Parking
Use the lower cable-car station parking and the Majúa access opposite it on TF-21 near kilometer 43. The trail ends at Montaña Blanca access, so arrange a pickup or retrace the path; it does not return to your car.
Overview
About PNT 39 A Teleférico–Montaña Blanca Trail
Why go
- Crosses Teide’s lava fields between the cable car and Montaña Blanca.
- Uses a marked path to avoid the TF-21 roadside.
Heads up
- Point to point; a return walk nearly doubles the distance.
Map & elevation
The route
Loading the Teide map
Full mapElevation2,231–2,373 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 PNT 39 A Teleférico–Montaña Blanca 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
Majúa and the Sanatorio Trail0:00 / 0:25
“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 as you drive up to this trailhead in the Parkwolf Teide Tour Guide.
More stories near here in the app
- Teide Cable Car and La Rambleta
- Tabonal Negro Viewpoint
- The Tajinaste’s One Big Bloom
- Montaña Blanca and the Climb to La Rambleta
- 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 PNT 39 A Teleférico–Montaña Blanca Trail
The lava crossingPNT 39 A is a linear 3.91 km (2.
PNT 39 A is a linear 3.91 km (2.43 mi) one-way walk from Majúa, opposite the lower cable-car station, to Montaña Blanca access. It follows a marked path across lava fields and avoids walking beside the TF-21. The park rates it low and lists 50 minutes; allow about an hour. Its 2025 trail map labels this same stage 3.65 km, so plan for roughly four kilometers each way. This does not return you to the station: walking back makes the outing nearly 7.8 km.
UnderfootThe walk crosses volcanic ground rather than a paved path.
The walk crosses volcanic ground rather than a paved path. The park’s route guidance warns about loose rock and uneven surfaces, so follow the green PNT markers and watch your footing. The route stays high, between roughly 2,219 and 2,365 meters. It is short, but if altitude affects you, take a steady pace and leave time for the climb toward Montaña Blanca.
Start and finishStart at Majúa, opposite the lower cable-car station on TF-21 near kilometer 43.
Start at Majúa, opposite the lower cable-car station on TF-21 near kilometer 43. Parking, public toilets, a café and buffet, and a shop are at the station before you set out, not along the trail. PNT 39 A ends at Montaña Blanca access. Arrange a pickup there or retrace the path; it is a point-to-point route, not a loop.
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.
