Anaga Rural Park

The Anaga mountains fill the north-eastern tip of Tenerife, behind Santa Cruz and La Laguna. Their ridges are covered in laurel forest, the damp, mossy woodland that once grew across much of southern Europe, and the whole massif has been a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve since 2015. Paths drop from the ridges to hamlets and black-sand coves such as Taganana and Almáciga.

Start at the Cruz del Carmen visitor centre, where several marked walks begin. By bus, line 946 runs from Santa Cruz through San Andrés to Taganana and Almáciga, and routes 076 and 077 climb from La Laguna. Bring a layer: the ridges catch the trade-wind cloud.