The Gran Canaria Walking Festival 2025: A Successful Last Edition
The Gran Canaria Walking Festival 2025 concluded successfully, leaving participants with unforgettable memories of unique landscapes, local culture, and authentic experiences. This year, the festival once again demonstrated its commitment to sustainable hiking and active tourism, offering routes that combine nature, history, and cultural heritage.
Climbo, part of the executive board of the Rural Tourism Association Gran Canaria Natural and Active, coordinated the complete organization of the routes, ensuring safety, flawless logistics, and personalized attention.
The Climbo team played a crucial role in the festival’s development, contributing 5 experienced guides, including official tourism guides and mountain guides. To provide a comprehensive and equitable experience for all participants, explanations were offered in multiple languages: Spanish, English, German, and Italian, ensuring that everyone could enjoy the experience in the same way.
This year, we welcomed a diverse audience, including returning participants, groups, and solo travelers. The routes we offered this year were very varied, passing through villages and forest trails, with regular stops for rest and explanations from our professional guides about the landscape, cultural heritage, flora, and fauna of Gran Canaria.
Here’s a detailed breakdown of each route featured in the festival:
ROUTE 1: OCT 23
Artenara among historic pine forest
The route descended from the Pinar de Tamadaba through centuries-old trees and volcanic formations, offering panoramic views of the Tejeda massif, Roque Bentayga, Roque Nublo, and the Teide, before finishing in the traditional village of Artenara, surrounded by terraces and caves.
ROUTE 2: OCT 24
Teror and its rural secrets
The route started in the historic Villa Mariana of Teror, passed through the Barranco del Álamo and rural estates, climbed through Pino Santo, and ended at the San José del Álamo recreational area, combining nature, tradition, and local culture.
ROUTE 3: OCT 25
Waterfalls among green paths
The route began in San José de Caideros, following ancient rural paths among chestnut trees and terraced fields, ascending the Altos del Castañero with views of the central massif, then descending through Montaña Alta and El Junquillo, and finishing at the Santa Cristina recreational area.
ROUTE 4: OCT 26
Descent to the iconic Fataga
The route connected Tunte with the Fataga and Arteara ravines, following ancient paths through agricultural terraces and palm groves. Along the way, it passed rural architecture and cave houses, finishing in Arteara, home to its palm oasis and a prehispanic necropolis, combining history, geography, and culture
The “Gran Canaria Walking Festival 2025” established itself as a benchmark for international hiking, featuring high-quality routes and authentic experiences that connected visitors with the island in a profound and respectful way. The combination of expert guides, stunning landscapes, and cultural heritage made this edition an unforgettable event.
