A gentle hike through the forrest, easy set up worth 6 SOTA points
NB: PERMIT REQUIRED - see below
I returned to Tenerife in March 2026 to activate 12 SOTA summits over 5 days. An atlantic storm came over towards the end of my trip and the Teide National Park closed and disallowed hiking on my last 2 days, but I enjoyed the usual 'winter sun' climate for most of my trip.
The hiking trail to Chinobre is well marked from the road and is easy to follow through the dense forrest, typical of this part of the island. I parked in a nearby layby.
There are 2 routes marked on the map, one approaching the summit from the South West (which I took) and one from the North East. Both are part of the 'La Ensillada - Cabezo de Tejo - La Ensillada Loop Trail' which requires a permit. The permit is free and can be applied for and downloaded around 2 weeks before hiking here: https://www.tenerifeon.es/en/routes/hiking/pra-72-la-ensillada-cabezo-del-tejo. I applied for an additional permit for a different day in case the weather prevented me from activating on my planned day, but this can be easily cancelled online when not required.
The summit does not provide much space so I set up my sotapole and bandhopper on the trig marker for 20m only. I had 5 quick SSB qsos with hams in UK, France and Spain.
I wanted to activate 2 further summits so packed up and headed back to the car.
Next activation EA8/TF-011 Paso >>
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