Degollada de Pico Viejo Bivouac Area

Reach the area on PNT-09 or PNT-23. PNT-23 is a 5.41-kilometre linear route listed at 3 hours 45 minutes, with about 1,025 metres of climbing; its upper section is steep, high and strewn with loose, sharp-edged rock. The area is not accessible to people with reduced mobility.

Authorization must cover the area, date and every person in your party; capacity is 20 people. Overnight use runs from sunset (or 7 p.m.) to sunrise (or 8 a.m.). Use a sleeping bag or bivvy bag: tents and similar structures are prohibited. This is an open-air stop, so arrive self-contained with water, food, warm layers and a torch. Cold, wind and intense sun are all possible, and day-to-night temperatures can swing by more than 20°C.

The saddle is also called Degollada de Chahorra. On PNT-23, dark lava gives way to pumice near the junction. Continuing on PNT-09 takes you past the south side of Pico Viejo, whose crater is about 800 metres wide, and toward the Narices del Teide vents from the park’s 1798 eruption; those features are farther along the route, not part of the bivouac area itself.