Santa Cruz de Tenerife · Hiking
Circular La Ensillada – Cabezo del Tejo (El Pijaral)
Anaga's famous 'enchanted forest': relict laurel woodland inside the El Pijaral Integral Nature Reserve, with the Cabezo del Tejo viewpoint over Taganana and the north coast. A 6.44 km loop, 2 h 30, moderate.
- From Icod old town
- 65 min · 68.1 km
- It takes
- A full day
- Municipality
- Santa Cruz de Tenerife
- Booking
- Required
Practical details
- Longitud
- 6,44 km
- Duración
- 2 h 30 min
- Dificultad
- media
Warnings from the official source
A permit from Tenerife ON is compulsory and places are limited. Bookings open 14 days ahead, Mondays at 07:00 Canary time. Organised tours are not allowed.
Checked on 2026-09-22 · official source · see source ↗
Around
What you have nearby
Ordered by real distance between coordinates, not by our preference.
Playa de Benijo
An open, wild Anaga beach, 300 m long, dark sand that vanishes at high tide. No promenade, and only a footpath down from the hamlet.
Parque Rural de Anaga
The massif at the north-eastern tip, among the island's oldest geology, with laurel forest, isolated hamlets and black beaches reachable only on foot or by boat. A Biosphere Reserve since 2015. From Icod it is at the opposite end of the island: give it a full day.
Centro de Visitantes Cruz del Carmen
The starting point for Anaga's classic walks, with a permanent exhibition, an audiovisual, toilets and accessible parking. The Sendero de los Sentidos and trails PR-TF 01, 10 and 12 all leave from here.