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Charco de la Caldera. Río Grande. Alozaina

Diputación de Málaga
10 Charco de la Caldera. Río Grande. Alozaina

Charco de la Caldera. Río Grande. Alozaina

  • Charco de la Caldera (CANYONING)
  • Protected Area: not included
  • Watershed: Mediterranean Catchment Area
  • Main Watercourse: Río Grande Municipality: Alozaina
  • Coordinates: x: 331667 / y: 4067142 / z: 480 m
  • Location: convoluted
  • Access: complicated
  • Swimming Potential: medium.

 

How to Get There

From Alozaina, follow the A-366 (Ronda-Málaga) towards Yunquera.  After 5 km or so, turn left towards the hamlet of Jorox. Park in the layby next to the chapel of El Santo Cristo de la Vera Cruz. Walk a few metres down the street and turn left on a small bridge that overlooks the ravine of Jorox. This beautiful part of the walk ends next to a bend in the road providing access to the hamlet. From here, take a path leading down through the pine forest to the Jorox River. The waterfall and the pool are hidden by the tangle of vegetation. After negotiating a few boulders, you will make out the beautiful pool and the 22 m high waterfall.

 

Interesting Facts

Undoubtedly, Jorox is one of those idyllic hideouts scattered over the province of Málaga. The hamlet’s houses are spread over terraces at different heights, where all kinds of fruit trees grow. The source of the Jorox River is directly below the bridge on the road.  As soon as it flows to the surface, part of it is channelled away through an outlet which distributes the water to a labyrinth of irrigation streams; although, in years gone by, the water was used for flour and oil mills. In the small plateau that dominates this closed valley there are some natural shelters that were occupied by the earliest human settlements.

 

Please Note

Access to the pool involves walking between some small rocks that have come loose. Due to its location and orientation, there is rarely any sunshine. The pool is large and the water is crystalline. It is also too deep to stand in anywhere except on the edge. Behind the cascade, there is a small hollow where you can sit and watch the water fall. There is a rather striking carob tree with a curious interlaced trunk growing from the rock in a vertical position. The constant flow of water under the waterfall has shaped a very beautiful hanging tufa deposit. The space available to sit or spread your towel out is minimal.

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