Sight · Teide National Park
Two 1798 eruption vents on Pico Viejo, right beside the TF-38.
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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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Narices del Teide Viewpoint“Narices del Teide Viewpoint is coming up, looking toward two volcanic vents on Pico Viejo's slope. The name means Teide's Nostrils: they formed in seventeen ninety-eight, the last eruption within the park's boundaries.”
Plays as you drive up to Narices del Teide Viewpoint in the Parkwolf Teide Tour Guide.
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Narices del Teide is a roadside viewpoint on the TF-38, looking toward two aligned volcanic vents on Pico Viejo’s slope. It’s a worthwhile short stop if you want the landscape shaped by the 1798 eruption without taking the longer hike. A wide photo can keep both vents together against the volcano’s slope.
The name means “Teide’s Nostrils,” for the pair of vents. They formed in 1798, in the last eruption within Teide National Park’s boundaries. The park describes it as the longest of Tenerife’s historical eruptions.
Parking is limited, and visitors report that it can be hard to find a space around sunset. There are no nearby services listed. The longer PNT 09 hike starts at Pico Viejo viewpoint and descends past the vents to the TF-38; advance booking applies to that hike, not to the roadside viewpoint.
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 38 Cuevas Negras2.2 km · 1.5 hr · 1.7 km awayA high-country connector across Pico Viejo's bare lava slopes.
EasyPNT 35 Boca Chavao Trail0.7 km · 30 min · 1.8 km awayA short, steep descent to Fuente de Chavao
ChallengingPR-TF 70.2 Boca Tauce–Las Fuentes Trail6.7 km · 2.7 hr · 2.2 km awayA steep descent from highland pines to a terraced farming hamlet.
ModeratePR-TF 70.1 Boca Tauce–El Jaral Trail7 km · 3.1 hr · 2.2 km awayA highlands-to-village descent through pines and old footpaths.
ModeratePNT 41 Barranco de Erques Trail1 km · 45 min · 3.3 km awayA one-way, 145-meter drop from Teide’s highlands to the ravine.
EasyPNT 18 Chavao Trail4.4 km · 1.8 hr · 3.3 km awayAn easy lava traverse to Pico Viejo and the Narices eruptive mouths.
ModerateBoca Tauce to Refugio de Chasogo Trail8.3 km · 3 hr · 3.3 km awayTrade lava paths for pine forest on the way to Chasogo.
ChallengingPNT 28 Chafarí Trail6.6 km · 3.1 hr · 3.3 km awayA steep climb to the twin vents of Teide’s 1798 eruption.
Sight · 3.3 km awayBoca de Tauce ViewpointA quick stop for the Teide–Pico Viejo panorama and lava plain.
Sight · 3.3 km awayJuan Évora Ethnographic MuseumA restored shepherd’s home with a short, personal story of Las Cañadas.
Sight · 4.1 km awayCráter de Pico ViejoLook into an 800-meter crater from its eastern rim.
Sight · 4.1 km awaySámara ViewpointA quick stop for Teide's volcanic ridges and cloud-sea sunsets.
Campground · 4.4 km awayDegollada de Pico Viejo Bivouac AreaA permit-only bivouac between Pico Viejo and Teide.
Sight · 4.5 km awaySámara Crater ViewpointA short climb to Sámara’s crater, lava field, and volcanic skyline.
Sight · 5.1 km awayZapatilla de la ReinaA shoe-shaped rock makes this quick roadside stop memorable.
Sight · 6.3 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.
