El Risco beach is located in the municipality of Agaete, northwest of Gran Canaria. It is a virgin beach of callaos and black sand. As you can see below The beach is very quiet and there are usually no people. We even went with our dogs. Yes indeed, There is no surveillance on this beach. Therefore, we do not recommend that you venture too far in case the current plays tricks on you. You also don't have any services around, so take everything you need with you and enjoy!
Tamadaba Natural Park and Gran Canaria Biosphere Reserve
This entire area is included within the Tamadaba Natural Park and the Gran Canaria Biosphere Reserve.
How to get to El Risco Beach
El Risco Beach is very close to the path that leads to the known Blue puddle. With what you can combine the visit to these two points on the island perfectly. In any case, the ideal is that you park your car in the dirt parking lot next to the sea, since the parking lot that exists to go to Charco Azul is a bit far away. Likewise, although you can cross the ravine on foot, there is no path and it is quite complicated. Therefore, better by car. Below we show you just what you will have at your back on the beach. A beautiful ravine, but without trails.
Rural houses in El Risco
If you are looking for accommodation in The Risco de Agaete is a great option to disconnect. We leave you a link to the rural houses in El Risco so you can take a look. Of course, they are not next to the beach, to get to the beach you will have to walk quite a bit or take the car.
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Hello! I am Ruth, Canarian with a traveling soul. With training and experience in the tourism and digital marketing sector. In this blog I tell you all the tips you need to get to know the most authentic side of Gran Canaria on your own. I also share my travel guides to all the places in the world that I am visiting so that you can discover the destinations like a local and save time planning. In addition to traveling, I love gastronomy and sports. I run and hike in the mountains with my “dog-children” (Silver and Plata). In all these adventures my partner accompanies me, Jorge, which you will also see a lot on this blog.
