Parking
Use the Los Azulejos roadside viewpoint parking area on TF-21 at km 47. Parking is on two levels; capacity estimates vary, so do not rely on a specific number of spaces.
Overview
About Los Azulejos Accessible Trail
Why go
- A 12-minute walk brings the hydrothermal colors close at hand.
Heads up
- Parking capacity and the path’s exact surface and grade are unclear.
Map & elevation
The route
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Full mapElevation2,100–2,112 m
Plan your hike
Before you go
Parking
Safety
3 active Teide alerts
- CautionActive wildfire risk and preventive measuresTenerife ON currently lists wildfire risk and preventive wildfire measures; check the live restrictions before visiting Teide National Park.Official details
- CautionNo smoking in Teide National ParkSmoking is prohibited throughout Teide National Park as a preventive measure against forest fires.Official details
The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
Teide Tour Guide
Your drive to Los Azulejos Accessible Trail, narrated.
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.
Recorded for this trailhead
Los Azulejos: The Colored Rocks0:00 / 0:31
“You're nearing Los Azulejos Viewpoint, where pale green, turquoise and tan rocks sit above Llano de Ucanca. Stop for a closer look at the colors: contact with very hot water changed the rock itself.”
Plays as you drive up to this trailhead in the Parkwolf Teide Tour Guide.
More stories near here in the app
- Roques de García and La Ruleta
- Cañada Blanca and the Parador
- Llano de Ucanca and La Catedral
- A Lizard at a Flower
- 39 audio storiesacross Teide’s roads, triggered by GPS as you drive
- Wildlife heatmapsfor Short-finned Pilot Whale, Tenerife Lizard, West Canary Skink, and 10 more
- Works offlinemaps, 62 trails, 49 places, and audio download before you lose signal
- CarPlay readysimple controls built for the drive
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Trail guide
Hiking Los Azulejos Accessible Trail
A quick end-to-end walkSA PMR 07 Los Azulejos is the park's 190 m linear trail across the Mirador de Los Azulejos,…
SA PMR 07 Los Azulejos is the park's 190 m linear trail across the Mirador de Los Azulejos, with a short side spur that doubles back before the path continues to its far end. Allow about 12 minutes. The park rates it low difficulty and reports 4 m of net elevation change, with 15 m of ascent and 14 m of descent. The 190 m is the published trail length; if you return to your car at the same end, you will retrace the route.
The colored rocksThe viewpoint's blue-green and rust tones come from hydrothermal alteration: magma passed near…
The viewpoint's blue-green and rust tones come from hydrothermal alteration: magma passed near water-saturated ground and changed the surrounding rock. The two viewing levels look across Llano de Ucanca toward Alto de Guajara, the caldera wall and Teide. Leave the colored rocks where they are; collecting them gradually wears away the feature that makes this stop different.
Getting thereStart at the roadside Los Azulejos viewpoint access on TF-21 at km 47.
Start at the roadside Los Azulejos viewpoint access on TF-21 at km 47. Parking is arranged on two levels, but capacity estimates conflict, so do not count on a particular number of spaces. The park designates the route accessible, but does not publish its exact surface or ramp grades; confirm those details if you need a reliably step-free path. No toilets, drinking water or food were listed for the viewpoint.
Wildlife
Wildlife in Teide
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.
