Tenerife may be more of a road cycling hub than a mountain biker’s mecca, but for just this reason it could be a great place to get some empty trails.

Rumours of off-road mountain biking being illegal in the setting are false, although there are some areas of the mountains barred from use, but there remains a decent selection of trails including some sick technical downhill routes.

Admittedly, the picture above was taken in spring rather than winter, but with heats of up to 19 degrees in December, you can barely complain.

Approx. Dec temperature: Highs of 19c, lows of 13c.