Technical information Start: El Socorro Beach End: Mount Teide summit Approval status: Pre-approval Degree of difficulty: Very high Type of route: Linear Distance: 27.8 km Duration: 7-9 hours walking, 4-6 hours running. Maximum height: 3718 m Minimum height: 0 m Accumulated ascent elevation: 3812 m Accumulated descent elevation: 3116 m Connections with other paths: PT-TF 40 Ladera de Tigaiga PR-TF 41.1 El Cabezón - El Portillo Alto. 7. Montaña Blanca - Mount Teide 10. Access to Mount Teide crater. Telesforo Bravo Path 11. La Fortaleza Viewpoint Protected Natural Areas: Los Campeches, Tigaiga and Ruiz Protected Landscape Corona Forest Natural Park Mount Teide National Park Authorisation required: Yes, after La Rambleta to access Path No. 10 Telesforo Bravo and to reach the summit of Mount Teide. Description of the route: Route 0.4.0 turns a dream into reality: to travel in a single day the distance that separates the seashore and a colossus almost four thousand metres high: Mount Teide. It starts at El Socorro Beach, in Los Realejos, and coincides with the PR-TF 41. The first few kilometres cross a rural environment and the slopes of the Los Campeches, Tigaiga and Ruiz protected landscape. A steep climb leads to the La Corona viewpoint and, shortly after, to the El Asomadero viewpoint. From there on, the mountain brush of the Corona Forest Natural Park is at the fore. Half way up our ascent, the pine forest gives way to the high mountain scrub of Mount Teide National Park. As you approach El Cabezón Mountain, you can opt for the PR-TF 41.1 path to Portillo Alto or for the winding ascent up La Rambleta (3555 m). This point can be reached without needing a permit, but to climb the last 630 metres and reach the summit of Mount Teide you will need to have a permit, which can be requested in advance on the website www.reservasparquesnacionales.es . Height profile