Gran Canaria - Recommendations
| Author | Date | Message |
|---|---|---|
| John Murray | Feb 12 2019, 2:06pm | Heading to Gran Canaria for a long Weekend 7th-10th March to do some trail running. Looking for any recommendations on the best place to base myself on the island in relation to getting on trails quickly? Would prefer to stay away from the usual tourist walking hot-spots so any info greatly appreciated. The only thing I have done so far is book flights. It will be a long weekend of purely running as much as possible and I was thinking of doing sections of the Transgrancanaria Ultra route so if anyone has done it before and has advice on the best stages that would be great. Tks! |
| Conor O'Farrell | Feb 12 2019, 3:10pm | Hi John I've not been myself, bu Juju and some of the "Mud, Sweat and Runners" crew were trail-running on GC recently. Look them up on Facebook and I'm sure they can share some good info with you. Con |
| Erwin Morales | Feb 12 2019, 4:38pm | Hi John, IMHO avoid the southern part of the island. It's too dry and touristic. I would recommend the area around the Roque Nublo. Views and mountains around there are amazing. Erwin |
| Erwin Morales | Feb 12 2019, 4:38pm | Hi John, IMHO avoid the southern part of the island. It's too dry and touristic. I would recommend the area around the Roque Nublo. Views and mountains around there are amazing. Erwin |
| Barry Minnock | Feb 12 2019, 9:09pm | Get in touch with Eoin Flynn, who's a regular on the Irish mountain running team. He lives there and knows it all. If you're on Facebook he's an easy find ;) |
| John Murray | Feb 13 2019, 11:58am | Thanks for the replies lads! @Conor - I forgot Juju was there recently...I'll drop him a message! @Erin - I was thinking of basing myself south in Maspolamas and running north along the TransGranCanaria Route. May think that through some more! :) @Barry - Perfect...will do! ;) |
| Stephen Coller | Feb 13 2019, 10:29pm | John, unless you rent a car, going from maspalomas only gives you access to one valley, up through Fataga. Its beautiful with plenty of marked trails either side of the road. The other valleys are just as spectacular, particularly the one from Mogan but you would need a car to access from maspalomas. If you want to give me an email I'll fill you in on a few routes I took. Stephencoller@gmail.com |
| John Murray | Feb 14 2019, 1:39pm | Hi Stephen, thanks for the info. We've now booked a nice Air BnB up at altitude around Cruz De Tejeda and stayed away from Maspolamas! We've also booked a car just to make life easier commuting back and forth to the airport so have that should we need it. |
