# Sunday on the summit of Gran Canaria from Las Palmas: Roque Nublo, Pico de las Nieves and lunch in Tejeda

The Roque Nublo trail with a booking, the Pico de las Nieves viewpoint, stone-grilled meats for lunch in Tejeda and an afternoon among museums and bienmesabe, an hour from Las Palmas.

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/canary-islands/tejeda-and-roque-nublo/itineraries/summit-sunday-and-almond · Revisado: 2026-11-13

## El día
- 08:00 · Salida: 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 · 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 · 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 car, 14,2 km
- 13:45 · La Casa de la Almendra (booking by phone; stone-grilled meats and Tejeda cheese · €€) · La Casa de la Almendra, €€
  - 1 min on foot
- 15:30 · Dulcería Nublo (next door; bienmesabe (almond dessert) to take away) · Dulcería Nublo, €
  - 1 min on foot
- 16:00 · Tejeda old town and its museums (the museums close at 17:00)
- 17:15 · Vuelta (via Cruz de Tejeda and the GC-15; in Las Palmas around 18:15)

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.

## Cómo llegar

### 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.

## Consejos

### Book the Roque Nublo ahead
Without a booking you cannot enter between 9:00 and 17:00.

### Or start early
Before 9:00 no booking is needed, and there is nobody there.

### Bring a coat
Up there the wind is cutting and the mist comes in within minutes.

## Preguntas frecuentes

### How much does the day cost?
The trail is free. Lunch, between €20 and €35 per person, and something from the pastry shop: €25 to €45 in total.

### What if there is no booking available for the Roque Nublo?
Go up before 9:00, or swap it for Cruz de Tejeda and the Bentayga.

### Does it work on a Sunday?
Yes: the restaurant, the pastry shop and the museums open on Sundays.

### What if it is misty?
The Parador spa opens on Sundays from 11:00 and its outdoor pool looks onto the caldera.