Ajuy Limestone Cliffs – Playa de Ajuy — Black Sand Beach loop from Ajuy

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Ajuy Limestone Cliffs – Playa de Ajuy — Black Sand Beach loop from Ajuy

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Ajuy Limestone Cliffs – Playa de Ajuy — Black Sand Beach loop from Ajuy

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5.51km

100m

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Easy hike. Easily walkable paths.

Last updated: August 21, 2026

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764 m

Ajuy Beach

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Wonderful beach. It's a great sight when the mostly high waves hit the jet black sand. But be careful when swimming, strong surf!

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833 m

Views of the cliffs and Ajuy's black sand beach

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There's a hot sole here barefoot

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870 m

This is shell limestone that came to the water surface as a result of tectonic uplift and from which quicklime was extracted in earlier times. This is also the reason for the lime kilns located nearby.

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1.66 km

View of the Sea from the Ajuy Caves

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To reach one of the viewing holes you have to climb up in near darkness. Be careful but it is definitely worth it.

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2.63 km

Jurado Arch (Peña Horadada)

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The Punta de las Ánimas o de la Peña Horadada is dominated by the rock gate. The mighty cliff stands on the pebble beach. So far, the hard surf of …

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3.55 km

View of the Ajuy Caves

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Due to bloody pirate attacks, the black beach is nicknamed Playa de los Muertos - "Beach of the Dead".

About two kilometers from Ajuy lies the Caleta Negra, the "Black …

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Playa de Ajuy — Black Sand Beach

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The beach at Ajuy ("Playa de los Muertos", translated "Beach of the Dead") once served pirate ships as a landing place.
The somewhat strange name of the bay can be …

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4.88 km

Ajuy Beach and Cliffs

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Wonderful beach. It's a great sight when the mostly high waves hit the jet black sand. But be careful when swimming, strong surf!

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5.51 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

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3.60 km

1.11 km

440 m

376 m

Surfaces

3.13 km

1.22 km

605 m

322 m

242 m

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Tuesday 3 November

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Comments

March 15, 2023,Von Ajuy zum Arco del Jurado 🇪🇸

Worthwhile hike along the steep coast of Ajuy to the natural monument Arco de Jurado (rock gate), which is quite easy to walk. Again and again beautiful views of rocks and sea. Also suitable if you are not quite so good on foot 😉

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March 1, 2025,🇪🇸Fuerteventura: Die Cuevas de Ajuy, das Felsentor und der Strand 'Playa de los Muertos'.🌟

During our short stay on Fuerteventura this year, this hike led to the breathtaking coastal landscape of Ajuy. Under the warm sun of the Canary Islands, we explored the "Cuevas de Ajuy", the famous beach of the dead "Playa de los Muertos" and hiked past ancient relics of coastal history. We started our hike in the small coastal village of …

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April 19, 2023,Ajuy

Tourist hotspot but still nice to look at. There are 2 pirate caves and a great rock gate to marvel at.

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November 28, 2024,Wanderung

Here again at the most impressive natural wonders on Fuerteventura
near Ajuy.
Rock caves that also served as pirate hideouts and finally the path past the Caleta Negra over a rocky plateau to the 20m high rock gate Pena Horada.
This is where the Norman Jean de Bethencourt's conquest of the island began in 1405.

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December 3, 2022,🇪🇸Fuerteventura Ajuy _ Höhlen und Felsentor

What bizarre and beautiful sections on the west coast at Ajuy. First we went the (of course) touristic route to the caves of Ajuy along the Caleta Negro to the cave under the rocks. Very impressive and you should be able to walk well. That alone was worth the tour. We then hiked even further along a coastal path through …

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January 31, 2022,Fuerteventura-Playa Ajuy - Strand von Ajuy – Piratenhöhlen von Ajuy Runde von Ajuy

nice hike to Stonewall along the coast of Ajuy, past the pirate caves, very rocky and peppered with steep steps

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December 9, 2024,Ajuy(schwarzer Lavastrand), Kalksteinklippen, Brechsteinhütte, Kalköfen, Bucht Caleta Negra(Piratenversteck), Aussichtspunkt, Küstenplateau, Barranco de Pena, Horadada+Arco del Jurado(=Felsentor), zur. auf gleichem Weg z.AP

Easy coastal hike from the beach settlement of Ajuy over the limestone cliffs on a partially secured path to the caves in the Caleta Negra bay (once a pirate hideout). The route continues along the coast on a sandy path with a beautiful view of the wildly rolling sea surf to the mighty Peno Horadada rock with the striking, huge …

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