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Cactus and Succulent Landscape – Coastal View loop from Firgas

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Firgas

Cactus and Succulent Landscape – Coastal View loop from Firgas

Moderate

4.6

(66)

270

hikers

Cactus and Succulent Landscape – Coastal View loop from Firgas

04:53

15.6km

570m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 19, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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62 m

Firgas Water Cascade and Paseo de Gran Canaria

Highlight • Monument

In Firgas, next to the beautiful church square of Iglesia de San Roque, you will find the water staircase of Firgas and, just behind, the Paseo de Canarias.

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1.12 km

Entrance to the Barranco de Azuaje

Highlight • Gorge

Possibility of parking next to the street

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1.99 km

Azuaje Gorge

Highlight • Gorge

The road to the Barranco de Azuaje is beautiful. The path gets lost in some sections, which gives a touch of fun to the Route.

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2.80 km

Cactus and Succulent Landscape

Highlight • Natural

6.32 km

Cuevas de Doramas

Cave Entrance

8.37 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 …

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14.9 km

Paseo de Canarias – Mosaic Staircase of the Canary Islands

Highlight • Monument

A few meters further up is the "Paseo de Canarias" with a relief representation of each of the Canary Islands, their coat of arms and a typical image.

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15.4 km

San Roque Square, Firgas

Highlight • Settlement

Church with beautifully painted windows

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15.6 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.62 km

2.83 km

2.78 km

965 m

248 m

149 m

Surfaces

7.74 km

3.54 km

1.60 km

1.45 km

847 m

248 m

143 m

Elevation

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Highest point (720 m)

Lowest point (370 m)

Weather

Wednesday 29 July

26°C

22°C

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Max wind speed: 14.0 km/h

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Comments

January 8, 2025,Paseo de las Islas Canarias – Mirador Barranco Las Madres loop from Firgas

Another spectacular walk... this one is a challenge with a lot of steep climbs. Wonderful views

December 29, 2021,2021-12-29 Gran Canaria_Im "Dschungel" - Barranco_Azuaje bei Firges

Today's tour showed the diversity of Gran Canaria: The first part in particular led through a jungle-like barranco with streams, hidden ponds and waterfalls. You don't expect that here at first. The first part of the tour is the most adventurous: Difficult-to-find paths, steep climbs, the "key point" is an approx. 10 m high rock step secured with ropes. If …

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February 12, 2024,Gran Canaria 72 Barranco_Azuaje

Nice tour in the wettest part of Gran Canaria. Lots of shade, trees, cacti... even water flows in the stream. 12km is quite strenuous

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March 27, 2024,Firgas -barranco Azuaje tour 18km

The path that goes deep down in the Azuaje valley is sometimes complicated: you have to cross river a few times, a rope helps you to get up or down a rock. Avoid that part after heavy rain. The path maybe taken over by the water. In that case you can take the shortcut straight up to Firgas, after coming …

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Cactus and Succulent Landscape – Coastal View loop from Firgas

Firgas Water Cascade and Paseo de Gran Canaria

Entrance to the Barranco de Azuaje

Azuaje Gorge

Cactus and Succulent Landscape

Camino Real of Barranco de la Virgen

Coastal View

Paseo de Canarias – Mosaic Staircase of the Canary Islands

San Roque Square, Firgas

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