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.
Raya Sunshine
a month agoWe really enjoyed this walk. Parked up at the bottom of the hill and walked up through el Risco, and to the waterfall took us around 30/40 minutes. Good shoes are needed! The waterfall was more of a trickle (January) but we enjoyed it none the less and took a dip in the water. Lots of people on reviews complained of it’s cleanliness. We found it to be clean and fresh!
Milica Stamenkovic
10 months agoThere is no cellular data available (even in the village) so be sure to check everything out before you get there. When you get to the big rock and small water (that’s what we visited, without knowing there is much more to see) you need to keep walking in order to get to the waterfall. You definitely need comfy shoes and a stick to move the grass. Drinkable water and sunscreen also! It was beautiful, quiet and we swam in that little pond. It was amazing seeing he we were alone there! But I’m sad we missed the waterfall
Tris R
3 months agoNot really a blue lagoon during November 2023 - more blue / green algae with a trickle of waterfall as it's source. Not one to swim in, but worth the 30 mins walk up from town.
concave
a year 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.
Klara karlsson
2 months agoThere is a small waterfall and a pool of water. However, not clean. Would not dare to bathe here. The way up the mountain was hard to find. Recommend a gps. The way back were much easier. A perfect place to have a picknick, but not to take a swim. Cool surroundings.