El Charco Azul is located in the El Risco neighborhood of Agaete. To get there, you have to leave Agaete in the direction of La Aldea de San Nicolás and park right at the entrance to El Risco. There is a car park right in front of the bar, normally there is a place to park except for weekends, although we can always park in the beach area. Once in El Risco there is a sign that indicates the way to get to Charco Azul, it is approximately 40 minutes of walking (one way) but it is worth doing it calmly and enjoying the scenery. Various puddles are formed by the fall of water from the Tamadaba mountains and are especially abundant in winter after the rains. The rest of the year we may not find much water, although the walk is worth the visit.
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Edgars M.
2 months agoToday’s disappointment: after a two-hour journey to get here, we found a dry valley. Although the river valley is beautiful with its deep canyon, rocky terrain, and tall grass that make for some nice photos, that’s about all there is to see. From the parking area near the neighborhood, there’s a 20-minute walk, as the entrance is closed to non-locals. If you’re hoping to see a waterfall, you’ll need to wait for heavy rain; otherwise, you’ll just find a small puddle.
Mike N
10 months agoNice hike and waterfall. No hiking footwear necessary, but some kind of trainers would be recommend. You have to park in El Risco (very limited parking spaces) and walk up, it takes roughly 30-40 minutes to hike to the waterfall. Bring your own water as the store in El Risco is really overpriced.
Karin Kurčíková
2 months agoWe went there yesterday and the lake is totally dry. But surrounding is very nice.
Daniel Kastl
9 months agoShort but nice hike. We parked in El Risco (there is a small car park) and walked through town to get to the start of the hike. No hiking footwear necessary, but in some parts the plants are completely covering the path. Unfortunately at the end of the hike there was no waterfall, just a puddle of water (which seems common as it’s quite dry).
concave
2 years agoA short but beautiful hike that we can absolutely recommend. Requires a little bit of climbing and good shoes, but its not hard at all. Just make sure you go to the very end, some people may turn around to early thinking there is no waterfall altough there might be one... We saw it and loved it. For us the hike was 3,23 km long with approx. 1 hour in motion, starting from the parking lot in town.