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"Roger and Eileen know the islands and
it’s pathways very well. Safety is always at
the forefront and walks are sensibly graded.
Each walk is carefully thought out and researched
and they even go so far as to encourage working
parties to maintain some of the lesser used paths!"
David Manley
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Mountain Walking Safety
Safety is very important when considering a walking holiday
to Gran Canaria, Spain ( or any other destination ). Make
sure that you plan your hikes carefully,
Gran Canaria never gets dark before 18.00, make sure you
can complete your hike before darkness allowing for picnic
breaks etc.
 My
wife Eileen and I are both about 60 years young, and have done
all of these walks in the times given, but we are too old to be
mountain goats, however younger fitter walkers will naturally be
faster, but everyone attempting these walks should have some
hiking experience and be reasonably fit
Rambling Roger
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If you have never done a self-guided walk before it may be
best to go on a guided walk first with one of the following
companies to get an idea of the geography etc. of the island.
Discovery Gran Canaria,
Free Motion and Rocky Adventure all offer guided
walks several times a week, and have websites for details about
schedules etc.
Self-guided
Walking...
For experienced hikers my walking notes in my Guide
'Don’t leave Gran Canaria
without seeing it', should enable you to
navigate the routes without any problems.
In the unlikely
event of getting lost retrace your steps to an identifiable
position, and try again, or ask for help, the local country
people are usually very friendly and helpful, few speak English,
but all are good at sign language!!!
See also our page about:
Hiking Equipment
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Donkey returning to
La Culata, near Tejeda
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Off the Beaten Track...
One of the reasons Gran Canaria is still relatively unknown
as a walking holiday destination is that the signposting of
routes is generally not good, and those routes that are
signposted often start and finish in the middle of nowhere.
During 2007/2008 several old paths were restored, but are still
‘secrets’, the signs have been promised but at present they have
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Barranco de la Mina
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There was a significant forest fire in the South West
Mountains of Gran Canaria in Summer 2007, so I have only
included a few walks in affected area, more will appear in
Volume 2 of my Guide
'Don’t leave Gran Canaria
without seeing it' - when the damaged area will have had time to recover,
however even now this area is already showing good signs of
re-generation.
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