Alto de la Fortaleza (S-36) from the Centro de visitantes El Portillo — round trip via the sendero de la Fortaleza (S-1)

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Alto de la Fortaleza (S-36) from the Centro de visitantes El Portillo — round trip via the sendero de la Fortaleza (S-1)

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Alto de la Fortaleza (S-36) from the Centro de visitantes El Portillo — round trip via the sendero de la Fortaleza (S-1)

02:47

9.83km

210m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily walkable paths. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 13, 2024

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Parque Nacional del Teide

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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79 m

El Portillo Visitor Center and Botanical Garden

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The El Portillo visitor center offers very interesting information about Mount Teide, the national park and the animals that inhabit it. It has lots of interactive panels and elements and …

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897 m

View of the east side of Mount Teide

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Very nice view of the Teide :) and there are very rarely people walking around here!

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1.35 km

Roque del Peral

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On the way to Fortaleza you cross the Roque the Peral, whose rock pyramid suddenly seems to be higher than the Teide far behind.

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3.15 km

Entrance to Los Riscos de La Fortaleza

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This is one of the paths that takes you to what is called the Riscos de la Fortaleza, one of the best-known rock formations on this side of the Teide crater.

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3.62 km

Cruz de Fregel

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Surprisingly decorative. Bank for vespers is available.

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4.40 km

View of Mount Teide from the Riscos de la Fortaleza

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The descent from the Fortaleza to the west is a bit tricky, pay attention to the green dots and cairns. You should also be sure-footed and not afraid of heights. …

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5.00 km

Viewpoint

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The end point of the S-36 trail at the top of La Fortaleza, connected to the Sendero de la Fortaleza (S-1), which starts from the El Portillo visitor centre. Incredible …

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9.83 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.04 km

1.66 km

1.05 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

7.08 km

1.62 km

966 m

172 m

Elevation

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Weather

Today

Thursday 29 October

14°C

7°C

10 %

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Comments

June 9, 2025,🇪🇦 Risco de Fortaleza - grandios

I don't know how many times I've been here, but today's run will stay with me forever. The weather—the nature at this time of year—everything was perfect. That's why we took our time. This 12-km run was worth it. 👍👋

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June 10, 2023,Fortaleza ⭐⭐⭐

Today, June 10, 2023, climbed to La Fortaleza at the feet of Mount Teide, the rock with a fabulous view at 2200m. The weather in the national park was really great with 21°. After all these years we still continue to enjoy the mighty nature here in Tenerife.

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October 27, 2024,Felsenfestung "Fortaleza" im Teide Nationalpark

The hike to the Fortaleza is one of the most famous in the Teide National Park. You can start directly at the visitor center of the national park in El Portillo on hiking trail no. 1. There is a car park and bus stop right there. It is worth visiting the center beforehand and making a detour to the fauna …

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January 1, 2025,🇪🇦 Sonne ☀️ 7°🏔️ windstill 🍀Bienvenido2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣5️⃣🍀

This time, our New Year's 🥂 hike 🥾 is to Fortaleza. A beautiful tour that many hikers pay little attention to. That's why there is a heavenly peace on this path and you can wonderfully enjoy nature 🌋🏔️ and the landscape.

First we take the TITSA bus 🚌 348 at 9:30 from Puerto de la Cruz to El Portillo.

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April 5, 2024,Alto de la Fortaleza (S-36) desde el Centro de visitantes El Portillo — ida y vuelta por el sendero de la Fortaleza (S-1)

Another hike today before heading home. By car from Orotava up the mountain to Teide National Park to the El Portillo car park. From there, a beautiful path leads uphill and downhill through partly burnt land. The forest fires in 2023 left a lot of damage in this region. However, the Canary Island pines are already sprouting again with delicate …

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March 16, 2024,TF: Del Portillo a Riscos de la Fortaleza (2.164m)

A very nice hike at the foot of the Teide, at an altitude of about 2100 m. Our group was extremely large today, 12 people. We had visitors from Dresden, we lived there for over 6 years, and the friends from Dresden didn't want to go on a strenuous but nice hike, so we came up with the idea of …

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March 20, 2022,El Portillo -La Fortaleza - El Portillo

Follow path no. 1 from the parking lot. An easy hike, the view from the summit plateau is impressive.

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March 14, 2024,S1 Teide Nationalpark - La Fortaleza 🇮🇨🌋

Today we finally fulfilled a huge bucket list moment: hiking in Teide National Park.
I took the S1 to La Fortaleza and it was just overwhelmingly beautiful. 👌
The paths are actually easy except for the last stretch up to Fortaleza and at the end it's very nice. O due to the thin air and sun. You can also go …

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