Parking
Start at Centro de Visitantes del Portillo. The route page lists two marked spaces for authorized vehicles but does not describe broader visitor parking capacity.
Overview
About Jardín Botánico Wolfredo Wildpret Circular Trail
Why go
- Labeled highland plants make a short walk feel like a real garden visit.
- The signed route is officially designated accessible.
Heads up
- It is a compact garden circuit rather than a longer hiking outing.
Map & elevation
The route
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Full mapElevation2,051–2,064 m
Plan your hike
Before you go
Parking
Safety
3 active Teide alerts
- CautionActive wildfire risk and preventive measuresTenerife ON currently lists wildfire risk and preventive wildfire measures; check the live restrictions before visiting Teide National Park.Official details
- CautionNo smoking in Teide National ParkSmoking is prohibited throughout Teide National Park as a preventive measure against forest fires.Official details
The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
Teide Tour Guide
Your drive to Jardín Botánico Wolfredo Wildpret Circular Trail, narrated.
Parkwolf is a GPS audio tour guide for Teide National Park. As you drive, it chimes in with what’s ahead: hidden gems, upcoming stops, history, geology, and wildlife, right through your car’s speakers.
Recorded for this trailhead
El Portillo Visitor Centre and Garden0:00 / 0:35
“El Portillo Visitor Centre is ahead, with a recreated volcanic tunnel inside and a botanical garden next door. Stop if you'd like a closer look at the plants living in this high country without taking on a long hike.”
Plays as you drive up to this trailhead in the Parkwolf Teide Tour Guide.
More stories near here in the app
- Alto de Guamaso and Los Tagorores
- Smyth’s Mountain Experiment
- Portillo Alto and Arenas Negras Viewpoint
- A Bird on Foot
- 39 audio storiesacross Teide’s roads, triggered by GPS as you drive
- Wildlife heatmapsfor Short-finned Pilot Whale, Tenerife Lizard, West Canary Skink, and 10 more
- Works offlinemaps, 62 trails, 49 places, and audio download before you lose signal
- CarPlay readysimple controls built for the drive
“Fantastic app with many points of information… It’s great to just turn on while you’re driving and it gives you an audio tour of the national Park. We love it!!!!”
Trail guide
Hiking Jardín Botánico Wolfredo Wildpret Circular Trail
A short loop with a mileage wrinkleThe SA PMR 04 is a loop through Jardín Botánico Wolfredo Wildpret, starting and ending at…
The SA PMR 04 is a loop through Jardín Botánico Wolfredo Wildpret, starting and ending at Centro de Visitantes del Portillo. The route line embedded with the park's map measures about 0.5 mile (0.81 km), while the same route page lists 400 m. Plan for the longer mapped circuit and about 25 minutes at an easy pace. This is a short botanical-garden stop, not a mountain hike.
Look at the planting bedsThe four-hectare garden represents more than 75% of Teide National Park's higher plant species.
The four-hectare garden represents more than 75% of Teide National Park's higher plant species. Labels identify the plants, and the collection supports research and propagation, including germination chambers and a germplasm bank for endangered-species recovery. It honors Canarian botanist Wolfredo Wildpret de la Torre. On the open garden paths, Mount Teide rises behind the rocky planting beds.
An accessible visitor-centre walkThe park describes the signed route as accessible and low difficulty, with about 11 m of ascent…
The park describes the signed route as accessible and low difficulty, with about 11 m of ascent and descent. Its mapped line is mostly on fine-gravel paths, with a short concrete access section; the page does not give grades or detailed surface conditions. The garden connects with longer park trails, so follow the garden-loop signs if you want to stay on this short circuit.
Start at El PortilloAccess is free and does not require a reservation.
Access is free and does not require a reservation. The adjacent visitor centre is accessible on both levels and has adapted toilets. The route page identifies two marked parking spaces for authorized vehicles, but does not describe general parking capacity.
Wildlife
Wildlife in Teide
15 sightingsShort-finned Pilot WhaleMost seen around 9 AMSighting map
829 sightingsTenerife LizardMost seen around 11 AMSighting map
11 sightingsWest Canary SkinkMost seen around 11 AMSighting map
98 sightingsTenerife Blue ChaffinchMost seen around 8 AMSighting map
45 sightingsKestrelMost seen around 10 AMSighting map
10 sightingsBarbary PartridgeMost seen around 7 AMSighting mapSighting maps show where each species has been reported across Teide. Wildlife moves, so no sighting is guaranteed.
