The other side of Gran Canaria mountain biking Enduro tours. An endless trail winding down the volcanic side of the island among high altitude forests and hills of lava soil, starting from 1950m a.s.l. and ending coasting the ocean. The highlight section is a long single trail on flowing among low bushes and dry-stone walls, a delight for Enduro bikers. The final part crosses a marine reserve and a canyon that recalls the views of Morocco.

FACTS

50 km

4:40

Physically
Fit

Challenging
STS reference

Average
S grade: S2

Maximum
S grade: S3

Guiding a bunch of brave riders on Guayadeque Trail

DESCRIPTION

We reach the high altitude pine forests, at 1950m above the seal level with the bike shuttle. The mountain environment here is really inviting. The trail starts in a canarian pines forest and flows into an almost lunar landscape. We are on top of the volcano and the eyes go crazy for the scenery. After some shots, we dive downhill on a sinuous trail of lava gravel. The fun is at the top!

A nice single tracks and a fast fire road that we ride at full power lead us to the most characteristic and singular section of the Guayadeque trail: a red, long and flowing trail, set among low dry-stone walls, which the ancient natives of the island have laboriously built in past centuries. It almost seems that you can perceive the echo of the past, while flowing on this thin strip of red soil, bordered by low vegetation. Various species of cactus and prickly pears, along with varieties of el drago and salado verde will accompany us for many kilometers.

We rest a few minutes at some caves dug into the mountain tufa: the landscape here is incredible and on certain days, gusts of fog go up the steep slopes as in Borneo. While flowing down the rocky trail, the surrounding vegetation and ground gradually changes, until we connect to an easy fire road to ride at full speed.

Landscape and tracks continue to change drastically: a long trail flowing in the middle of abandoned greenhouses leads us to a protected nature reserve along the sea, then a track recalling Morocco’s desert finally leads us to a promenade coasting the ocean!

Guayadeque Trails ends at the end of San Agustin’s promenade, where we can celebrate this wonderful day with a fresh beer and some shots to upload on social networks!

Tour starts: 10.00 am from Maspalomas area (1.5 hours driving to reach the summit of the mountain at 1950 meters a.s.l.).
Tour ends: around 4:30 pm in Maspalomas area.

NOTICE:

• you can take part in this tour only if you can well manage S3 trails. Very good technical mountain biking experience and very good fitness are required.
• Contact us for more information.

TOUR INCLUDES

Bike shuttle *

Professional mountain bike guide

Energy Bar

(*) from Playa del Ingles to the starting point of the tour.