Teide, or Mount Teide, is a volcano on Tenerife in the Canary Islands, Spain. Its summit at 3,715 m (12,188 ft) is the highest point in Spain and the highest point above sea level in the islands of the Atlantic, according to Wikipedia. The summit of the volcano has a number of small active fumaroles emitting sulfur dioxide and other gases, as can be seen in the video below.
Having a short visit to the island recently, we reached the 3500m with the cable car and from there did the short hike to the peak. It is an easy hike for those used with high altitude. Otherwise, like my girlfriend, this hike may seem complicated and hard-ish due to the altitude, no technical difficulties.
If you want to visit it and hike to the peak, make sure to buy tickets in advance as there are limited daily passes. The official page is: https://www.volcanoteide.com/en
- Distance: 1.72 km
- Moving time: 0:14
- Elapsed time: 1:45 (yes, we stopped a lot)
- Avg moving speed: 8:13/km
- Total ascent: 167 m
- Total descent: 166 m
- Min elevation: 3528 m
- Max elevation: 3695 m. (peak is at 3715m, Garmin was not calibrated probably)
- With: Lucia
- Track: https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/12593765260



Feature image credit: https://volcanofoundation.org/