles around a volcano, meanders through fields of cacti, and hugs a stunning coastline of black lava. From the impressive Basilica of Candelaria a road takes us to the…
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OffPavement Trail Running 