Sight · Teide National Park
Two pullouts pair the colored layers with a wider island view.
Overview
At La Tarta 2, a sloping roadside cut exposes bands of volcanic material in pale, red, ochre and dark shades. The park describes the layers as volcanic deposits from periods far apart, with a similar shape. Their colors and stripes give the place its name: la tarta, or “the cake.” You can see the feature from the roadside stop without a long approach.
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Plan your stop
The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
Teide Tour Guide
Parkwolf is a GPS audio tour guide for Teide National Park. As you drive, it chimes in with what’s ahead: hidden gems, upcoming stops, history, geology, and wildlife, right through your car’s speakers.
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La Tarta and El Valle Viewpoints“You're approaching La Tarta, where bands of pale, red, ochre and dark volcanic material stripe a roadside slope. The name means the cake, and those layers come from deposits laid down far apart in time.”
Plays as you drive up to La Tarta Viewpoint in the Parkwolf Teide Tour Guide.
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Guide
La Tarta is a pair of roadside viewpoints on the TF-24, at km 31.8 and 31.9. La Tarta 2 is the stop for the striking layered slope; at La Tarta 1 you get a different, broader view. They’re easy to fold into a drive between La Laguna and El Portillo, with parking at the marked stops. Use the pullouts and watch for traffic; both viewpoints sit beside a mountain road.
At La Tarta 1, look into a small ravine where runoff has worn the summit material; La Palma lies beyond it. The wider view toward Teide is a second reason to pull over. Sunset and a sea of clouds are popular draws, but the clouds are never guaranteed, and haze can soften the view. If the horizon is hazy, the close-up bands at La Tarta 2 are still worth a look.
Wildlife
15 sightingsShort-finned Pilot WhaleMost seen around 9 AMSighting map
829 sightingsTenerife LizardMost seen around 11 AMSighting map
11 sightingsWest Canary SkinkMost seen around 11 AMSighting map
98 sightingsTenerife Blue ChaffinchMost seen around 8 AMSighting map
45 sightingsKestrelMost seen around 10 AMSighting map
10 sightingsBarbary PartridgeMost seen around 7 AMSighting mapSighting maps show where each species has been reported across Teide. Wildlife moves, so no sighting is guaranteed.
Keep exploring
ModeratePNT 17 Igueque Trail2.7 km · 1.8 hr · 0.9 km awayA ridge walk between two valleys and lava bombs.
ModerateCamino a Candelaria: La Crucita–Arafo7.2 km · 3.8 hr · 1.5 km awayA rough lava descent follows the old pilgrimage path into Arafo.
EasyPNT 34 Montaña Limón Trail1.3 km · 30 min · 1.8 km awayA short historic path across Montaña Limón's scrubby slope.
ChallengingGR 131: La Caldera to Vilaflor38 km · 15 hr · 2.8 km awayA high volcanic crossing follows Tenerife’s old Royal Pathway south.
ChallengingCamino a Candelaria: Aguamansa–La Crucita Trail4.5 km · 3.2 hr · 3 km awayAn old pilgrimage climb to a high pass above two valleys.
EasyPNT 21 Corral del Niño–Yegua Blanca Trail6.4 km · 2 hr · 4.7 km awayA 4-mile traverse from volcanic cones to wind-bent pines.
EasyPNT 20 Volcán de Fasnia Loop8.3 km · 2.8 hr · 4.7 km awayA highland loop from older cones to the black 1705 Fasnia cones.
EasyRoque del Caramujo Accessible Trail0.4 km · 15 min · 5.4 km awayA very short, accessible walk to the base of Roque del Caramujo.
Sight · 0.2 km awayEl Valle ViewpointA quick roadside pause for the Orotava valley and Teide.
Sight · 0.5 km awayIgueque ViewpointPines, Teide and a cloud sea from the high road.
Sight · 2.5 km awayMontaña Limón ViewpointA roadside view of Teide above a valley of fissure-formed cones
Sight · 3.5 km awayPiedra de la Rosa ViewpointA flower-shaped volcanic rock beside a west-facing Teide lookout.
Sight · 4.5 km awayTeide ObservatorySee the daytime Sun and the telescopes built to study it.
Sight · 4.5 km awayCorral del Niño 1 ViewpointA sunset stop for observatory towers and old volcanic cones.
Sight · 4.6 km awayIzaña ViewpointOne panorama, from single-eruption cones to a layered volcano.
Sight · 5.5 km awayRoque del Caramujo ViewpointA quick path leads to a rocky lookout with Orotava Valley views.Parkwolf’s Teide ranking
The audio tour guide for the drive, plus offline maps, trails, and wildlife heatmaps for when the signal drops.
