Walking on Gran Canaria (eBook)

45 day walks including five days on the GR131 coast-to-coast route

Paddy Dillon (Autor)

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2025 | 2. Auflage
240 Seiten
Cicerone Press (Verlag)
978-1-78362-798-1 (ISBN)

Infos

Guidebook describing 45 day walks on Gran Canaria, generally averaging 10 to 12km each. A long-distance coast-to-coast route on the GR131 is included, and shorter walks can be linked to form longer itineraries. One of the larger Canary Islands, Gran Canaria is a popular destination but offers many peaceful, rural areas perfect for walking.

Autor

Paddy Dillon is a prolific walker and guidebook writer with over 90 guidebooks to his name, and contributions to 40 other titles. He has written extensively for several outdoor magazines and other publications and has appeared on radio and television. Paddy is an indefatigable long-distance walker who has walked all of Britain and #039;s National Trails and several European trails. He has also walked in Nepal, Tibet, Korea, Africa and the Rocky Mountains of Canada and the US. Paddy is a member of the Outdoor Writers and Photographers Guild and President of the Backpackers Club.

Inhalt

Map key

Overview map
Location of walks
Introduction
Location
Geology
Wildlife
National parks
The Fortunate Isles
Getting there
When to go
Accommodation
Health and safety
Food and drink
Language
Money
Communications

Walking on Gran Canaria
Introduction
Getting there
Getting around
What to take
Waymarking and access
Maps
Food and drink
Tourist information offices
Emergencies
Using this guide

Santa Br and amp;iacute;gida and San Mateo
Walk 1 Las Palmas to Santa Br and amp;iacute;gida
Walk 2 Las Meleguinas to Las Lagunetas
Walk 3 Las Lagunetas and Cruz de Tejeda
Walk 4 Santa Br and amp;iacute;gida to Teror
Walk 5 San Mateo to Teror
Walk 6 Pico de Bandama and Caldera de Bandama

Valleseco and Teror
Walk 7 Cruz de Tejeda to Teror
Walk 8 Cruz de Tejeda to Valleseco
Walk 9 Cruz de La Laguna and Valsendero
Walk 10 Cruz de La Laguna and Las Madres

Artenara and Tamadaba
Walk 11 Moriscos to Santa Mar and amp;iacute;a de Gu and amp;iacute;a
Walk 12 Artenara to Tamadaba
Walk 13 San Pedro and Tamadaba
Walk 14 Artenara and Vega de Acusa

La Aldea
Walk 15 Altavista to La Aldea
Walk 16 La Aldea to El Risco
Walk 17 Alberc and amp;oacute;n, G and amp;uuml;ig and amp;uuml; and amp;iacute; and Tas and amp;##xe1;rtico
Walk 18 Monta and amp;ntilde;a del Viso and La Aldea

Mog and amp;##xe1;n and Las Presas
Walk 19 El Aserrador and El Carrizal
Walk 20 El Aserrador and El Juncal
Walk 21 Presa de las Ni and amp;ntilde;as and Morillo de San Juan
Walk 22 Cruz de San Antonio to Las Casillas
Walk 23 Camino de las Presas

Tejeda and La Culata
Walk 24 Tejeda and Cruz de Tejeda
Walk 25 Tejeda and La Culata
Walk 26 Degollada Becerra and La Culata
Walk 27 Roque Nublo from La Goleta
Walk 28 Cruz Grande to Ayacata
Walk 29 Llanos de Gara and amp;ntilde; and amp;oacute;n and Pico de las Nieves

San Bartolom and amp;##xe9;
Walk 30 Santa Luc and amp;iacute;a and Pico de las Nieves
Walk 31 San Bartolom and amp;##xe9; and Cruz Grande
Walk 32 San Bartolom and amp;##xe9; to Arteara
Walk 33 Arteara to Ayagaures
Walk 34 Dunas de Maspalomas

Valsequillo
Walk 35 Siete Fuentes to San Mateo
Walk 36 San Mateo to Valsequillo
Walk 37 Valsequillo to Santa Br and amp;iacute;gida
Walk 38 El Rinc and amp;oacute;n and Cuevas Blancas
Walk 39 Tenteniguada and Caldera de los Marteles
Walk 40 Caldera de los Marteles to Valsequillo

GR 131 - Puerto de las Nieves to Maspalomas
Walk 41 GR 131 - Puerto de las Nieves to Tamadaba
Walk 42 GR 131 -Tamadaba to Cruz de Tejeda
Walk 43 GR 131 - Cruz de Tejeda to San Bartolom and amp;##xe9;;
Walk 44 GR 131 -San Bartolom and amp;##xe9; to Ayagaures
Walk 45 GR 131 -Ayagaures to Faro de Maspalomas

Appendix A Route summary table
Appendix B Topographical glossary
Appendix C Useful contacts

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 18.6.2025
• Zusatzinfo: Sketch maps and photos
• Verlagsort: Kendal
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport
• Themenwelt: Reisen ► Reiseführer
• Schlagworte: Canary Islands • hike • Hiking • Las Palmas • Maspalomas • Playa Ingles • San Bartolome • san mateo • Tejeda
• ISBN-10: 1-78362-798-0 / 1783627980
• ISBN-13: 978-1-78362-798-1 / 9781783627981