Buenavista del Norte · Nature
Parque Rural de Teno
The massif at Tenerife's north-western tip, built from rocks between 6 and 7 million years old: ancient sea cliffs left inland by later eruptions, the Los Gigantes cliffs at its south-western edge and slopes criss-crossed by volcanic dykes to the south. Monte del Agua y Pasos holds more than 600 hectares of cloud forest. Some villages were cut off until roads arrived in the 1970s and still keep their traditional architecture and farming. The Los Pedregales visitor centre on the El Palmar road is the park's information office and the starting point of the El Palmar–Baracán loop.
- 28 min · 25.2 kmFrom Icod old town
- Half a dayIt takes
- Buenavista del NorteMunicipality
- No record that it is neededBooking
28.3056° N · 16.8489° O
Checked 2026-10-24· official source
01Practical details
- Area
- 8,063.6 ha (3.9% of the island)
- Municipalities
- Buenavista del Norte, El Tanque, Los Silos and Santiago del Teide
- Visitor centre
- Los Pedregales, Carretera Buenavista (TF-436), km 6
- Information office hours
- Monday to Sunday, 9:30–16:30
- Best time to visit
- Spring and autumn
- Notable wildlife
- Tenerife speckled lizard, laurel and Bolle's pigeons, Scopoli's shearwater
02Warnings from the official source
Access to Punta de Teno is regulated and only possible by bus from Buenavista.
The Barranco de Masca trail has a visitor cap and requires a booking.
03Around
What you have nearby
Ordered by real distance between coordinates, not by our preference.
Camino del Barranco de Masca
A one-way 5 km descent, around four hours, through a deep ravine to the jetty, with a compulsory boat back. Hard going, uneven ground and steps.
Caserío de Masca
A hamlet in Teno Rural Park, at about 650 metres, whose houses sit along ridges between very deep ravines; it is listed as a Site of Cultural Interest in the historic-ensemble category. Cobbled lanes and terraces connect stone-and-timber houses, a small 18th-century church and the Casa de los Avinculados in the Caserío de Piedra, and the village has an ethnographic museum and a craft centre. For a view of the whole hamlet from above, the Mirador de Cherfe is on the road from Santiago del Teide.
Santiago del Teide (pueblo)
A hillside village at around 900 metres, in the old Valle de Santiago, surrounded by lava flows and plots of almond trees, fig trees and vines. The parish church of San Fernando Rey was founded in 1679 through Fernando del Hoyo y Solórzano; it holds 18th-century images and has a half-orange dome. The almond trees blossom in winter, trails link the village with Arguayo (SL-TF 60) and Puerto Santiago (PR-TF 65), and bus route 355 runs to Masca.
Sendero circular El Palmar – Baracán por Teno Alto
A demanding loop from the Los Pedregales visitor centre that climbs the Callejón de Teno, a cobbled royal road, to the Altos de la Cumbre. It crosses laurel forest and farmland to Teno Alto and looks out over the Baracán ridge from the La Mesita path and viewpoint, returning via the Las Tabaibas shortcut. It links sections of trails PR-TF 51, 52.2 and 57.
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Finca Julia · Icod de los Vinos
And at the end of the day,
the terrace.
An old Canarian house on the hillside, with the Atlantic in front. Availability and price are on the official Airbnb listing.