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Gáldar Caldera – View of the Green Valley loop from Mirador de Pinos de Gáldar

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Spain
Canary Islands
Moya

Gáldar Caldera – View of the Green Valley loop from Mirador de Pinos de Gáldar

Moderate

4.4

(61)

192

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Gáldar Caldera – View of the Green Valley loop from Mirador de Pinos de Gáldar

03:39

10.3km

600m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: July 15, 2026

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75 m

Gáldar Caldera

Highlight • Volcano

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315 m

An incredible change in a very short time when hiking through coniferous forests and up into the mountains

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697 m

Wonderful hiking trail through the cloud forest with pines, eucalyptus, tree heath and broom. Beautiful ferns and sage bushes, which after the fire in the summer of 2019 slowly turn green again into the stunted scrub

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894 m

Lomo de Galeote

Highlight • Summit

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2.21 km

View of the Green Valley

Highlight • Viewpoint

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4.04 km

This trail leads from Fontanales to the Barranco de la Virgen. The mountain village of Fontanales is nestled in lush greenery on the north side of Gran Canaria. And it …

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8.54 km

From here you have a fantastic view of Tenerife and Fuerteventura and also on Gáldar, Moya and Las Palmas

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9.15 km

even better view as from the viewpoint

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10.3 km

End point

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.33 km

3.29 km

2.01 km

1.28 km

362 m

Surfaces

6.26 km

1.64 km

1.03 km

993 m

348 m

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Highest point (1,560 m)

Lowest point (1,010 m)

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Comments

March 12, 2024,🇪🇸 GC - Vulkankrater Pinos de Gáldar
The circular tour starts directly with the view from the Mirador Pinos de Gáldar down into the volcanic crater. This is an example of young volcanism. It was created 3,000 years ago and erosion hasn't had that much time to do its work. On the descent into the mountain village you first go on lava and sand through the pine …

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From Fontanales to the volcano - a fragrant and varied hike

The tour starts in the center of Fontanales and first leads through the picturesque town with its typical Canarian architecture. Then it goes steeply uphill on a narrow but easily walkable path, lined with tall eucalyptus trees. The scent is reminiscent of fresh cough drops - a real natural …

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Large (untied once) guarding dogs while traversing farms on the way back
The hike was great but unfortunately we didn't have good weather this time but no matter that's part of it

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The starting and finishing point is the Pinos de Gáldar crater. From the viewing platform you have a wonderful view into the 100 m deep crater.

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Today we started again in Fontanales, but this time we hiked uphill to the highest point of the Caldeira de los Pinos de Galdar at an altitude of 1,550 m.

The fertile slopes around Fontanales are cultivated and flocks of sheep are on the move.

At over 1,200 m there was a small orange plantation.

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