Difficulty: easy
Fitness: easy
Fear of heights: middle
Surefootedness: middle
Distance: 4,17 km
Duration: 1:50 h
Heights: 173
Start/End:
Teno Alto

Hike 36: Risco steep track Alternative
This variant of Tour 28 is a much shorter route from Teno Alto (Los Bailaderos) to the Riscosteig. By car, you drive from El Palmar along a forest road to Teno Alto and park in the small village near the church. The path leads 800 metres along a forest road to a crossroads. Here the Camino del Risco begins to descend gently. After heavy rainfall, the path is slippery and the ground crumbles under your hiking boots.
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After about an hour, we reach an old Guanche site and turn right into the path. We walk down this path for a few metres and can enjoy breathtaking views. You should be free from vertigo for this short part or just walk down a few metres. The view with a view of the Teide is magnificent up here.
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Then we return the same way to Teno Alto. A detour to Roque del Toscon from the Guanche site is absolutely not worth it. We also tried a round trip over La Mulata. But the slope path turned out to be a maze and there were no good views either. For those who want to combine an easy hike with magnificent views, I can highly recommend this tour. If this tour is a bit too easy for you, you can do tour 28 from the Tabaiba Pass to the Riscosteig and back.
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A detailed description of the route and the GPS track can be found in the Hiking Guide Tenerife.
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