View of Fontanales – Casa del Cercado loop from Reserva Natural Integral de Barranco Oscuro

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View of Fontanales – Casa del Cercado loop from Reserva Natural Integral de Barranco Oscuro

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View of Fontanales – Casa del Cercado loop from Reserva Natural Integral de Barranco Oscuro

03:40

11.4km

500m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 21, 2026

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Barranco de la Virgen

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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896 m

View of Fontanales

Highlight • Viewpoint

4.42 km

Camino Real of Barranco de la Virgen

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

The Camino Real is partly paved with stones and leads quite steeply up/down from the heights of the Barranco de Virgen - with occasional shady sections thanks to trees and bushes. Wide hiking trails or roads/slopes etc. follow both above and below. Great views of the valley, beautiful path! :-)

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5.46 km

Gran Canaria: Barranco de la Virgen (Virgin Gorge)

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Very nice valley with quite easy to walk paths. Sometimes it is a bit steep or slippery. Sturdy shoes are therefore a MUST. In the valley you walk through the remains of the Laurisilva forest (laurel forest), which is said to have covered the entire interior of the island in the past.

Hiking Collection: komoot.de/collection/910826/-wandern-auf-gran-canaria

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7.31 km

Molino Chico Ruins

Highlight • Historical Site

Here are the remains/ruins of the "Molino Chico". If the plaque in front of it wasn't on the side of the path, you would walk past here without seeing it. However, one learns, among other things, that what was special about the Chico mill was that it had its own spring and was a "testament to the region's prosperous past".
Unfortunately behind bars, maybe it will be restored - sooner or later...?

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7.75 km

Casa del Cercado

Highlight • Historical Site

Beautiful manor house (finca) with a sophisticated, traditional architectural style that served as a country estate. Nice to look at, there is more information on the sign on the street...
There are numerous cultivated fields right next to the casa, which can be clearly seen from the height of the Camino Real. The Camino Real entrance/exit is right next to the Casa.

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7.82 km

Royal Road of the Barranco de la Virgen

Highlight (Segment) • Gorge

9.92 km

Laurel Avenue on Camino El Tablero

Highlight • Trail

11.0 km

Gran Canaria: Hiking trail near Fontanales

Highlight • Trail

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 is one of the most beautiful villages on the north side because of its magical fruit blossoms in spring.

Hiking Collection: komoot.de/collection/910826/-wandern-auf-gran-canaria

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11.4 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.74 km

3.14 km

2.79 km

1.56 km

144 m

Surfaces

7.72 km

1.93 km

939 m

559 m

159 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,050 m)

Lowest point (610 m)

Weather

Thursday 15 October

26°C

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Comments

January 3, 2025,Von Fontanales in den Barranco de la Virgen

Beautiful hike through a lush green valley with lots of agriculture

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February 25, 2025,[702] Gran Canaria: Durch den Barranco de La Virgen | Runde von Fontanales ☀️ 🥾🥾 ☕🍰

I remember Fontanales from our stay in 2003. Our accommodation was the Finca Casa Nanita, a finca that was awarded the prize for the most successful restoration of a rural property, located very close to Fantanales. Unfortunately, the weather was not on our side. We had rain 12 out of 14 days and it was cold up here. Fontanales is …

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July 27, 2023,Barranco Oscuro-Corvo

Beautiful barranco. Way partly on a road with little traffic. Magnificent views

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January 13, 2024,Barranco Virgen

A varied tour at medium altitudes around 1,000 meters ("las medianias") in the green north. A circular tour from/to Fontanales in the Doramas Natural Park. Here you can find the famous “Eternal Spring” of the Canary Islands. The cultural landscape is replaced by the lush green of the Barranco de la Virgen, where isolated laurel trees in the landscape give …

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December 24, 2023,Wanderung Barranco de La Virgen El Tablero

Despite the rain of the last few days, the descents and ascents were easy to walk on. The paths in the valley and on the ridge are asphalted.

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January 25, 2024,GC: Runde im Barranco de la Virgen (58)

Today we went to the north of the island again. Our starting point was near Firgas (not far from the Firgas water bottling facility). At first we went leisurely uphill on the GC305 (very, very few cars ;-)) through the green, fertile valley until the Camino Real took us up to the top. We really liked the numerous information boards …

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March 6, 2023,Runde von Fontanales (Parkplatz) - Corvo - Barranco de la Virgin und zurück

Nice circular tour on partly/often small slopes (roads) and over romantic old hiking trails. Initially, the path is lined with laurel trees and later you pass gardens where papayas, lemons and oranges grow ("Valley of the Virgin").

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