Playa de Arenillas (West)
4.3★ · 46 Google ratings, Cantabria
✓ Short walk
At a glance
Parking
Fills up early
Walk
400 m · 5 min
Length
600 m of shoreline
Sand
200 m from the water to the back
Map of Playa de Arenillas (West)
Guide
Good to know
Go for solitude and coastal views
The cove remains quiet and uncrowded, with excellent cliff-top scenery and coastal walking paths to nearby Galizano and Langre.
Visit at low tide
Sand appears at low tide, while high tide leaves mostly rocks and reduces usable beach.
Litter reported
Visitors mention rubbish on the sand.Mentioned by 4 visitors · 2018–2026
Expect difficult foot access
The path down is steep and slippery with no vehicle parking nearby, requiring a walk of up to two kilometers.
Bring water shoes and check currents
The beach is rocky with sharp stones, and reviewers warn of strong undertow and dangerous waves.
Conditions
How it is right now
Air
20.8°C · partly cloudy
Wind
12 km/h from the E
Shelter
Cross-shore · wind running along the beach
UV index
6 peak today
Last updated Sep 3, 11:05 PM.
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Questions
Common questions
How far is the walk to the water at Playa de Arenillas?
20 m in a straight line from the listing to the mapped shoreline, under a minute. Soft sand and dune make the real walk longer than the straight line.
Does Playa de Arenillas have restrooms?
No restrooms are mapped within 600 m on OpenStreetMap. That means nobody has mapped any, which is not the same as there being none.
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