Parking
No nearby parking is available at the TF-21 km 29.7 start. Bus 348 serves the nearby Vuelta Grande stop (4941); the mountain-side end can only be reached on foot from PNT 01, PNT 22 or PR TF 41.
Overview
About PNT 25 Recibo Quemado
Why go
- A fast change from pine forest to highland volcanic views.
- Follows part of an old ascent from the Orotava Valley to the high pastures.
Heads up
- Point-to-point route with no nearby parking at the TF-21 start.
Map & elevation
The route
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Full mapElevation1,894–2,080 m
Plan your hike
Before you go
Parking
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 PNT 25 Recibo Quemado, 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 area
Smyth’s Mountain Experiment0:00 / 0:33
“In eighteen fifty-six, astronomer Charles Piazzi Smyth took telescopes onto Guajara and Teide to test whether mountain air gave clearer views of the stars.”
Plays on the road 0.7 km from the trailhead in the Parkwolf Teide Tour Guide.
More stories near here in the app
- El Portillo Visitor Centre and Garden
- Alto de Guamaso and Los Tagorores
- 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
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Trail guide
Hiking PNT 25 Recibo Quemado
A short climb with a point-to-point catchPNT 25 Recibo Quemado is a 1.76 km (1.
PNT 25 Recibo Quemado is a 1.76 km (1.09 mi) one-way climb from the TF-21 near the Recibo Quemado stop to the junctions with PNT 01 and PNT 22. Expect about 186 m of ascent over a short distance and allow 45 minutes to 1 hour 25 minutes; published times differ, so keep the longer estimate in mind. It does not loop: retrace the route, arrange a ride from the far end, or continue on a connected trail.
From pine forest to high scrubThe marked path starts at about 1,898 m under Canary Island pines.
The marked path starts at about 1,898 m under Canary Island pines. It climbs as the dense forest gradually opens into mountain scrub. At that transition, the rocky profiles of El Cabezón and La Fortaleza appear, with Teide and Montaña Blanca beyond them. The main effort is the sustained uphill; the route gains around 186 m before reaching the upper junction.
A surviving piece of an old ascentPNT 25 follows a short stretch of one of the old routes that climbed from the Orotava Valley to…
PNT 25 follows a short stretch of one of the old routes that climbed from the Orotava Valley to the high pastures. It makes most sense as a link in a longer walk using PNT 01, PNT 22 or PR TF 41, rather than as a loop of its own. For a photo, stop where the pines first thin and frame both rocky ridges with Teide and Montaña Blanca behind them.
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.
