Hiking to the Chacorche Ravine in Candelaria

Why not enjoy the natural grandeur that the island of Tenerife has to offer with a hiking route?

We propose this route to the Chacorche ravine that we will undertake in the best way, hiking. The list of what we will need will be short, he points out: 6 adventurous friends or relatives (we need a minimum of 7 people), hiking boots, comfortable clothes and something to drink and eat so as not to get tired. We take care of the guide.

Here, up to four galleries await us and also a water well. And it is that thanks to this ravine, during the last century, it was possible to capture and channel underground water, constituting an important source of water. That is why the Río-Portezuelo and Araya canals were built.

In addition, with this hiking route, we will see steep slopes, rock formations and original landscapes of the island. It will be a unique way to get to know the Canarian landscapes while you delight all your senses immersed in nature.

We will start from the Plaza de Ajoreña, in the population of Igueste de Candelaria, located in the Tinerarium municipality of Candelaria. We will go towards Calle de Los Revolcaderos until we reach the first part of the path that follows a dirt track, here we will find the Pozo de Chacorche and the Canal de Araya. From here we will see a detour on the slope to the right that we will take.

Once we have taken this detour, we will go up some stairs carved in red tosca and as we go through these paths where we will join, we will find wild and leafy vegetation, but we must warn you, we will be entering a part of the ravine with the most irregular, so we will have to be careful. Even so, the landscape that we will find will be worth it, since we will see incredible vegetation, such as tabaiba bushes, which reach an amazing 4 meters in height. You read that right, a 4 meter bush.

We will continue hiking until suddenly we find ourselves immersed in the Corona Forestal Natural Park, a protected natural space where the Canary pine reigns. We will continue through these groves surrounded by colossal pines until we reach the Chacorche Galleryin an environment adorned by flowers such as the May flower, and this is where our ends. hiking trail through Chacorche ravine.