Altos de Tejeda
This beautiful route is recommended for hiking lovers. It boasts of astonishing views over the Volcanic Crater of Tejeda, Roque Nublo, Roque Bentayga and the Island of Tenerife.
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This beautiful route is recommended for hiking lovers. It boasts of astonishing views over the Volcanic Crater of Tejeda, Roque Nublo, Roque Bentayga and the Island of Tenerife.
The path bring us to El Roque Nublo, simbol of Gran Canaria and ancient`s prehispanic inhabitants holy land. This basaltic rock which stands 80 metres hight was declared Natural Monument in 1987.
This route boasts of a volcaninc breathtaking landscape, which shows a very rough terrain due to millions of years of erosion. This continuous process has carved rocks in peculiar shapes that have been charged of symbolism to the inhabitants of Gran Canaria.
It starts rounding the westside of Tejeda’s great volcanic crater, walking on ancient volcanic materials, some of them dates back of 15 millions of years ago, others, the latest ones are 5 and 3 million of years old. Later, we step into the huge depression in the terrain to arrive to the charming neighborhood of Culata de Tejeda, place which shows us a magnificent example of traditional crops and old canarian houses with gabled roof tiles.
Rutas, GCWF 2014 winter edition, Cruz de Tejeda, Tejeda