Porís de Candelaria round trip from/to Tijarafe

From the parking lots on the northern outskirts of Tijarafe, you walk a few steps along the main road heading south and then turn into a side street (signboard "Porís de Candelaria"). At a junction, continue straight ahead and pass a vineyard to a signposted fork where you follow a sign "Porís de Candelaria" straight ahead. The path soon turns 90 degrees left, crosses a street, and then forks again. Here keep to the left (yellow markings) and continue downhill on a concrete track. Where the track sharply bends to the right, a discreet wooden sign "Poris" on the left indicates a stone path, which you enter. At the next junction, this path continues straight ahead, becoming a concrete track again. On the track, go downhill until it ends; below, continue descending steeply on a stone path (yellow markings). You will reach another concrete track and follow it down the valley until it bends left above a water reservoir. Here continue straight ahead on a field path downhill, cross a gravel track, and slightly to the left follow a sign "Porís de Candelaria" on a rocky footpath (yellow marked) downhill. The little-used path crosses a creek bed lower down and then turns left, becoming flatter. In open terrain, head towards the sea, crossing two more gullies. Below, the path turns into an old stone path that winds down in switchbacks. You pass a spot with a beautiful view of the cliff coast to the north and continue descending in switchbacks. The stone path passes slightly above the end of a road with a parking lot and forks below. Take the path to the right and continue descending to a junction, where you follow the sign "Cueva de Candelaria" on a paved footpath downhill. Soon you see the picturesque fishing village "Porís de Candelaria" in a rocky bay and descend to its small wooden houses.

From Porís de Candelaria, take the paved path back to the parking lot, then go up several hairpin bends on the narrow road until you reach a ridge with a viewing platform. Here follow a sign "El Jesus" and turn onto a stone path at the southern lower end of the platform, which leads steeply down in tight switchbacks into the Barranco de Jorado. In the valley floor, pass some huts, then ascend on the other side in numerous switchbacks again to the "Mirador del Barranco de Jorado".

At the viewpoint, follow a sign "El Jesus" and go left a short way uphill on a concrete track, then shortly turn left onto a footpath (sign "El Jesus"). The path climbs gently in a straight line to a concrete track and continues along it to a side road, which you follow left ("El Jesus/Tijarafe"). At a following T-junction, turn right and soon leave the now somewhat wider road after the first bend again to the left onto a stone path (sign "El Jesus/Tijarafe"). The stone path crosses a street and continues uphill on the other side. Further up, the path turns into a concrete track and reaches a signposted fork. Here turn left ("Tijarafe") and descend into the Barranco de Jorado (red marked), where after crossing you reach the creek bed. Follow it a little way uphill to the right (cairns), until a red-marked stone path leads out to the left. This path immediately turns 180 degrees left and then climbs in a long switchback up to the main road. Follow the road to the left until just after the first curve the "Camino la Quinta" forks right uphill. Passing a marked junction, continue straight on Camino la Quinta and reach a bend with the first houses of Tijarafe. At a T-junction, turn left and so reach the church "de la Nostra Señora de Candelaria". From the church square, go right to the main road and follow it back to the starting point.