{"id":5690,"date":"2019-04-25T21:45:10","date_gmt":"2019-04-25T19:45:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leo-reuter.de\/siebeninseln\/?p=5690"},"modified":"2024-10-27T19:53:45","modified_gmt":"2024-10-27T18:53:45","slug":"el-jaral","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leo-reuter.de\/siebeninseln\/en\/tenerife\/el-jaral\/","title":{"rendered":"El Jaral – Circular hike through gorges and over heights"},"content":{"rendered":"\n


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Fascinating canyon and high-altitude hike near El Jaral<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This circular walk near the town of El Jaral starts on the south side of the Barranco del Achacay or Barranco Pozo. First we go down into the deep Barranco Pozo and on the opposite side up again to the idyllic mountain resort El Jaral. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Barranco<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

From there the hike takes you up the other side of the Barranco. Once again you cross the Barranco Grund. On a mountain ridge you continue uphill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"View<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

From the top you can enjoy fantastic views over the entire south and west coast of the island of Tenerife to the neighbouring islands. There are almond and fig trees from which you can even harvest the fruits depending on the season. Finally, after you have circumnavigated another Barranco, you return on another mountain ridge towards the parking lot opposite El Jaral.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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El Jaral – an idyllic mountain village<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In El Jaral tourism has not really arrived yet. But there are already some holidaymakers there who enjoy the peace and seclusion of the place. El Jaral is better known by hikers, as some beautiful hiking trails converge in this small village. But even if El Jaral has no special sights to offer, a walk through the pretty lanes of the small place with its colourful houses is worthwhile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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There is no bar or restaurant. When I was once in El Jaral years ago, a kind of bar\/restaurant opened its rooms exclusively in the late afternoon. Whether this is still the case today, I unfortunately couldn’t find out during my last visit a few weeks ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Track<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

General information about the circular hike at El Jaral<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Starting point and approach<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The starting point of the hike is a small natural car park on the right side of the road above Acojeja on Calle el Chorro. This is located on the right side of the road at Barranco Pozo, opposite the town of El Jaral.<\/p>\n\n\n

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