The Tenerife Bluetrail promotes sustainability initiatives throughout the Canary Islands

The Tenerife Bluetrail, Spain’s highest mountain race, will promote sustainability initiatives throughout the Canary Islands through the “Greentrail Spirit” project, which is aimed at trail running clubs on all the islands.

The goal of this initiative is to promote care for nature and the environment by involving athletes themselves, who will be able to participate in some of the activities organized by the Cabildo’s Office of Environmental Participation and Volunteering in collaboration with various organizations, or propose their own sustainable initiatives on any of the islands.

The island’s Councilor for Sports, Concepción Rivero, emphasizes that “the Tenerife Bluetrail has always been particularly committed to protecting natural areas and safeguarding the fragile terrain through which it passes. Now we want to take it a step further and also involve clubs in nature conservation through various activities such as beach and seabed cleanup, controlling invasive alien species, reforestation, and themed hiking trails, among other initiatives.”

Rivero notes that “respect for the environment is one of the race’s core values, a principle that is conveyed to all the athletes participating in the event as well as to the sponsors. We know that we have a unique race that takes place in a sensitive environment that we all want to—and must—take care of together.”

Trail running clubs participating in this initiative will be able to offer their members discounts on race registration, as well as other prizes and gifts that will be awarded through a raffle.

The Tenerife Bluetrail, organized by the Cabildo through the public company Ideco, will take place from June 8 to 10 with ten race categories. Three of these categories are new this year: specifically, the family race, another race for children, and a category for joëlettes—special wheelchairs adapted for athletes with limited mobility.

Registration is now open for the next edition of the race, which will have a maximum of 3,400 runners; however, the limit on the number of participants running through Teide National Park and the forested areas remains in place to protect the environment and ensure the quality of the race.

The Ultra race will have 500 participants, the same as the Trail race, while the Half and the Marathon will have 900 and 800 spots, respectively. The Trail Relay category will be reserved for 50 pairs, and the Vertical race has 150 spots. The prices set by the organizers range from 10 euros for the Vertical—if participants also enter another category—to 135 euros for the Ultra. Participation in the Bluetrail Challenge and the joëlette race is free for participants.