{
  "name": "Teide Caldera Traverse",
  "slug": "teide-caldera-traverse",
  "url": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/teide-caldera-traverse/",
  "summary": "The most spectacular road in the Canaries, climbing from the Canary Islands' highest village through ancient pine forest into the lunar lava fields of Teide National Park, Mount Teide towering overhead across the caldera at over 2,000 m.",
  "roadNumbers": [
    "TF-21"
  ],
  "location": {
    "country": "Spain",
    "region": "Tenerife, Canary Islands",
    "start": {
      "name": "Vilaflor",
      "lat": 28.158595,
      "lon": -16.648167
    },
    "end": {
      "name": "El Portillo",
      "lat": 28.276483,
      "lon": -16.610544
    }
  },
  "measurements": {
    "lengthMiles": 19.6,
    "lengthKm": 31.5,
    "driveMinutes": 41,
    "corners": 83,
    "hairpins": 2,
    "maxGradientPercent": 13,
    "summitMetres": 2528.4,
    "elevationConfidence": "measured",
    "difficulty": "moderate",
    "tightnessOutOf10": 6
  },
  "timing": {
    "bestSeasons": [
      "spring",
      "summer",
      "autumn",
      "winter"
    ]
  },
  "conditions": {},
  "hazards": [
    "Ice and snow in winter",
    "Hundreds of tight curves",
    "Altitude exposure",
    "Sudden cloud cover"
  ],
  "scenery": [
    "mountain",
    "forest",
    "valley"
  ],
  "pointsOfInterest": [
    "El Retamar",
    "Mirador de Boca Tauce",
    "El Teide"
  ],
  "geometry": {
    "pointCount": 189
  },
  "attribution": {
    "source": "Routes - bestdrivingroads.com",
    "citation": "Cite with a link to the road page. Stats are measured from the mapped line, not copied from other lists; where elevationConfidence is \"approximate\" the 30 m DEM cannot resolve that line and the elevation figures are indicative.",
    "roadGeometry": "(c) OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL",
    "terms": "Facts are free to cite with attribution; bulk reproduction of the catalogue requires permission (simon@keane.studio)."
  },
  "updated": "2026-08-03"
}