Guajara: Teide Lookout

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Norte De Tenerife

La Orotava

Guajara: Teide Lookout

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Guajara: Teide Lookout

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11.0km

600m

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An integral part of the Teide National Park, the Cañadas caldera also provides its boundary. The caldera is a vast geological depression which results from the collapse of magma chambers emptied after eruptions. The plains at the foot of its walls once served as a transhumance route.

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Last updated: June 11, 2024

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Parque Nacional del Teide

Waypoints

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2.46 km

Cañada de la Camilleta

Highlight • Natural Monument

Super beautiful volcanic landscape ... good for a rest

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4.83 km

Degollada de Guajara

Highlight • Mountain Pass

This is the only path that leads over the walls of the Caldera. It is part of the old road that used to connect both sides of the island, known as the Camino de Chasna.

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6.87 km

Guajara

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With 2,715 meters, the rugged Guajara is the highest peak along the ancient crater. It bears a lot of history as it was this location where the first observatory in …

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8.65 km

View of Mount Teide from Guajara Pass

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I recommend arriving there from the opposite side, press green and the view at the top is then even more surprising and beautiful

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.63 km

2.85 km

464 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

4.96 km

4.26 km

1.25 km

464 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (2,690 m)

Lowest point (2,130 m)

Weather

Monday 12 October

25°C

17°C

22 %

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Max wind speed: 18.0 km/h

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Comments

October 18, 2023

An integral part of the Teide National Park, the Cañadas caldera also provides its boundary. The caldera is a vast geological depression which results from the collapse of magma chambers emptied after eruptions. The plains at the foot of its walls once served as a transhumance route.
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