Views of Roque Bentayga – GC-811 Scenic Road loop from Tejeda
Views of Roque Bentayga – GC-811 Scenic Road loop from Tejeda
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Views of Roque Bentayga – GC-811 Scenic Road loop from Tejeda
03:57
55.8km
1,890m
Road cycling
Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.
Last updated: April 15, 2026
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After 55.2 km for 90 m
Waypoints
Start point
Bus stop
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13 m
Cruz de Tejeda Restaurant
Highlight • Restaurant
Here is also a popular viewpoints of the island and especially on weekends it attracts a lot of excursionists here.
You do not go wrong when you bring a jacket, because just on the north side of the pass the trade wind blows steadily and often drives quite cool clouds up the mountain.
A restaurant with bar and a stall invite you to linger. There is delicious almond cake or the local specialty "Bienmasabe", a very fine tasting almond syrup.
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7.99 km
Artenara Risco Caído Sign
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17.0 km
View of Roque Bentayga from Candelaria
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19.4 km
Mesa Verde
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24.8 km
Parralillo Stone Bridge
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25.7 km
Climb to the Valley of Tears via Degollada del Humo Viewpoint
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On the first 2km of the GC606 (the short variant of this "Valley of Tears" route) we knew immediately what the girls at the bike rental meant!!🙈 Ramps of the nasty kind. Either our rear wheel was spinning or our front wheel was lifting. In addition, there is quite bumpy asphalt with cracks and pebbles. 😱 And it doesn't get any better after the 2 km either. We must have been at the limit 4 or 5 times. But to be honest, you also have to say: If you climb 1,000 meters in 10km, then you can only do it with beastly inclines. 😉
A highlight, well, of a special kind. 😉 I can therefore not recommend the GC606 either uphill or downhill. In the future we will probably drive the "Valley of Tears" via the GC210 and prefer to take on the additional 400m from Artenara to Ayacata. They don't hurt like the beastly GC606 ramps.
If you want to continue happily touring with your cycling partner: Make a marriage contract beforehand!🤣
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Views of Roque Bentayga
Highlight • Natural Monument
Located within the volcanic caldera of Tejada at 1,414 meters above sea level, it is known for its basaltic pitons. The first settlements of the Guanches, the aboriginal people of the Canary Islands, were in this same area of the Nublo Rural Park.
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51.9 km
GC-811 Scenic Road
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55.8 km
End point
Bus stop
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
39.5 km
16.1 km
233 m
Surfaces
43.6 km
12.0 km
233 m
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