El Teide

from Los Cristianos · Canary Islands, Spain

Gradient:

<4%

4–7%

7–10%

10–12%

>12%

Approach route

GRADIENT PROFILE

<4%4–7%7–10%10–12%>12%

Km-by-km average gradient from Copernicus GLO-30 elevation data along the road.

From Los Cristianos, El Teide climbs 41.8 km at 5.5% average, gaining 2 301 m to the 2 311 m summit, ramping to 17.1%. Its steepest kilometre averages 15.9% near km 10. On the Fiets scale this side rates 14.0. It is the gentler of the two approaches.

Surface

Asphalt95%

Gravel5%

Verified from OpenStreetMap surface data along the climb.

RIDE THE CLIMB

View at km 1.5 — Photo by ufepuf / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 2.7 — Photo by AR88 / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 5.8 — Photo by thetornado76 / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 13.1 — Photo by AR88 / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 13.7 — Photo by AR88 / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 14.9 — Photo by AR88 / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 15.5 — Photo by thetornado76 / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 16.1 — Photo by thetornado76 / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 18.5 — Photo by AR88 / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 19.1 — Photo by javiersanp / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 20.3 — Photo by AR88 / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 20.9 — Photo by javiersanp / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 22.2 — Photo by thetornado76 / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 22.8 — Photo by thetornado76 / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 23.4 — Photo by AR88 / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 24 — Photo by javiersanp / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 24.6 — Photo by AR88 / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 25.2 — Photo by AR88 / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 25.8 — Photo by AR88 / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 26.4 — Photo by AR88 / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 27 — Photo by thetornado76 / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 27.6 — Photo by AR88 / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 28.2 — Photo by AR88 / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 28.8 — Photo by javiersanp / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 29.4 — Photo by javiersanp / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 30.1 — Photo by javiersanp / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 30.7 — Photo by AR88 / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 31.3 — Photo by javiersanp / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 32.5 — Photo by AR88 / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 33.1 — Photo by AR88 / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 33.7 — Photo by javiersanp / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 34.3 — Photo by AR88 / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 35.5 — Photo by AR88 / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 36.1 — Photo by javiersanp / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 36.7 — Photo by AR88 / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 37.3 — Photo by thetornado76 / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 38 — Photo by AR88 / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 39.2 — Photo by AR88 / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 39.8 — Photo by cronoser / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 40.4 — Photo by javiersanp / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 41 — Photo by AR88 / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 41.6 — Photo by javiersanp / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 41.9 — Photo by thetornado76 / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

FROM LOS CRISTIANOS

Distance

41.8km

Elevation gain

2301m

Avg gradient

5.5%

Max gradient

17.1%

Summit

2311m

Category

HC

OTHER APPROACHES

Puerto de la Cruz

38.3 km · 6%

NEARBY CLIMBS

Izaña

2278m

Chipeque

m

Cumbre de Masca

m

RIDE IT FROM

Puerto de la Cruz

19 km from the climb · 36 m elev

Santa Cruz de Tenerife

44 km from the climb · 39 m elev

Canary Islands

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