Road Bike Tour Tenerife: Santiago Del Teide

The eponymous capital of the municipality of Santiago del Teide — which also includes Puerto Santiago and Los Gigantes — is located about 1,000 meters above sea level, in the magnificent Valle de Santiago.

Ride with us through Santiago’s Valley and explore the west coast of Tenerife: admire the giant rock formations of Los Gigantes, the charming Canarian villages in the mountains, the historic town of Santiago del Teide and its countryside, the moonlike landscapes, and the black volcanic rocks of Arguayo.

The bike is the best way to discover Tenerife! Thanks to the quality rental services offered by the team at Cycling in Tenerife, specialists in bike rental in Tenerife, this excursion will take you cycling through some of the most fascinating corners of the Canary Islands.

An immersion in nature and local culture, this road bike tour in Tenerife can be fully customized according to your fitness level — with Easy, Medium, or Expert options — and with departures from different altitudes.

The departure point of this tour – we’ll describe here the Expert Level “Bike Tour Santiago del Teide”, which can also be customized to make it easier by starting from a higher altitude –  can be either your hotel or the Cycling in Tenerife base located on the Adeje Coast.

We’ll start heading towards Playa Fañabé – La Caleta, riding between the blue ocean and green palm trees on a 3 km climb with an average gradient of 6%, until we leave the tourist center and reach the main road that runs alongside a golf course.

A fantastic sequence of climbs and descents over about 12 km will lead us towards Armeñime – Playa San Juan, where we’ll begin the well-known “Bananas Climb” — a 7 km ascent away from tourist roads, surrounded by lush nature, papaya groves, and banana plantations.

This climb will take us to Guía de Isora, known for its 16th-century church, Our Lady of Light. Suspended between the sea and greenery, we’ll continue our ride with a 5 km descent towards Cueva del Polvo, where the spectacular cliffs of Los Gigantes come into view — vertical walls rising over 700 meters above the sea.

From here, we’ll start our ascent divided into several stages:

• The first 5 km will take us to the municipality of Tamaimo.
• The next 6 km will lead us to Santiago del Teide, about 1,000 meters above sea level — the site of the dramatic 1909 eruption of the Chinyero Volcano — a favorite destination for lovers of good food, nature, and ceramics.
• The final uphill section, about 3 km long, will take us to Arguayo. After another 5 km, we’ll make a well-deserved stop at a local cyclists’ bar in Chío, where we can enjoy a delicious Canarian fruit batido made with fresh seasonal produce.

The return to base will be an exhilarating 18 km downhill ride — the perfect way to end an unforgettable road cycling experience in Tenerife.