Tenerife Sunflower Walking Guide: 80 long and short walks; 5 car tours

The go-to Tenerife walking guide for discovering the best walks and car tours.

Strap on your boots and discover northern Tenerife on foot with the Sunflower Tenerife travel guide. And on the days when your feet may have had enough, enjoy some spectacular scenery on one of our legendary car tours.

The Sunflower Tenerife guide is indispensable for hiking in Tenerife or seeing Tenerife by car. This was the first ever guide for walking in Tenerife, but over the years the island has become the most popular of all the Canaries among walkers. And for good reason. Tenerife has something for everyone: country lanes for strolling, nature trails for hiking, and mountains to be scaled ― including El Teide, the highest in all Spain. The profusion of wild plants and flowers makes the island a botanical treasure. Whether you tour Tenerife by car or discover them on foot, Noel introduces you to the islands’ best beauty spots.This new 10th edition of the book was revised on the ground just before publication. There are gps tracks for all the walks, new topo maps with 25m contours and woodland shading, and the book is in a new wider format for easier reading.

Key features:

• 80 long and short walks for all ages and abilities– each walk is graded so you can easily match your ability to the level of walk
• Topographical walking maps – give you a clear sense of the surrounding terrain with a scale of 1:50 000
• Free downloadable gps tracks – for the techies
• Satnav guidance to walk starts for motorists
• 5 car tours and fold-out touring map – for easy reference on your tour
• Strolls to idyllic picnic spots – enjoy our recommendations for where to picnic along the way
• Timetables for public transport – ideal if you want to link two walks or avoid hiring a car on your holiday
• Online update service for the latest information
• Includes town plans of Puerto de la Cruz and Santa Cruz
• Area covered: Based on Puerto de la Cruz, this book is the best choice for those staying in the north of Tenerife. For those who tour Tenerife by car, the drives range all over the island. Walks cover the Orotava Valley, Las Cañadas, and the Teno and Anaga peninsulas. (For walks in the south of Tenerife, see Landscapes of Southern Tenerife and La Gomera.)

Whether you tour the islands by car or explore on foot, we look forward to showing you around. 

“The hallowed blue books” (Sunday Times)

The best guidebook is Landscapes of Tenerife, which shows another face of the island for walkers and picnickers, as well as those who tour Tenerife by car. (Sunday Times)I found this book reliable and full of facts, which I expected. I’ve used other books in the series since I was a novice walker and found the walk descriptions generally sufficient. (JE, Amazon)



Invaluable historical, botanical and cultural background information… Many of the walkers we met (of various nationalities) also used the Sunflower guide, perhaps indicating that it is the most practical and definitive guide available. (MA, Amazon)