Buenavista del Norte · What to see
Caserío de Teno Alto
A hamlet with a herding tradition high up in Teno Rural Park, reached by a twisting road and cut off until a few decades ago. Its houses with thick reddish stone walls, a small square and the chapel are scattered among terraces and pasture, alongside goat farms and old threshing floors, shepherds' shelters (tagoras) and tile kilns. Several Teno massif trails start here.
- 37 min · 28.1 kmFrom Icod old town
- A full dayIt takes
- Buenavista del NorteMunicipality
- No record that it is neededBooking
28.3434° N · 16.8767° O
Checked 2026-10-24· official source
01Practical details
- Protected area
- Teno Rural Park
- Ethnographic heritage
- threshing floors, shepherds' shelters (tagoras) and tile kilns
- Nearby trail
- PR-TF 57 Callejón de Teno
02Warnings from the official source
On wildfire Alert or Maximum Alert days the Cabildo restricts visitors' vehicles from the Teno hamlets, Teno Alto included.
03Around
What you have nearby
Ordered by real distance between coordinates, not by our preference.
Sendero autoguiado circular de Teno Alto
A loop of about 2.8 km that starts and ends in the square of Teno Alto (Los Bailaderos), a Teno Rural Park hamlet that has kept its rural character for centuries. The path runs through pasture, tree heath and reeds, past the Azabuche kiln and the small village chapel. A self-guided leaflet is available.
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.
Charco Roque
A rock pool on the Buenavista del Norte coast, between Las Arenas and El Fraile beaches, popular with locals in summer. Mid tide is the best time to go. There is no lifeguard and the swell is moderate.
Plans
Plans that pass through here
Experiences and itineraries that share places with this page.
- PlanFrom the volcano to the AtlanticUp to Teide in the morning, the whole island from La Rambleta at 3,555 metres, and down to swim at San Marcos in the afternoon. Only possible from the north.
- DayThe Orotava Valley, from the old town to the seaThe La Orotava old town, two free gardens, old Puerto de la Cruz, the Botanical Garden and the coast road home past the valley viewpoints. Half an hour from Icod.
- PlanGarachico at duskThe town once the coaches leave: a walk through the listed old quarter, the seafront with the pools below, and dinner at one of its twenty-nine restaurants.
- PlanBlack, blue and lavaThe black sand of San Marcos, the rock pools of El Caletón and the badlands of Chinyero: the coast and the volcano that made it, on a dry day without a swell.
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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.