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The cut
514 metres, to scale.
A slice through Tajo de Ronda where it is deepest and narrowest, measured on the Copernicus relief model every 30 m. Same scale as the landmark standing on the floor.
Standing on the floor, to scale: Great Pyramid · 139 m · Empire State · 443 m
Depth is measured to the lower rim; the width is from rim to rim. A 30 m relief model smooths the narrowest walls, so a slot canyon reads shallower than it is. On one side the ground was still rising 12 km out: the true rim is further away and the canyon deeper.
514m
Depth
measured on the 30 m relief model
17.0km
Rim to rim
measured on the 30 m relief model
35°
Steepest wall
average over 300 m, from the relief
473m
Floor altitude
Rim to floor
4 °C warmer at the bottom.
In July the afternoon reaches 28 °C on the floor, against 24 °C on the rim. The best months to hike are in May and in October. The wettest months are from February to March and from October to December.
- 13°9°Jan
- 13°9°Feb
- 15°11°Mar
- 17°13°Apr
- 20°16°May
- 25°20°Jun
- 28°24°Jul
- 28°24°Aug
- 24°20°Sep
- 20°16°Oct
- 16°12°Nov
- 14°9°Dec
Afternoon highs, 1991–2020 averages (NASA POWER) brought to the altitude of the rim and of the floor with the standard lapse rate (6.5 °C per 1 000 m). Shade, wind and rock change this on the day. Not a forecast.
Canyon in Spain
Tajo de Ronda is a canyon in Spain, cut by the Río Guadalevín. The relief model measures 514 m from the floor to the lower rim, and 662 m to the higher one. Rim to rim it is 17 km wide where the cut was taken.
Getting there.
- Rondanearest town · 0.3 km in a straight line
- Parking 2,240 m awaynearest car park in OpenStreetMap, straight line
- Viewpointsnearest viewpoint · 1.2 km from the floor
- Málaga-Costa del Sol Airport (AGP)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 60 km in a straight lineCar hire at AGP airport (Málaga)Discover Cars · sponsored link↗
- In May and in Octoberbest months to hike (estimate)
Plan the visit
Guided hikes, a bed nearby, a car.
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The river
The Río Guadalevín runs highest in March and from November to January.
The Río Guadalevín carries about 0.67 m³/s on average here. It runs highest in March and from November to January. It is lowest from June to September.
- 1.9 m³/sJan
- 1.7 m³/sFeb
- 1.7 m³/sMar
- 1.4 m³/sApr
- 0.7 m³/sMay
- 0.2 m³/sJun
- 0.1 m³/sJul
- 0.1 m³/sAug
- 0.2 m³/sSep
- 1.0 m³/sOct
- 1.9 m³/sNov
- 2.2 m³/sDec
From about 0.07 m³/s in the lowest month to 2.2 m³/s in the highest. Its basin above this point covers 105 km².
The Guadiaro from source to mouth on Riveryas — coming soon
Estimate: long-term flow from the HydroATLAS model (WaterGAP, 1971–2000) shaped by the monthly rain, snow and temperature of the area (NASA POWER). Dams change it. Not a forecast.
From the sky.
The canyon from above, with the relief shaded, the line of the cut, the river and what people have mapped around it.
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6 km
Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 (EOX, CC BY 4.0), 24 × 24 km, north up. The line is the cut above. Points © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Around the canyon.
- 34viewpoints within 5 kmMirador Tajo de Ronda, Mirador La Hoya del Tajo, Mirador de Aldehuela and 31 more
- 18marked hiking routes within 4 kmAndalucía (Provincia de Málaga), Ronda - Estación de Benaojan, Gran Senda de la Serrania de Ronda and 15 more
- 6footbridges and suspension bridges within 3 kmPuente Viejo, Pasarela de La Libertad and 4 more
- 55car parks within 3 km
- 18information boards and visitor centres within 4 km
- 37bus stops within 2 km
- 7campsites within 8 kmEl Cortijo, El Sur, Montejaque and 4 more
- 72hotels and guesthouses within 8 kmEl Sur, Hotel Reina Victoria, Casa Sofia and 69 more
- 132restaurants and cafés within 4 km
- via ferrata routes within 4 km
- climbing crags within 3 km
- rafting, canoe, kayak or canyoning spots within 4 km
- swimming spots within 3 km
- named waterfalls within 4 km
- caves within 3 km
Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit, around the floor of the canyon. A low number may just mean nobody has mapped it yet. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
Towns nearby
- Ronda0.3 km in a straight line
- Arriate7.0 km in a straight line
- Montejaque7.6 km in a straight line
- Benaoján8.2 km in a straight line
- Parauta9.9 km in a straight line
- Cartajima11 km in a straight line
- Alpandeire12 km in a straight line
- Igualeja13 km in a straight line
In our other atlases
What else is around Tajo de Ronda.
The river that carved it, the waterfalls inside it, the mountains on the rim, the lakes, beaches and island nearby — from our six sister atlases, each with its own figures.
Riveryas4 rivers in the canyon
Peakyas10 mountains within 15 kmFigures from the sister sites' databases (Wikidata, HydroATLAS, GeoNames, NOAA, OpenStreetMap). Links open when each site is online.
Month by month
The weather, at the floor and at the rim.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afternoon · floor | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 24 | 20 | 16 | 14 |
| Afternoon · rim | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 16 | 12 | 9 |
| Night · rim | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 4 |
| Rain (mm) | 61 | 62 | 75 | 55 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 28 | 68 | 90 | 81 |
| Rainy days | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
| Sun hours/day | 6.0 | 6.5 | 7.5 | 8.8 | 10.6 | 12.2 | 12.3 | 11.0 | 8.8 | 7.1 | 5.8 | 5.4 |
| Afternoon · floor | Afternoon · rim | Night · rim | Rain (mm) | Sun hours/day | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 13 | 9 | 2 | 61 | 6.0 |
| Feb | 13 | 9 | 3 | 62 | 6.5 |
| Mar | 15 | 11 | 4 | 75 | 7.5 |
| Apr | 17 | 13 | 6 | 55 | 8.8 |
| May | 20 | 16 | 8 | 27 | 10.6 |
| Jun | 25 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 12.2 |
| Jul | 28 | 24 | 14 | 1 | 12.3 |
| Aug | 28 | 24 | 15 | 3 | 11.0 |
| Sep | 24 | 20 | 12 | 28 | 8.8 |
| Oct | 20 | 16 | 10 | 68 | 7.1 |
| Nov | 16 | 12 | 6 | 90 | 5.8 |
| Dec | 14 | 9 | 4 | 81 | 5.4 |
Averages 1991–2020 (NASA POWER) for a cell about 55 km wide, brought to the floor (473 m) and the rim (1,135 m) with the standard lapse rate. Not a forecast.
Photographs
Seen from the trail.
Recent years
Wet years, dry years.
Rain of each month as a share of the 1991–2020 average. A dry year means a lower river and hotter rock; a wet one, more water in the gorge.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 176% | 5% | 143% | 112% | 222% | — | — | — | 24% | 42% | 119% | 45% |
| 2021 | 255% | 73% | 61% | 84% | 63% | — | — | — | 88% | 19% | 36% | 93% |
| 2022 | 14% | 13% | 271% | 116% | 46% | — | — | — | 33% | 12% | 41% | 206% |
| 2023 | 56% | 66% | 18% | 1% | 258% | — | — | — | 68% | 105% | 11% | 28% |
| 2024 | 68% | 107% | 277% | 34% | 17% | — | — | — | 30% | 265% | 78% | 41% |
| 2025 | 94% | 96% | 334% | 96% | 66% | — | — | — | 18% | 61% | 132% | 160% |
130% or more: wet month 70% or less: dry month
Compare with the neighbours.
Tajo de Ronda
Spain
- 514 mDepth
- 17 kmRim to rim
- —Length
- 35°Steepest wall
Where these figures come from
| Name, type, published depth and length | Wikidata (Q2168527) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| The cut: depth, width, wall and 3D model | Copernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA |
| River flow and basin | HydroATLAS / RiverATLAS v1.0 (Linke et al. 2019) · CC BY 4.0 |
| Climate | NASA POWER, 1991–2020 |
| Viewpoints, trails, bridges and the river line | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Images | EOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons |
| Rivers, waterfalls, mountains, lakes, beaches and islands nearby | Coastya, Lakeyas, Peakyas, Cascadyas, Islandyas, Riveryas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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