Abeque

Municiality: La Orotava
Aproximate duration: 1:15min (go); 1:20 (return)
Maximun height: 2095m
Minimun height: 1877m
Distance: 4,64Km

Area information

This trail is part of the ancient path that went up to this part of the island, and that crosses a landscape covered mainly with recent volcanic materials, coming from the volcanic cones that are in the area.

The area is covered with spikes and is also crossed by lava slags in which the wear of these is seen (because of the intense use of the road, when it was used by pastors and merchants)

Path

Description of the path

The drop of the path

We are on trail number 32 of LasCañadas del Teide National Park. This trail begins at the same point as the 13th of Samara. It is not a circular path, so it was decided to return to the same starting point.

To reach the area, we can take different means of transport like Guagua, which from Puerto de la Cruz is line 348. From Costa Adeje, line 342. We can also go by car, having a parking area on the lookout.  There around here are not many buses.

path

This trail is located on the TF-38 ( Boca Tauce-Chío). And as it has been put before, from there comes another path. We decided to start from here, because there is also the option to start at the lookout spot of Pico Viejo, where the number 9 trail begins.

It is always signposted, both by the trail signs, and by the ground itself where the path is drawn. We walk both between pine zones, as well as castings, having to our left Pico Viejo and the Teide. To the right would be the southern region and the islands of La Gomera, La Palma, which on clear days, without Calima, should be seen.

The only complication can be at the beggining, where there are two crosses almost together, and we must catch the one that is in both cases on the right.

The inclination is low, and has no difficulty, except the sections where we walk through lava flows, careful not to twist our feet on the rocks. It is a path that there is no shadow, so be careful in the summer.

We finish the same one when we find the sign of Abeque, because it crosses with the trail 9 of Pico Viejo. In this case it was decided to turn around and return to the starting point, but you can go to the viewpoint, which is a few meters away from the sign.