Sight · Teide National Park
A short stop for a lava flow that cuts across the valley.
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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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Tabonal Negro Viewpoint“You're coming up on Tabonal Negro Viewpoint, overlooking a dark lava flow from Montaña Blanca through Valle Chiñoque. Stop for a quick look at that band crossing the valley.”
Plays as you drive up to Tabonal Negro Viewpoint in the Parkwolf Teide Tour Guide.
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Guide
Tabonal Negro is a roadside viewpoint at km 41.1 on TF-21, looking across Valle Chiñoque. Its draw is the dark lava flow from Montaña Blanca, so this makes a good short break on the park drive if you want a close look at Teide’s volcanic landscape. Surface parking sits beside the overlook. The short pedestrian area is cobbled, and wheelchair access is limited, so don’t assume the view is step-free.
The park calls the flow Tabonal Negro. Look for its dark band running through the valley; leave some of Valle Chiñoque around it in your photo so the flow reads in its setting.
“Tabona” refers to an obsidian cutting tool used by the pre-Hispanic Guanche people. It’s a name rooted in the volcanic material that shapes this view.
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
ModerateAlto de Montaña Blanca10.5 km · 4.5 hr · 0.7 km awayA long volcanic walk for a broad view across Las Cañadas.
ChallengingPNT 07 Montaña Blanca–La Rambleta Trail8.3 km · 5.9 hr · 0.7 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 · 0.7 km awayA short volcanic traverse from Montaña Blanca to Minas de San José.
EasyPNT 27 Montaña Rajada2.1 km · 1.3 hr · 1.2 km awayA short pumice traverse between two volcanic domes
EasyPNT 16 Sanatorio4.6 km · 1.8 hr · 1.5 km awayTeide views, curious lava and Sanatorio ruins on a short traverse.
EasyPNT 19 Majúa Trail4.2 km · 1.5 hr · 1.5 km awayA low-effort descent past Majúa’s pale pumice cone
EasyPNT 39 A Teleférico–Montaña Blanca Trail3.9 km · 1 hr · 1.5 km awayA short lava traverse links the cable car to Montaña Blanca.
EasyPNT 30 Los Valles Trail4.9 km · 2 hr · 2.3 km awayA one-way descent from old pumice workings to the caldera wall.Sight · 1.2 km awayMontaña Blanca ViewpointA wide caldera panorama, earned on a proper high-altitude hike.
Sight · 1.5 km awayTeide Cable CarA swift lift to high volcanic trails and Pico Viejo’s crater.
Visitor center · 1.5 km awayTeide Legend Visitors’ CentreA quick indoor primer on Teide’s Guanche story and volcanic peak.
Scenic pullout · 1.6 km awayMajúa 3 ViewpointA pale volcanic dome beneath the Cañadas caldera peaks.
Campground · 1.6 km awayMontaña Blanca Bivouac AreaA reserved, open-air bivouac high on Teide’s summit route.
Sight · 1.8 km awayHuevos del TeideRounded lava boulders reward a careful look along Teide’s high trail.
Sight · 2.3 km awayMinas de San JoséPale pumice and dark lava make this stop feel lunar.
Lodging · 2.6 km awayAltavista RefugeA high-altitude overnight stop for Teide’s dawn summit climb.Parkwolf’s Teide ranking
The audio tour guide for the drive, plus offline maps, trails, and wildlife heatmaps for when the signal drops.
