This is the most epic ride you can do with an Enduro MTB bike in Gran Canaria. This is a route that crosses the island from north coast to south coast. It is certainly not suitable for everyone. RIDERS due to its hardness of ascent and descent. Anyway, you can always split the track and do it in two days or take a look at the route we have from Pico de Las Nieves to the Maspalomas Lighthouse by bike.
Cross Gran Canaria on an Enduro MTB bike
As you may know, Gran Canaria is a volcanic island, full of ravines and mountains. Therefore, on this route you are going to face a lot of unevenness in a short distance. Therefore, taking a coast-to-coast route by bike, regardless of the modality, is quite a challenge. However, it is particularly harder to do it on land by bicycle. Enduro MTB, All Mountain or Down Country.
Tour characteristics
Next we give you all the details of this track to cross Gran Canaria from north to south on an enduro MTB bike.
| Distance | 74,37 km |
| Total promotion/demotion | 3.500 m |
| Estimated time | 8 / 12 hours |
| Minimum drink | 1500ml |
| Minimal food | 3000 Kcal |
| Shops on the road | Si |
| Technical level | Medium |
| Recommended bike | Down Country/All Mountain/Enduro (Electric with 2 batteries) |
✔ To take into account before taking the route
This is a route that You will necessarily have to do it from the north to the south. We do not recommend doing it the other way around, since you will spend a lot of time walking. As you can see from the features, it is quite long, the climb will be at least 5 hours. We will pass through beautiful places on the island such as Firgas, Valsendero and Cross of Tejeda during the climb. At this last point you can buy food and water.
During the entire route you will have to carry the bike about 5 times, but without much difficulty. We recommend leaving first thing in the morning, even at night if you want to complete it in a single day. If you are going to go on an electric bicycle, it will be necessary to carry two batteries, since the climbs by land are steep and broken in certain parts.
During the descent we recommend that you make several stops to rest. The descents are mostly made of stuck stone and are quite tiring. After crowning the Las Nieves Peak, recharge water and remember that there is still the climb of La Manzanilla (337m of positive slope), so the effort is not over. From the highest point, there are still 3 to 5 hours to reach the Lighthouse of Maspalomas, depending on your physical shape and the stops you make.
Download the track of this route
Now, You can download the track in .gpx format so you can follow the route on your own. If you don't know how to download it and follow it from your GPS or smartphone, here we explain it to you. If you want to support us so that we continue creating content for you about Gran Canaria, we would appreciate it if you purchased any of our tracks, either to enjoy incredible routes or as a donation.
Below you can see some video images of this route.
Finally you can see all our tracks to explore Gran Canaria on an enduro or MTB bike by clicking on the following photo.
Athlete and lover of life on two wheels, both mountain biking and urban biking. He is the Spanish MTB downhill champion and, therefore, a great connoisseur of the mountains of Gran Canaria.
