Parking
Start at the small car park beside Museo Etnográfico Juan Évora on TF-21 at km 53.5; only a few spaces are available. No nearby services are listed.
Overview
About PNT 41 Barranco de Erques Trail
Why go
- A short, mapped descent reaches the ravine head from a recognizable museum start.
- The trailhead museum adds context on Teide’s former herding life.
Heads up
- The point-to-point layout leaves a steep climb back to the start if you need your car.
- Parking is very limited.
Map & elevation
The route
Loading the Teide map
Full mapElevation1,919–2,052 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 PNT 41 Barranco de Erques 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
Boca Tauce and Juan Évora Museum0:00 / 0:27
“Boca Tauce is ahead, with a roadside view of Teide and Pico Viejo across the lava plain. It's an easy stop for the panorama, but the nearby Juan Évora Museum adds a more personal story.”
Plays as you drive up to this trailhead in the Parkwolf Teide Tour Guide.
More stories near here in the app
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- 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 PNT 41 Barranco de Erques Trail
The routePNT 41 is a 0.
PNT 41 is a 0.62-mile (1 km) point-to-point walk from the Juan Évora Ethnographic Museum to the channel at the head of Barranco de Erques. The descent takes about 45 minutes. It drops from high volcanic ground into the ravine; this mapped section is one way, not a loop.
Plan the returnThe route loses about 145 meters over a short distance.
The route loses about 145 meters over a short distance. If you leave a car at the museum, retracing the same path makes the outing about 1.24 miles round trip and adds the steep climb back. The endpoint is reached on foot, so arrange your own pickup or budget for the return walk; 45 minutes is the one-way estimate.
Access and footingStart beside the museum on TF-21 at km 53.5.
Start beside the museum on TF-21 at km 53.5. Its small car park has very few spaces and there are no nearby services. Access to this trail is free and does not require a reservation. The route is not accessible for people with reduced mobility; park guidance advises avoiding it in rainy conditions. Pets are prohibited in the national park, except guide dogs.
Juan Évora and the ravineThe restored house at the trailhead belonged to Juan Évora, remembered as the last inhabitant…
The restored house at the trailhead belonged to Juan Évora, remembered as the last inhabitant of Las Cañadas del Teide. It now holds a small exhibition about the area’s former herding life. The walk ends where the ravine channel begins, with volcanic walls and scattered pines at the upper gorge.
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.
