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"Rambling Roger's your
man. In these days of instant gratification, it is rare to
find anyone so devoted to a task, which for him has been a true
labour of love. He is Gran Canaria's Wainwright and
deserves similar recognition"
Roger Vokes
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"The Earth is ours, but only in Trust. Let us
tread lightly as we enjoy its beauty and keep it
safe for those who follow in our footsteps"
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Welcome to my Website...
... which is
designed to encourage healthy active people to walk the
magnificent mountains of Gran Canaria, Spain. My name is Roger, known
as Rambling Roger. My wife Eileen and I have lived on Gran
Canaria for over 10 years, and we have discovered a surprising
number of great hikes, and mountain walks on this island.
'Don’t leave Gran Canaria without seeing it'
I have just completed my 1st Guide of
25 great hikes around Gran
Canaria: ‘Don’t leave Gran Canaria without seeing
it’. I believe that our local knowledge of
routes and transport can make this book the most
essential item for anyone wanting to hike our
magnificent mountains, away from the busy hotels and
beaches on the south coast.
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 Electronic Version
@
£12 /
€15
The CD-Guide can be sent by post or via email
as a PDF document
Hardcopy
Version
@
£20 /
€25
The full-colour Printed-Guide can be collected from
me in Gran Canaria.
I can also post you the Printed-Guide
for an additional
£5 /
€6
postage & packaging.
Don't delay,
buy your copy today... |
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25 great hikes
THE ultimate guide
for hikers by
Rambling Roger,
resident in
Gran Canaria, Spain
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I am are aware that there are
already some hiking books in English about walking and trekking
on Gran Canaria, but none written by
a resident with personal experience of the hiking routes on this island.
My Guide
'Don’t leave Gran Canaria without
seeing it'
has 20
circular and 5 routes from A to B with local bus
times included.
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Lake at
Lugarejos nr Artenara
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The great attraction of hiking on Gran Canaria is the
tremendous variety of walks on such a relatively small island,
and it also has the climate to hike most of the year.
There are a great number of footpaths and tracks on the
island with spectacular views and very varied scenery,
including lakes, forests and occupied troglodyte
villages ( see our photo album ). |
My advice to all
visitors to Gran Canaria and the title of my Guide is:
‘Don’t
leave Gran Canaria without seeing it’.
 I
have been hiking with Roger for over a year now and enjoyed
every single walk. He knows Gran Canaria really well and
goes out of his way to design the most fascinating hikes.
I especially appreciate the variety of his walks in terms of
length and degree of difficulty. He has something to offer
for everybody
Franz Miltenburg, Playa del Inglés
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Rural Gran Canaria is a
complete contrast to the major resorts of Puerto Rico, Playa del
Ingles and
Maspalomas. Beaches
and night life are left behind for the peace and tranquillity of
the mountains. Each walk
includes GPS co-ordinates for all major intersections etc.
A GPS is not essential for any of the walks but in my opinion it
is an important navigational aid, see:
Garmin® GPS links. |
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Four lakes from
Tauro
Mountain
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Gran Canaria is one of the 7 main Canary Islands
... and is part
of Spain and the EEC therefore the currency here is the Euro. Gran Canaria's
coast holiday resorts have been a popular holiday destination for many
years, but few British visitors have hiked the interior. Gran Canaria is just a
four hour flight away, in the same time-zone as the UK and hence
the ideal destination for a weeks walking holiday - cheap last
minute flights to Gran Canaria's airport Las Palma ( LPA ) are
often found via:
www.skyscanner.net
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There
are now several good rural hotels
on Gran Canaria, and these are leading to more
people wanting to spend their well earned vacations in the
unspoilt and rural part of the island rather than on the south
coast and the large hotels in Maspalomas and Puerto Rico.
There is also a network of rural houses, and even
cave houses, to rent for families who really want to
experience the peace and quiet of the Canarian countryside. |
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Fataga
village in the
southern mountains
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The highest point of the island
Pico de las Nieves
is approx 1950 metres ( approx 6,000 feet ) above sea
level and you can drive to it in under an hour and a
half from leaving the coast.
Gran Canaria lives up to its nickname of a miniature
continent...
The island is very green and agricultural in the north, the
centre has forests, lakes and several villages of inhabited cave
houses. The south has some spectacular scenery across
uninhabited ravines and canyons, known as Barrancos, and there
are several large volcanic craters, known as Calderas.
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Many of the footpaths you will be walking on are old
donkey tracks, known as Camino Reales,
there used to be a large
network of tracks connecting all the villages and towns
together, often by much shorter and direct routes than
the modern roads that have replaced them.
The beauty of the real
Gran Canaria is in the heart of the island and is unimaginable
from the motorway that connects the airport to large resorts of
hotels and apartments, bars and restaurants etc. in the barren south and
east of the island. |
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Up the
Camino Real
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We
hope you will enjoy
reading our webpages and join us for a walk one day!
Best wishes
Eileen &
Rambling Roger
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25 great hikes
THE ultimate
guide
for hikers by
Rambling Roger,
resident in
Gran Canaria, Spain
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'Don’t leave Gran Canaria
without seeing it'
I
believe that our local knowledge of routes and
transport links can make this Guide the most
essential item for anyone wishing to hike in our
magnificent mountains
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Don't delay,
buy your copy today...
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Buy the Guide
Why come Hiking in Gran Canaria?
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Transport
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Description
Photo Album
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