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Kilometer - KM |
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Altimeter total |
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Experience value (1-5) |
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Difficulty (1-5) |
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The starting point for this amazing bike tour along the coast of Gran Canaria, Playa del Ingles on the southern tip of the island of eternal spring. In the beginning, you still going past the many large hotels in Playa del Ingles and Maspalomas. After the golf course in Maspalomas you drive on the GC-500 in the direction of Puerto de Mogan. The manner in Gran Canaria, as the roads are built, is very interesting for us, Central Europeans. Because it has never temperatures around freezing, you need no stone chip protection on the steep slopes beside the road. The short tunnel in front of Puerto de Mogan does not require concrete lining. Although this has left a feeling adventurous, but if it is not even - why not. As in the height profile of this interesting Gran Canaria bike tour can be seen, there are on the streets of Playa del Ingles to Puerto de Mogan no flat sections. In principle, this bicycle tour of Gran Canaria, Playa del Ingles in the port city of Puerto de Mogan is one long interval training on the bicycle. The bicycle tour is also a lot longer than you can imagine from the map, because the road goes through all the small bays on the southwest coast of Gran Canaria. The coasts are starting to turn in the direction of Playa del Ingles Puerto de Mogan, at more often from the flat sandy beach in steep cliffs. This is also the reason why at this Gran Canaria only ever bike uphill and downhill.
The first city of the coasts - Bike tour in Gran Canaria can be reached after about 18 kilometers in Arguineguin. Arguineguin on Gran Canaria is a city with about 12,000 inhabitants in the municipality of Mogan. The place name Arguineguin means something like "Still Water". In Arguineguin, there is a large cement factory. The inhabitants live by fishing and tourism. There is a beach and a marina, but the tourism in Arguineguin is not as pronounced as in so many other cities in Gran Canaria, such as in Playa del Ingles and Maspalomas.
At kilometer 24, we travel through Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico is another pure tourist town in the southwest of Gran Canaria in the community of Mogan. Since the 70s will be built in the resort of many interesting hotel buildings. Some of the hotels are also built into the rocks inside. Puerto Rico has the bay a particularly sheltered location. Especially beautiful are the beaches in Puerto Rico and Amadores.
After 37 kilometers you reach the destination in Puerto de Mogan - the little Venice of Gran Canaria. Puerto de Mogan is the flagship of Mogan, the second largest community of Gran Canaria. The picturesque port town is also very strong, although touristy, but it is architecturally in a big contrast to the concrete structures such as Playa del Ingles. The small houses have been lovingly restored and almost all have a beautiful roof garden with many flowers. Along the romantic marina, there are numerous cafes and restaurants. A good opportunity to relax a little, because then you have even 37 kilometers with about 500 meters back to Playa del Ingles. Puerto de Mogan has just as many other coastal resorts on Gran Canaria is also a small lovely sandy beach. The more time you can be for this tour, the more valuable impressions of Gran Canaria, you can take it home. |
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Gran Canaria is an approximately circular island (with a diameter of about 50 kilometers) in the Atlantic Ocean and is one of the Canary Islands. About 800,000 people live in Gran Canaria. Of these, only about half in the capital Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. Thus Gran Canaria is the third largest and second largest in population expected, according to the population the Canary Islands. Where the population has increased sharply in the last twenty years. The highest mountain in Gran Canaria is the extinct volcano Pico de las Nieves, 1.949m. From the highest elevations in the center of Gran Canaria, the terrain falls away to the coast conical. Approximately 2.2 million tourists each year to spend their holidays in Gran Canaria. Especially the cities in the south of San Agostin to Puerto Rico, specializing in tourism. Who wants to meet away from Gran Canaria tourism, should a car or bicycle rental and explore the inland or north of the beautiful island. Gran Canaria is known for its many bicycle tours, which are also almost the whole year to travel. Due to the very uniform climate of Gran Canaria is a popular year-round holiday destination. The temperatures are in the summer at about 26 ° C to 30 ° C and in winter at 22-24 ° C. These temperatures, the good roads and the varied landscape of Gran Canaria, the island of eternal spring make Gran Canaria into a dreamland for all cyclists. No wonder if many of us emigrate from our "Siberian" area to Gran Canaria. Even many professional cycling teams use the best climate on the Canary Islands for a winter training camp. Around the island of Gran Canaria, there are many different micro-climates of continental to subtropical. Huge rocks alternate with tropical vegetation and desert areas. So it may happen that the peaks a bit of snow and you can swim only a few miles up the coast in the Sea, yet pleasant temperatures.
From the mountains to the coast, many dry valleys are present. On rare rainy days in Gran Canaria but it can come even to that which many seek the way to torrential rain to the coast. It is also why a lot of very wide reinforced stream bed created. The 1813m high Roque Nublo is the symbol of Gran Canaria. Approximate. 300km long, the old routes that are now used as hiking trails and on Gran Canaria where you can also get to know very well. |
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