# La Cruz de Hilda viewpoint, above Masca

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Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/canary-islands/teno-and-masca/things-to-do/la-cruz-de-hilda-viewpoint-masca · Revisado: 2026-11-13

- Duración: 20 min
- Temporada: All year
- Para quién: All ages

Viewpoint · 20 min · For all ages · Free · With parking and a bus stop

What it is
It is the obligatory stop on the TF-436 before going down to Masca: a viewpoint at kilometre point 14, already in the municipality of Buenavista del Norte, from which you see the whole hamlet on its ridges and the ravine opening towards the sea. In the foreground, terraces, palm trees and scrub of broom and tabaiba. It has panels explaining what is in front of you and adapted access.
Getting there and parking
If you come from Buenavista via El Palmar, you find it before going down to the hamlet of Masca; if you come from Santiago del Teide, just after passing through the hamlet, on the climb towards the north. It has its own parking, which is the best way to see Masca when the one in the hamlet is full. TITSA line 355 stops here. Next to the viewpoint there is a hotel establishment with a café and a roof terrace.
Two kilometres further north, at kilometre 12, the Altos de Baracán viewpoint looks the other way: the Los Carrizales ravine and the El Palmar valley.
When to go
First thing in the morning the sun comes sideways into the ravine and there is room in the car park. With the trade wind, clouds can cover the Teno ridge: if it is covered, the view is lost, so look at the sky before going up.

## Cómo llegar y contacto

- Coordenadas: 28.3129, -16.8456

## Cerca de aquí

- [The Masca Gorge trail, from the hamlet to the sea](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/canary-islands/teno-and-masca/things-to-do/masca-gorge-trail), a 982 m
- [The hamlet of Masca, via the TF-436](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/canary-islands/teno-and-masca/things-to-do/masca-hamlet-tf-436), a 982 m
- [PR-TF 57 Callejón de Teno trail, from El Palmar to Los Bailaderos](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/canary-islands/teno-and-masca/things-to-do/callejon-de-teno-trail-pr-tf-57), a 3.4 km
- [Boat trip beneath the Los Gigantes cliffs, with cetaceans and a stop at Masca](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/canary-islands/teno-and-masca/things-to-do/boat-trip-los-gigantes-cliffs-masca), a 7.6 km
- [Hotel Luz del Mar](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/canary-islands/teno-and-masca/where-to-stay/hotel-luz-del-mar), a 7.6 km
- [Codeso](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/canary-islands/teno-and-masca/where-to-eat/codeso-restaurant-los-gigantes), a 7.7 km
- [Punta de Teno and its lighthouse, by bus from Buenavista](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/canary-islands/teno-and-masca/things-to-do/punta-de-teno-lighthouse-bus-from-buenavista), a 8.2 km
- [El Rebojo](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/canary-islands/teno-and-masca/where-to-eat/el-rebojo-garachico), a 10.4 km

## Consejos

### Stop here if Masca is full
If the hamlet car park is full, you will already have seen the best.

### Combine it with Altos de Baracán
It is 2 km away, on the same road.

### Bring something warm
You are higher than on the coast and the wind blows.

## Preguntas frecuentes

### Where is the La Cruz de Hilda viewpoint?
On the TF-436, kilometre 14, above the hamlet of Masca, in Buenavista del Norte.

### Does it have parking?
Yes, and a stop for bus 355.

### What can be seen from the viewpoint?
The hamlet of Masca and its ravine, with terraces and palm trees.

### Is there somewhere to have a drink?
Next to the viewpoint there is a café with a roof terrace.

Destino: [Teno and Masca](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/canary-islands/teno-and-masca.md)