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Cycling the longest bike climb in Europe - Mount Teide from Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Ride 63.1 kilometers gaining 2,871 meters at 3.8% average grade.
Cycling the longest bike climb in Europe - Mount Teide from Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Ride 63.1 kilometers gaining 2,871 meters at 3.8% average grade.
At 63 kilometers (39.2 miles), cycling from Santa Cruz de Tenerife to the high point at the Sendero de Montaña Blanca trail (beginning of the hike to Teide Peak at 3,718 meters/12,198’) is the longest bike climb in the Canary Islands, Spain and Europe and #7 in the entire world! One of the great Bike-Hikes in Europe is Santa Cruz to Montaña Blanca and then from Montaña Blanca hike 8.3 kilometers gaining an incredible 1,188 meters to Mount Teide Peak.
Note: To hike to Mount Teide summit you must have a permit (apply here). The Teide Cable Car parking lot is just past the finish of our climb - Google Map of Teide Cable Car.