Pico de los Nieves

We left La Aldea in a smaller coach than before which allowed the driver to use the smaller roads rather than having to make a major detour to reach the Pico de los Nieves, the highest point of Gran Canaria at 1942m. The winding road left me and others almost coach-sick.
We walked steeply uphill for and hour and 3kms with 200m of ascent to reach the Pico which could also be reached by car. There were great views from the top with the Roque Nublo in the distance.
We walked down for 11kms with 800m of descent through a pine forest and a paved section of the Camino de Santiago to Degollada de los Hornos (1719m) and then to San Bartolome where we rejoined the coach for the drive back to Aguimes and a couple more nights at the Hotel Escuela Rural.
I had vegetable paella for dinner at an al fresco restaurant.Read more