Walking
The walking in Gran Canaria’s Highlands is wonderfully diverse for such a compact area. Familiarise yourself with the landscape on some short walks (anything from ½ hour to 2 ½ hours), passing through tiny villages, to important cave-sites, through pine forests, to awesome viewpoints, into a great ravine, down to a hidden beach, or into the crater of an extinct volcano. Take your picnic, and take your time… If you feel like heading out on a few medium length (half-day) walks, you can discover important aboriginal caves, walk through cool Canarian Pine forests in a nature reserve, head into a lush barranco (ravine) with waterfalls, follow the ancient Camino Real pathways, or cross grassland plateaus with wonderful views. If full-day walks are what you want, you can explore extraordinary cave-villages, nature reserves and ravines, cross a great meadow-topped lava plateau, and circle the mighty volcanic tower of Roque Nublo. If you choose to join the three organised walks per week you may find yourself following a pilgrim trail from the pretty town of Valleseco, crossing a volcanic crater, following the great central ridge from the island’s highest point, or circling the holy rock of Bentaiga.
