El Salto de Chella

From the village of Chella, start walking at Parque de la Fuente (right next to the ‘Bajada de la Fuente’ street). This is the only place where the direction to El Salto de Chella is signposted.

Follow the thin road leaving the sports centre on your left. Keep walking for about 100 m until you reach the bridge (which is just over El Salto de Chella). Next to it, you will see the ruins of an old house.

Go down the path to the left of the road next to the old house. After walking around 150 m on this winding path, the path becomes more straight. At this point, you will see paths going to the right. Don’t go to the right, as that’s where almost everyone gets lost. Go straight.

If you would turn right (not advised) there is an old mill and a small cave called the ‘cave that rains‘. Stalactites and stalagmites have been created by the leaks and filtrations of the waterfall. You will also see the ruins of an old power station to the left of the road. In addition, in the ruins of the buildings that are at the foot of the remains of the old power station, there are wells without blocking. These are several meters deep, so you can get trapped and hurt yourself. In the past, there were paper factories, mills and the old power station that supplied Chella and its neighbouring towns with energy.

Keep going straight, and you will get to the river, to an area called ‘El Paraiso‘. This is a small wetland. It’s naturally protected by its surrounding microclimate, which has created abundant vegetation. From here you can see the waterfall at its base.

Once you have descended to the bottom of the cliff, take the sharp curve to the right (towards the river). You will need to walk over some very large stones to cross the river. You might get wet. Once you have crossed the river, follow the path to the right which will take you to the base of the waterfall, or ‘beach‘. It’s 1.5 meters long, made of small pebbles and has a huge spiky bramble bush on the left.

There is room for about 6 cars on the road, only a few meters above the waterfall. In summer and weekends, there might be no place to park here. You can always park in the village of Chella and walk from there.

Difficult. Getting to the village of Chella is easy. From there, El Salto de Chella is signposted. You can walk or leave the car just above the waterfall. The difficult part is walking down to the waterfall since it’s not signposted. Most people get lost here and wander around for hours. Follow the path as indicated in my pics, and you should get there without any problem.

Don’t miss El Salto de Chella viewpoint that is at the top of the village of Chella. The views of the waterfall, swimming hole, countryside and surroundings are impressive. You can visit the historic centre of Moorish origin, called Barrio de la Peña. It’s in the highest part of Chella, where the old Muslim fortress (currently Calle el Castillo) is.

Check out these amazing natural pools in the province of VALENCIA!

In the village of Anna, there is a beautiful and well known Lake called ‘La Albufera de Anna‘. There are also 3 waterfalls at the other end of Anna, which can be enjoyed doing the 3 waterfalls hiking route. The best waterfall for swimming is Gorgo de la Escalera, an awesome waterfall.

Check out the spectacular Chorradores de Navarrés waterfall. It’s on the outskirts of Navarrés. It also has a signposted route that is easy to do on foot with young children.

The village of Bolbaite has 3 beautiful pools in the river. Pou Clar, Bugarra and Gestalgar have unique swimming holes!

It’s not advisable to have a picnic next to the waterfall and pool. Check why below in the ‘How Clean is the Swimming Spot’ section. Besides, there is barely any space on the ‘beach’.

It’s best to eat in a restaurant in Chella, Bolbaite, Anna or Navarrés.

Fortunately, there are no large hotel complexes in this area of villages. It’s best to stay with locals or in a rural house. There is one located near Salto de Chella viewpoint with spectacular views of the waterfall.