El Teide

from Puerto de la Cruz · 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.

Starting in La Orotava, this side runs 6.2 km at 4.8% average — 299 m up to the 2 311 m summit, maxing at 10.5%. Its steepest kilometre averages 9.0% near km 5. On the Fiets scale this side rates 2.8.

Surface

Asphalt100%

Gravel0%

Verified from OpenStreetMap surface data along the climb.

RIDE THE CLIMB

View at km 0.3 — Photo by AR88 / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 0.8 — Photo by AR88 / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 1.3 — Photo by cronoser / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 1.8 — Photo by cronoser / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 2.3 — Photo by AR88 / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 2.9 — Photo by cronoser / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 3.4 — Photo by javiersanp / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 3.9 — Photo by javiersanp / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 4.4 — Photo by AR88 / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 5 — Photo by AR88 / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 5.5 — Photo by AR88 / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 6 — Photo by cronoser / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 6.3 — Photo by AR88 / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

FROM PUERTO DE LA CRUZ

Distance

38.3km

Elevation gain

2309m

Avg gradient

Max gradient

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Summit

2311m

OTHER APPROACHES

Los Cristianos

41.8 km · 5.5%

NEARBY CLIMBS

Izaña

2278m

13.5km away

Chipeque

21.6km away

Cumbre de Masca

22.3km away

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

Region guide