Valdebebas Felipe VI Forest Park: Madrid’s Largest Urban Park Shaped Like a Giant Tree
The Parque Forestal de Valdebebas Felipe VI spans 470 ha in northeast Madrid’s Hortaleza district. Designed in the silhouette of a tree—trunk, branches and canopy—it serves as the city’s green lung.
Tree Structure
The “root” is a retention pond; the “trunk” consists of tree-lined avenues; and the “branches” fan out as paths and gentle hills studded with 300 000 trees.
Five Spanish Landscapes
- Mediterranean scrub: holm oaks and aromatic shrubs.
- High-mountain pine: Scots pines and heath.
- Manchegan dehesa: cereal clearings and aromatic herbs.
- Ibérico juniper woods: junipers and box shrubs.
- Central System oak groves: resin pines and broom.
Water Management & Activities
Irrigation uses reclaimed water. Family fun includes giant slides, ziplines and inclusive playgrounds. Guided tours, citizen tree-planting events and workshops make it a living campus of nature.
With 32 km of walking trails and 5 km of bike lanes, Valdebebas Forest Park invites you to lace up your sneakers and explore Madrid’s grandest urban oasis.
How to get there
El Parque de Valdebebas Felipe VI se encuentra en la zona noroeste de Madrid, en el distrito de Hortaleza. Tiene varias entradas, pero las coordenadas que hemos indicado en la web, corresponden a la entrada de los Toboganes, cuya dirección es Avenida de las Fuerzas Armadas, 271, 28055, Madrid.
Decimal: 40.482500°, -3.624167°
DMS: 40°28'57" N, 3°37'27" O
