Reserva natural integral del Pijaral

The Pijaral Reserve stretches across 300 hectares of steep slopes and deep ravines covered with dense laurel forest vegetation in northern Tenerife.

The Spanish government established this protected natural area in 1994 to preserve one of the last remaining sections of ancient laurel forest.

The reserve name originates from the píjara fern, which grows abundantly throughout the forest and reaches heights of over two meters.

Visitors need to obtain permits through TenerifeOn portal, with a daily limit of 45 people allowed to access the designated hiking trails.

The reserve contains 120 endemic species, representing 40 percent of its total fauna, including specific arthropods found nowhere else on Earth.

Inception: 1994

GPS coordinates: 28.55917,-16.18278

Latest update: March 3, 2025 01:54