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Off for a week in Gran Canaria next weekend and seeking the wisdom of STW.
Biking time may be limited as Mrs won’t be keen on me disappearing for hours so also interested in hikes and parts of the island to visit and things to do.
We had a great day at Palmitos Park
www.cicar.com for worry-free car hire.
Walk the dunes at Maspalomas.
Don't forget to reserve your place to visit Roque Nublo ..
Also, be careful walking the dunes of Maspalomas ..
Hire a car and head into the hills. Quite sketchy roads in parts, but lovely little villages to stop at, plus views are lovely in places.
The west of the island has completely different weather to the east, it’s a lot greener over there. There’s some nice forests to go walking in.
It’s also the only place in the northern hemisphere where coffee can be grown, there’s a farm you can get a look around. Its somewhere in the north west of the island, I can’t remember its name.
contact himar @dhguides Canarias for a day out ont bikes based in Maspalomas the trails are great with stunning views
As others have said, hire a car and drive into the interior, amazing landscape, bit like how you might imagine Arizona.
was there about 18 months ago with the family but also took my road bike, the cycling is fantastic (crappy road surface notwithstanding).
We did an off-road buggy tour which was absolutely brilliant and my only wish was that it was longer: https://www.buggypirates.com/
If you're a foodie, there's some absolutely banging restaurants in Puerto de Mogan - there's a meats and wine shop called Los Hermanos which is absolutely 10/10.
The dunes at Maspalomas are lovely, but they're also a VERY popular destination for explicit outdoor activities between gentlemen. So, I'd avoid that in the evenings unless that's your thing.
"Walk the dunes at Maspalomas."
Last time I was there we happened upon a group of men doing something just one letter away from the above.
Rent a road bike from FreeMotion and ride up top.
There is a deserted hippy beach on the west side of the island that is worth the walk
https://maps.app.goo.gl/9XpTiNjRDcEL1PXR7
"The west of the island has completely different weather to the east, it’s a lot greener over there. There’s some nice forests to go walking in."
The north is much greener than the south.
I used to guide there and I much preferred riding in the north of the island due to the variation in vegetation.
Avoid the yumbo centre at all costs...
You have been warned..
Thanks all we are staying in Puerto de morgan and have a hire car sorted so hopefully that will allow us to make some excursions
Sex dunes
If you can swing it, hire a bike for a day or two and ride up the "serenity" road climb from Mogan. Mainly due to how hot it was in April I was out before the sun came up and back just as the Mrs was getting settled in on the sun loungers. It's such a beautiful ride it'd be a shame to miss it. Freemotion had a shop in Puerto Mogan at the time, assume it's still there. Really nice resort.
If it's windy (as it often is this time of year then Pozo Isquierdo is the base for a lot of world-class windsurfers and wingfoilers. As a windsurfer with 40 years plus experience they're often doing jumps and stunts that I can't even start to imagine doing. I chatted to Bjorn Dunkerbeck there once. A 42 times world champ, but off the water one of the nicest people.
Worth popping along if it's blowing hard, looks like a disused quarry if not.
Thanks all we are staying in Puerto de morgan and have a hire car sorted so hopefully that will allow us to make some excursions
Lots of great trails for walking and Gravel / MTB around there. We did a gravel ride which included taking our bikes through a 300m underground tunnel between two valleys!
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Have a look on Komoot etc for "The Barranco Hondo tunnel walk in Gran Canaria"
Thanks all we are staying in Puerto de morgan and have a hire car sorted
Park with care before market day, which the otherwise smart ticket machines don't know about. Or otherwise risk having a puzzled partner saying there must be an optical illusion as there appears to be a stall where the car is parked, then pay for a taxi to the next village police station to join a line of resigned northern Europeans queuing for the privilege of paying a couple of hundred euros or so . Ask me how I came by this handy local knowledge .
Other than that Mogan is brilliant . Second to the road bike climbs out of the village. Other you do need a car to get about. Las Palmas is I think the 8th biggest city in Spain and worth a wander.