Narices del Teide
Las Narices del Teide are a set of aligned eruptive vents that opened in 1798 on the southwest slope of Pico Viejo, during the last recorded eruption within the Teide National Park. Also known as the Chahorra eruption, it developed along a radial fissure with a NE-SW orientation and lasted three months, from June 9 to September 8, 1798, emitting about 12 million cubic meters of lava that remained confined in the Las Cañadas caldera. The flows, black and abrupt in appearance, slid to the west and still today shape the volcanic landscape.
It features a viewpoint at the side of the TF-38 road (Boca Tauce-Chío), from where park trails start that allow you to approach the alignment of craters.
Essential information
Accessibility
Access is via the TF-38 road (Boca Tauce-Chío), where the Mirador de Las Narices del Teide is located (at Pk 3.2), the starting/ending point of park trails.
Risk Level
If you take the PNT-09 trail (Teide-Pico Viejo-Narices del Teide), it is of high difficulty, in high mountain and with mandatory reservation; appropriate footwear and water, and attention to altitude.
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