Sunday at Roque Nublo and Tejeda from Las Palmas

The plan

The day at a glance

Any part can be swapped for another without spoiling the day.

08:00
Leave Las Palmas de Gran Canaria 1 h by car
via the GC-15 and Cruz de Tejeda; park at Cruz de los Llanos, you cannot at La Goleta
09:30 1
Roque Nublo trail from the Degollada de La Goleta
free booking at reservasroquenublo.com for 10:00; line 18 from Cruz de los Llanos or an hour on foot
15 min by car
12:15 2
Pico de las Nieves viewpoint
go back to the car and climb via Los Llanos de la Pez; stop at the Degollada de Becerra
30 min by car14,2 km
13:45 3
La Casa de la Almendra
booking by phone; stone-grilled meats and Tejeda cheese · €€

Calle Doctor Hernández Guerra, 7, Tejeda · +34 928 572 556

Restaurant €€
Book
1 min on foot
15:30 4
Dulcería Nublo
next door; bienmesabe (almond dessert) to take away

Calle Doctor Hernández Guerra, 15, 35360 Tejeda · +34 928 666 030

Bakery €
Book
1 min on foot
16:00 5
Tejeda old town and its museums
the museums close at 17:00
17:15
Back home
via Cruz de Tejeda and the GC-15; in Las Palmas around 18:15

Approximate cost About €30–55 per person

Adds up the activities and meals in the plan at their published prices; travel and accommodation not included.

The route

Roque Nublo trail from the Degollada de La Goleta

A summit Sunday from Las Palmas, by car and without hurry: the best-known walk on Gran Canaria to the foot of the Roque Nublo, the roof of the island from a viewpoint and lunch in Tejeda, the almond village. You leave at 8:00 and are home for dinner.

The day, hour by hour

8:00 · Set off on the GC-15. Santa Brígida, San Mateo and the climb to Cruz de Tejeda, close to an hour. Continue towards Los Llanos de la Pez and leave the car in the Cruz de los Llanos car park: you can no longer park at the Degollada de La Goleta.

9:30 · The Roque Nublo. Before you leave home, book your time slot at reservasroquenublo.com; it is free, but on Sundays the middle-of-the-day slots sell out. From Cruz de los Llanos, line 18 drops you at the Roque Nublo stop in about ten minutes, or you can walk for an hour. The trail is a little under 3 km of gentle climbing up to the Tablón, the esplanade at the foot of the rock, with the Roque del Fraile alongside and the Tejeda caldera below. Allow an hour and a half for the outward walk, the return and a while at the top.

12:15 · Pico de las Nieves. Back in the car, drive up the summit road to the viewpoint at the island's highest point, at 1,949 metres, with the Tirajana caldera on one side and the Roque Nublo, which you have just stood beside, on the other. Stop at the Degollada de Becerra if you fancy another viewpoint.

13:45 · Lunch at La Casa de la Almendra. Go down to Tejeda. It opens on Sundays from 11:00 and the kitchen runs until an hour before closing. Order the griddled Tejeda cheese, a stone-grilled meat and the almond flan. Book by phone.

15:30 · Dulcería Nublo. Next door. A palmera pastry on the terrace, facing the Bentayga, and a jar of bienmesabe to take home.

16:00 · The centre of Tejeda. The white streets with wooden balconies, the church of Socorro and one of the three museums, open until 17:00.

17:15 · Head home. Via Cruz de Tejeda and the GC-15. In Las Palmas around 18:15.

With children

The Roque Nublo trail is short and without difficult sections; the Pico de las Nieves can be seen from the car park. Hold little ones' hands at the Tablón, which drops sheer, and take coats for everyone.

Distance3 km

Ascent180 m

Time1 h 30

The Roque Nublo above the Tablón plateau, with a clear sky

Basotxerri · CC BY-SA 4.0

Change the route

With young children, if it rains or if you fancy something else: another stop that fits the same day.

The Roque Bentayga with almond trees in flower in front

Instead of the museums: the free interpretation centre, with last entry at 16:00: Roque Bentayga and its interpretation centreThe other great rock of the caldera, a sacred place for the ancient Canarians: a free interpretation centre, Tuesday to Sunday, and a short path to the rock.

If you cannot get a booking for the Roque Nublo: the cross, the stalls and the viewpoint over the caldera: Cruz de Tejeda, the island's crossroadsThe great stone cross beside the Parador, almond sweet stalls and crafts, views of the caldera and the point where the ridge's royal roads cross.

With fog or rain: the Parador spa circuit, €40, open on Sunday from 11:00: Spa circuit at the Parador de Cruz de TejedaA 90-minute water circuit with an outdoor pool overlooking the caldera, open to non-guests: €40, every day from 11:00 or 12:00.

Where to eat

Where to eat?

Lunch is half the plan: book before you set off.

La Casa de la Almendra

Restaurant · Tejeda · €€€€

What to order: the grilled Tejeda cheese, a stone-grilled meat and, for dessert, the almond flan or the ice cream with bienmesabe

The dining room with a wooden ceiling, rustic tables, a sideboard with crockery and a candle lamp

Tajinaste del Refugio

Restaurant · Cruz de Tejeda · €€€€

What to order: the set-menu dinner of the day, French-inspired, after a route on the ridge

Takeaway and markets

Dulcería Nublo, Tejeda

Map

The stops, in order

With where to park at each one.

What to do Eat 88 €Stay Services

Getting there

By car or without one?

By car

That is how it is designed: the Pico de las Nieves has no bus.

Without a car

Half of it can be done: buses 303 and 305 to Tejeda and line 18 to the Roque Nublo. See the bus plan for this same summit.

When to go

When to go to Tejeda and Roque Nublo

From January to May and in autumn, with clean air and, in January and February, the almond trees in blossom. Book the Roque Nublo days ahead: on Sundays the middle-of-the-day slots sell out. In winter, check the state of the summit road.

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Tips

Worth knowing first

1
Book the Roque Nublo ahead
Without a booking you cannot enter between 9:00 and 17:00.
2
Or start early
Before 9:00 no booking is needed, and there is nobody there.
3
Bring a coat
Up there the wind is cutting and the mist comes in within minutes.