Scenic pullout · Teide National Park
A pale volcanic dome beneath the Cañadas caldera peaks.
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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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Majúa and the Sanatorio Trail“You're approaching the Sanatorio trail access at Majúa, near the lower cable-car station. Take this walk for unusual lava shapes and the Sanatorio's low stone ruins, with Teide rising behind them.”
Plays on the road 0.1 km from Majúa 3 Viewpoint in the Parkwolf Teide Tour Guide.
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Majúa 3 is a roadside viewpoint at kilometer 43.5 on TF-21, the road toward the Teide cable-car terminal. It is one of four closely spaced Majúa pullouts. This is the stop for a pale volcanic dome against the high Cañadas skyline; the views overlap with nearby markers, so choose the outlook that catches you instead of stopping at every numbered pullout.
Montaña Majúa is a volcanic dome in the foreground, with Guajara, Montaña Pasajirón and Risco Verde behind it. Across TF-21, the view faces Teide's steep flank and the cable car. For a photo, use the pale dome as foreground and bring the caldera ridgeline into the background; the opposite view gives you Teide and the cable car.
Use the TF-21 marker at kilometer 43.5 for Majúa 3. The park inventory links no trail to this stop; trail connections belong to neighboring Majúa 2. Keep this roadside viewpoint separate from a hike or trailhead plan.
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
EasyPNT 39 A Teleférico–Montaña Blanca Trail3.9 km · 1 hr · 0.1 km awayA short lava traverse links the cable car to Montaña Blanca.
EasyPNT 16 Sanatorio4.6 km · 1.8 hr · 0.1 km awayTeide views, curious lava and Sanatorio ruins on a short traverse.
EasyPNT 19 Majúa Trail4.2 km · 1.5 hr · 0.1 km awayA low-effort descent past Majúa’s pale pumice cone
ModerateAlto de Montaña Blanca10.5 km · 4.5 hr · 2.3 km awayA long volcanic walk for a broad view across Las Cañadas.
ChallengingPNT 07 Montaña Blanca–La Rambleta Trail8.3 km · 5.9 hr · 2.3 km awayPumice and black lava mark a steep climb to La Rambleta.
EasyPNT 39 B: Montaña Blanca to Minas de San José3.1 km · 1 hr · 2.3 km awayA short volcanic traverse from Montaña Blanca to Minas de San José.
ModerateMirador de Pico Viejo Trail (PNT 12)1.5 km · 54 min · 2.3 km awayA short high-altitude walk to a close view of Pico Viejo’s crater.
ModeratePNT 11 Mirador de la Fortaleza1.2 km · 45 min · 2.3 km awayA short, high-altitude walk to Teide’s red northern rim.
Sight · 0.2 km awayTeide Cable CarA swift lift to high volcanic trails and Pico Viejo’s crater.
Visitor center · 0.2 km awayTeide Legend Visitors’ CentreA quick indoor primer on Teide’s Guanche story and volcanic peak.
Sight · 1.6 km awayTabonal Negro ViewpointA short stop for a lava flow that cuts across the valley.Sight · 2.1 km awayMontaña Blanca ViewpointA wide caldera panorama, earned on a proper high-altitude hike.
Campground · 2.1 km awayMontaña Blanca Bivouac AreaA reserved, open-air bivouac high on Teide’s summit route.
Lodging · 2.4 km awayAltavista RefugeA high-altitude overnight stop for Teide’s dawn summit climb.
Campground · 2.6 km awayTeide Bivouac AreaAn open-air night above 3,500 metres takes a serious climb.
Sight · 2.7 km awayPico Viejo ViewpointA huge crater, with three islands on a clear day.Parkwolf’s Teide ranking
The audio tour guide for the drive, plus offline maps, trails, and wildlife heatmaps for when the signal drops.
