Gordejuela Beach is a pebble cove on the Atlantic shore of Los Realejos, in the north of Tenerife in the Canary Islands. Cliffs close it in, and on the cliff beside it stands a water elevator from around 1903, a stone pumping house built to raise spring water to the land above. The shore takes big waves and is not a swimming beach, and there is no longer any way down to it.
Gordejuela Beach
Local name: Playa de Gordejuela
Rocky pebble cove on the north coast of Tenerife, beside a cliff-top water elevator from around 1903
- Entrance
- Free, no ticket.
- Accessibility
- The beach cannot be reached by anyone. The nearest car park is about 725 m away in a straight line and the bus stop about 560 m, and the approach from both is on foot.
- Parking
- Two free car parks, about 725 m and 900 m from the cove in a straight line; the farther one is asphalt.
- Difficulty
- The beach itself cannot be reached. Getting to the cliff above it means walking from a car park about 725 m away in a straight line, or from the bus stop about 560 m away.
- Transport
- Bus stop San Vicente, about 560 m away in a straight line.
- Advance booking
- Not needed.
- Hours
- Open coastline with no set hours.
What makes it special
On the cliff beside the cove stands the Gordejuela water elevator (Elevador de Aguas de Gordejuela), a stone pumping house from around 1903 that once lifted spring water from the foot of the cliff up to the farmland above. It is a ruin now, its walls open to the wind at the edge of the rock.
Below it the cove is pebbles and boulders, and the Atlantic swell breaks hard across it. There is no way down to the shore. The place is for looking: the ruin, the cliffs and the white water, all taken in from above, with the Rambla de Castro coast running on alongside.
Good to know
- There is no way down to the beach any more. The cove is seen from the cliff above it.
- Not a swimming spot: the waves are big and the shore is rock and pebbles.
- No toilets and no drinking water nearby. Bring what you need.
- Nothing waits at the cove itself. The car parks and the bus stop are a walk away, so plan the last stretch on foot.
Getting there
Two car parks serve the area, about 725 m and 900 m from the cove in a straight line; the farther one is asphalt. By bus, the San Vicente stop is about 560 m away in a straight line. From either, the last stretch is on foot.
Guideposts stand about 116 m from the cove. The walk ends on the cliff top beside the old water elevator: there is no way down to the beach.
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The cove faces the open Atlantic and takes big waves; do not swim here. The cliff edges above it are unfenced, so keep well back from them.
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Frequently asked questions
Can you get down to Gordejuela Beach?
No. There is no longer any way down to the beach; the cove and the water elevator are seen from the cliff above.Can you swim at Gordejuela Beach?
No. The shore is rock and pebbles and the waves are big.Where do you park for Gordejuela Beach?
There are two free car parks, about 725 m and 900 m from the cove in a straight line. The rest of the way is on foot.Are there toilets or drinking water at Gordejuela Beach?
No toilets and no drinking water nearby. Bring water with you.Can you reach Gordejuela Beach by bus?
The nearest stop is San Vicente, about 560 m away in a straight line; from there you walk.