El Tanque · Hiking
PR-TF 52 Erjos – Las Portelas
A linear walk of almost 11 km through the laurel forest of Teno Rural Park. It leaves Erjos with views of Mount Teide and heads west along the eastern side of the El Palmar valley to the hamlet of Las Portelas, finishing among terraced farmland. There are buses at both ends, so it can be done without returning to the car.
- 19 min · 16.2 kmFrom Icod old town
- Half a dayIt takes
- El TanqueMunicipality
- No record that it is neededBooking
28.3276° N · 16.8044° O
Checked 2026-10-24· official source
01Practical details
- Code
- PR-TF 52
- Length
- 10.69 km
- Cumulative elevation
- 797.63 m ascent / 1,106.26 m descent
- Max / min altitude
- 1,037.91 m / 689.83 m
- Estimated time
- 4 h 25 min
- Difficulty
- High (MIDE)
- Type
- Linear
- Start
- Ermita Nuestra Señora de la Sagrada Familia, Calle La Unión, Erjos
- Finish
- Las Portelas library, Carretera Las Portelas (TF-436), km 8.8
- Municipalities
- Buenavista del Norte, El Tanque and Los Silos
- Buses
- Start: routes 325, 392 and 460 (stop 4668). Finish: routes 355, 365 and 366 (stop 4549)
- Permit
- Free access for visitors, no booking required
- Accessibility
- First section only, shared with the Monte del Agua Accessible Trail
02Warnings from the official source
Stay on the waymarked trail and do not enter water galleries, wells or caves.
03Around
What you have nearby
Ordered by real distance between coordinates, not by our preference.
Sendero Erjos – Monte del Agua
A loop from Erjos that first follows the PR-TF 51 to the Charcas de Erjos, ponds lying in old aggregate quarries worked in the 1970s and 1980s, then heads into the Monte del Agua laurel forest via Fuente de Los Loros. Along the way there are views of the ponds' natural amphitheatre, Mount Teide and the Santiago del Teide landscape. The return to Erjos is on the PR-TF 52, and the final stretch shares its route with the Monte del Agua self-guided trail.
PR-TF 51 San José de Los Llanos – Punta de Teno
A long 22.6 km traverse of Teno Rural Park from east to west, from the San José de Los Llanos picnic area to the Punta de Teno road. It passes the Charcas de Erjos ponds, one of the island's few wetlands, stretches of cloud forest, the Baracán viewpoint and the hamlet of Los Bailaderos (Teno Alto) before descending towards the coast. Tenerife ON rates it as high difficulty.
PR-TF 53 Los Silos – Erjos (por Cuevas Negras)
A linear trail from Erjos down the Cuevas Negras ravine to the church square in Los Silos. It starts in the laurel forest of Monte del Agua and follows an old royal road, still cobbled in places, that once linked Los Silos with Santiago del Teide. It passes the hamlet of Cuevas Negras and crosses two wooden footbridges before reaching the square. The route is mostly downhill, with around 1,500 m of cumulative descent.
PR-TF 54 Los Silos – Erjos (Las Moradas)
A linear route from Erjos to Los Silos that starts along the Monte del Agua forest track through laurel woodland and, after 4 km, turns off to drop to Las Moradas Altas with views over the cloud forest. It descends on the cobbled remains of an old royal road to Las Moradas Bajas, an abandoned hamlet, and ends at the church square in Los Silos.
Plans
Plans that pass through here
Experiences and itineraries that share places with this page.
- PlanBlack, blue and lavaThe black sand of San Marcos, the rock pools of El Caletón and the badlands of Chinyero: the coast and the volcano that made it, on a dry day without a swell.
- PlanA day on Guayota's volcanoThe volcano the Guanches linked to hell, the rocks on the 1,000-peseta note and the Eggs of Teide. A full day, on a clear day.
- PlanFrom the volcano to the AtlanticUp to Teide in the morning, the whole island from La Rambleta at 3,555 metres, and down to swim at San Marcos in the afternoon. Only possible from the north.
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Finca Julia · Icod de los Vinos
And at the end of the day,
the terrace.
An old Canarian house on the hillside, with the Atlantic in front. Availability and price are on the official Airbnb listing.