# 4x4 Tour through the Garganta de los Infiernos

What to do en Jerte Valley · Jerte Valley

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/extremadura/jerte-valley/things-to-do/4x4-tour-to-los-pilones · Revisado: 2026-11-13

- Desde: 20 € per person
- Duración: 2 h
- Temporada: All year
- Para quién: Everyone

Guided Land Rover along the reserve's tracks closed to traffic · 2 h to Los Pilones · From €20 (€15 under 10s)

Private cars are not allowed into the Garganta de los Infiernos Nature Reserve: only a few companies have permission to take their customers along the tracks. Going up with them in a four-wheel drive is a way to reach Los Pilones without doing the trail, or to travel through the gorge with someone who tells you what you are seeing. It suits anyone who cannot or does not want to walk an hour uphill, and anyone who wants to understand the place as well as swim in it.
Two hours in a Land Rover and 300 metres on foot
The short route from Garganta de los Infiernos, the company based in Jerte, lasts about two hours. You travel in a Land Rover along the middle stretch of the gorge, using low range for the stone crossings, and at the end you get out and walk about 300 metres to Los Pilones. There the water has carved eight large potholes into the bedrock along about 150 metres of riverbed. In summer there is time to get in them.
It costs €20 for those over 10 and €15 for under-10s. It includes an official nature guide, third-party liability and accident insurance and, except in summer, binoculars and a telescope to share. The website says the 4x4 routes through the gorge leave from their base at calle del Cristo, 31, in Jerte; confirm this when you book.
More hours in the reserve
If two hours feels too short, the same company has half-day outings: Waterfalls and Pilones (Cascadas y Pilones) and Paradise Swimming Spots (Baños paradisíacos), of about four hours, from €45, and Water Paths (Caminos del Agua), of five to six hours, from €55. The website does not detail their routes: ask where they go before choosing.
ValleAventura, from Cabezuela
ValleAventura, from Cabezuela del Valle, also runs a four-wheel-drive route through the reserve: it stops at Los Pilones, follows tracks among oaks and chestnut trees with views over the valley, stops at several viewpoints, and its guides explain the geology and wildlife, from birds of prey to the otter. It does not publish a price or duration: ask on 636 631 182 or at info@valleaventura.com.
Full payment and a tiered cancellation policy
With Garganta de los Infiernos your place is not confirmed until you pay 100%. If you cancel, they keep 15% with more than 30 days' notice, 40% with less than 30, 60% at 15 days or less and everything at 7 days or less. Departures are not cancelled for rain. Dogs can come if you say so when booking; families with a dog ride in the back seats.
Bring comfortable clothes and footwear, hiking or sports shoes, and a small bottle of water per person; in summer, also swimwear, a towel, a cap and sun cream, preferably eco-friendly.
Coming back on foot another day
If you want to return to Los Pilones on your own another day, the trail to Los Pilones leaves from the Interpretation Centre, next to the reserve car park. The same company runs the cherry picking in season, which also ends at the pools.

Lo organiza: Garganta de los Infiernos, desde 20 € per person (https://gargantadelosinfiernos.com/tours/4x4-pilones/)

Lo organiza: ValleAventura (https://www.valleaventura.es/rutas-4x4-valle-jerte/rutas-4x4-garganta-infiernos/)

## Cómo llegar y contacto

- Coordenadas: 40.206, -5.7726

## Cerca de aquí

- [Garganta de los Infiernos Circular Walk](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/extremadura/jerte-valley/things-to-do/garganta-de-los-infiernos-circular-walk), a 0 m
- [Los Pilones Trail through the Garganta de los Infiernos](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/extremadura/jerte-valley/things-to-do/los-pilones-trail), a 0 m
- [Camping Valle del Jerte](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/extremadura/jerte-valley/where-to-stay/camping-valle-del-jerte), a 344 m
- [El Cerezal de los Sotos Rural Hotel](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/extremadura/jerte-valley/where-to-stay/el-cerezal-de-los-sotos), a 1.8 km
- [Las Palomas Rural Complex](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/extremadura/jerte-valley/where-to-stay/las-palomas-rural-complex), a 2.2 km
- [Cherry Picking on a Jerte Farm](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/extremadura/jerte-valley/things-to-do/cherry-picking), a 2.8 km
- [Las Tenerías Restaurant](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/extremadura/jerte-valley/where-to-eat/las-tenerias), a 2.8 km
- [Flor del Cerezo Restaurant](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/extremadura/jerte-valley/where-to-eat/flor-del-cerezo), a 2.9 km

## Consejos

### An option for those who don't walk
Grandparents or people with limited mobility reach Los Pilones with just 300 metres on foot.

### Go in autumn or spring if you like birds
Outside summer the company brings binoculars and a telescope.

### Swimwear in your rucksack from June to September
The stop at Los Pilones is long enough for a dip if it is hot.

## Preguntas frecuentes

### Can I drive my own car up to Los Pilones?
No. Only authorised vehicles enter the reserve. With your own car, park at the entrance and walk up, or book with an authorised company.

### How much does the 4x4 tour to Los Pilones cost?
€20 per person from age 10 and €15 for under-10s, with Garganta de los Infiernos.

### How far do you have to walk?
About 300 metres from the vehicle to Los Pilones.

### Is it cancelled if it rains?
No, according to the company the tours are not cancelled for rain.

### Can I bring my dog?
Yes, if you say so when booking. It rides with its family in the back seats.

Destino: [Jerte Valley](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/extremadura/jerte-valley.md)