What applies to day trips and beach visits?
Hiking and driving on tracks, paths and trails stay banned in the island's protected natural areas, including off-trail. The Cabildo still rates the risk of rockfall and falling trees as high.
The Cabildo's cultural and sports venues have reopened, with hours set by each venue. The alert level was lifted from 00:00 on Sunday 8 November, which made that possible.
The Cabildo's statement sets no rule for beaches or swimming coves. The Canary Islands emergency agency lowered its coastal warnings at 11:30 on Sunday.
The Cabildo advises the island's 31 municipalities to choose their own precautions according to local conditions. The statement does not say whether any southern town closes beaches, so check your council's notices before setting out.
Which trails and ravines are affected?
Tracks, paths and trails in all of Tenerife's protected natural areas are closed, the Cabildo says. It has not published a list of individual trails or areas.
At the alert of 6 November, Blanca Pérez, island councillor for Medio Natural, Sostenibilidad, Seguridad y Emergencias, listed further closures. They included rest areas, camping zones, hunting, the Barranco de Masca and the Barranco del Infierno.
The statement of 8 November does not say whether those closures still apply after the downgrade. If you plan to visit Masca or the Barranco del Infierno, ask the Cabildo first.
Pérez called the measures “not recommendations, but restrictions that must be respected”. The Cabildo also asks people to avoid unnecessary journeys through protected natural areas.
During the alert phase, owners and users could still reach homes, fincas, businesses and car parks. Anyone who had to cross a closed track for safety reasons should first ask the Medio Ambiente (environment) officers.
When will the trails reopen?
The Cabildo gave no date as of Sunday. The bans stay until a new resolution from the Consejería Insular (island department) expressly lifts them.
Prealerta does not mean trails and tracks reopen automatically, the Cabildo stresses. The resolution will follow only once the conditions behind the bans have gone.
After Storm Therese in March 2026, the Cabildo lowered the plan to alert level on 25 March. According to the authorities, trails, tracks and rest areas in the mid and high ground stayed closed afterwards, along with the TF-12, TF-21 and TF-445 roads to Punta de Teno.
The lifting of the plan on 5 March 2025 followed a similar pattern and left trail restrictions in place. The Cabildo publishes such resolutions on its official website.
How hard did Bruna hit the Canary Islands?
On Sunday morning the authorities counted 16 incidents across the Canary Islands, including fallen trees, rockfalls and displaced objects. Montserrat Román, head of civil protection for the Canary Islands, called them isolated and not especially serious; one person was injured on La Palma.
AEMET (the state weather agency) had issued warnings for all eight islands, five of them orange. Forecasters expected about 100 litres per square metre in 12 hours and gusts of up to 90 km/h.
From 11:30 the regional government lowered the situation to Prealerta, citing Bruna's favourable development and less expected rain. Rain warnings fell to Prealerta on Tenerife, Gran Canaria, La Gomera, El Hierro and La Palma.
The Cabildo of Gran Canaria also lifted its suspension of public and private events. No complete list of cancelled matches, fairs and activities exists for Tenerife.
What should you watch out for now?
Conditions should improve on Monday 9 and Tuesday 10 November. That is the forecast from AEMET and Protección Civil (civil protection).
The authorities advise avoiding dry riverbeds, flooded roads, exposed coastlines and wooded areas. Nobody should cross watercourses, even shallow ones.
Secure items on terraces and roofs, and keep the 112 emergency number for genuine emergencies. The authorities have not yet published a damage assessment for Tenerife or the text of the Bruna resolution.