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04_soriaEN 11/4/08 15:16 P gina 1 Composici n C M Y CM MY CY CMY K Thisexcursionpermitsustodiscoverpartoftheinteriorofthe mostpopulatedcoastalandtourismareaofthemunicipality ofSanBartolomédeTirajana,whichcontraststoitbecauseof itstotalbareness,withregardtothestampofhumanbeings. ThefirstpartgoesthroughtheSanAgustínandMorroBesudo ravines,fullofthebotanicalsymbolofGranCanaria,elCardón (TheCanaryIslandscactus-spurge),tolaterdescendand connecttothelonganddemandingclimbtotheMonteTabaibas andtheCumbredeAmagar.Anitinerarythatmixesthe attractionofridingalongsemi-abandonedtrackswiththe enjoymentofmagnificentviews. Length: 43.2km. Duration: 5hours Difficulty: 3 Maximumheightabovesealevel: 520metres Accumulatedclimb: 1,080metres Maspalomas,AltosdeSanAgustín,Playadel Águila,BahíaFelizandCumbredeAmagar ASPALOMAS GUIARURAL ESPACIO NATURAL YTURISMO ACTIVO M Westartridingthroughcardonales(largetractsofCanaryIslandscactus- spurge),thatforsomeKm.weseescatteredoneithersideofouritinerary. 14 0.35 8.75 215 Turnoff Ourtrackendsinanewone,whichwetaketotheright. 15 0.40 9.15 220 Crossroads Soonafterpassingundersomeelectrificationcables,weignoreaturnoff ontheleft. 16 0.95 10.10 220 Crossroads Wecontinuetowardstheleft,asifwedonotwewouldcometoagoat farm,whichwecansee. 17 1.30 11.40 250 Turnoff Thetrackendsatasmallcementhut,butafewmetresbefore,anewone turnsofftotheright,difficulttoseeatthebeginning. 18 0.30 11.70 240 Turnoff Wemakeasmallturningtotheright,goingdown,ignoringanabandoned trackthatendssoonafterthecrossroads. 19 0.65 12.35 240 Crossroads Wegostraightahead,passingontherightanelectricpylon. 20 0.40 12.75 245 Bend Thetrackmakesalargebendtotherightandwecommenceaslightclimb, withaveryunevensurface. Atthispointwehaveapanoramicview,onourleft,ofsometallcrags wherecardonesandtabaibas(shrubbyspurge)growonthesides. 21 0.25 13.00 250 Crossroads Anabandonedtrackjoinsontheleft.Wegostraightahead,climbing. 22 0.45 13.45 225 Crossroads Weseeapipelinetotherightandsomeelectrificationcablesabove.A trackturnsoffontheleft,whichweignore. LOSALTOSDES.AGUSTÍNYLACUMBREDEAMAGAR 4 LOSALTOSDES.AGUSTÍN YLACUMBREDEAMAGAR PlazadelaConstitución Km 0. Llegada Salida 1 0.00 0.00 25 PlazadelaConstitución WesetofftowardstheGC-500road,passingtheOficinasMunicipales(Town Hall)onourleft. 2 0.10 0.10 25 Turnoff WeturntotherighttogointhedirectionofLasPalmas,takingtheGC-500 road. 3 5.40 5.50 10 SanAgustín OnourrightistheBeachorPlayadeLasBurras,andwegotowardsSan Agustín,takingthebicyclelanewhichgoesalongparalleltotheroad. 4 0.40 5.90 30 Turnoff TheBicycleLaneendsatastreet,andweseeonourrighttheSanAgustín shoppingcentrecarpark,fromwhichanelevatedpedestriancrossingover theroadstarts,andoverwhichweshouldcrosstotheothersideofthe road,walking,notridingourbicycles. 5 0.00 5.90 35 Turnoff Theelevatedpassendsatastreet,whereweturnofftotherightinthe directionoftheHotelGloriaPalace. 6 0.25 6.15 40 HotelGloriaPalace Atthecornerofthehotelweseeadoublecarparkonourleft.Weenter thesecondoneandcrossittocontinuealonganinteriorstreet,climbing. 7 0.25 6.40 55 Turnoff Thestreetturnstowardstherightandendsattheserviceentranceofthe CentrodeTalasoterapiaCanarias(CanariesThalassotherapyCentre),but, afewmetresbefore,adirttrackbeginsonourleft,whichweshouldtake. 8 0.15 6.55 65 Tunnel WegoundertheGC-1motorway,goingup. 9 0.15 6.70 70 Crossroads Wegostraightahead,facingasteepslope. 10 0.30 7.00 130 Crossroads Atrackturnsoffontherightinthedirectionofawindmill.Wecontinue straightaheadclimbingandturningtowardstheleft. 11 0.50 7.50200 Crossroads Weseeabarrierontherightthatdoesnotallowustopassinthisdirection, sowecontinuestraightahead,nowontheflat.Afewmetresfurtheron, weseeanotherturnoff,alsoontheright,whichwepass. 12 0.35 7.85200 Turnoff Thetrackgoestowardssomehousesandanotheroneturnsoffonourleft, whichgoesdowntowardsasmallravine,andwhichwetake. 13 0.55 8.40 210 Crossroads Weignoreaturnofftotheright. pk Partial Total Height pk Partial Total Height SanAgustín SANBARTOLOMÉ deTirajana BahíaFeliz Wecanseebeautiful specimensofspurge duringalmostallour itinerary Cumbres deAmagar pk (kilometricpoint)

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This�excursion�permits�us�to�discover�part�of�the�interior�of�the

most�populated�coastal�and�tourism

�area�of�the�municipality

of�San�Bartolomé�de�Tirajana,�w

hich�contrasts�to�it�because�ofits�total�bareness,�w

ith�regard�to�the�stamp�of�hum

an�beings.�The�first�part�goes�through�the�San�Agustín�and�M

orro�Besudoravines,�full�of�the�botanical�sym

bol�of�Gran�Canaria,�el�Cardón(The�Canary�Islands�cactus-spurge),�to�later�descend�and

connect�to�the�long�and�demanding�clim

b�to�the�Monte�Tabaibas

and�the�Cumbre�de�Am

agar.��An�itinerary�that�mixes�the

attraction�of�riding�along�semi-abandoned�tracks�w

ith�theenjoym

ent�of�magnificent�view

s.

Length:��43.2�km.

Duration:��5�hours

Difficulty:��3

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e�start�riding�through�cardonales�(large�tracts�of�Canary�Islands�cactus-spurge),�that�for�som

e�Km.�w

e�see�scattered�on�either�side�of�our�itinerary.14

0.358.75

�215Turnoff

Our�track�ends�in�a�new

�one,�which�w

e�take�to�the�right.15

0.409.15

�220Crossroads

Soon�after�passing�under�some�electrification�cables,�w

e�ignore�a�turnoffon�the�left.16

0.9510.10

220Crossroads

We�continue�tow

ards�the�left,�as�if�we�do�not�w

e�would�com

e�to�a�goatfarm

,�which�w

e�can� see.17

1.3011.40

250Turnoff

The�track�ends�at�a�small�cem

ent�hut,�but�a�few�m

etres�before,�a�new�one

turns�off�to�the�right,�difficult�to�see�at�the�beginning.18

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240Turnoff

We�m

ake�a�small�turning�to�the�right,�going�dow

n,�ignoring�an�abandonedtrack�that�ends�soon�after�the�crossroads.19

0.6512.35

240Crossroads

We�go�straight�ahead,�passing�on�the�right�an�electric�pylon.

200.40

12.75245

BendThe�track�m

akes�a�large�bend�to�the�right�and�we�com

mence�a� slight�clim

b,w

ith�a�very�uneven�surface.At�this�point�w

e�have�a�panoramic�view

,�on�our�left,�of�some�tall�crags

where�cardones�and�tabaibas�(shrubby�spurge)�grow

�on�the�sides.21

0.2513.00

250Crossroads

An�abandoned�track�joins�on�the�left.��We�go�straight�ahead,�clim

bing.22

0.4513.45

225Crossroads

We�see�a�pipeline�to�the�right�and�som

e�electrification�cables�above.��Atrack�turns�off�on�the�left,�w

hich�we�ignore.

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•� Plaza�de�la�Constitución

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e�set�off�towards�the�GC-500�road,�passing�the�Oficinas�M

unicipales�(Town

Hall)�on�our�left.2

0.100.10

25Turnoff

We�turn�to�the�right�to�go�in�the�direction�of�Las�Palm

as,�taking�the�GC-500road.

35.40

5.5010

San�AgustínO

n�our�right�is�the�Beach�or�Playa�de�Las�Burras,�and�we�go�tow

ards�SanAgustín,�taking�the�bicycle�lane�w

hich�goes�along�parallel�to�the�road.4

0.405.90

30Turnoff

The�Bicycle�Lane�ends�at� a�street,�and�we�see�on�our�right�the�San�Agustín

shopping�centre�car�park,�from�w

hich�an�elevated�pedestrian�crossing�overthe�road�starts,�and�over�w

hich�we�should�cross�to�the�other�side�of�the

road,�walking,�not�riding�our�bicycles.

50.00

5.9035

TurnoffThe�elevated�pass�ends�at�a�street,�w

here�we�turn�off�to�the�right�in�the

direction�of�the�Hotel�Gloria�Palace.6

0.256.15

40Hotel�Gloria�Palace

At�the�corner�of�the�hotel�we�see�a�double�car�park�on�our�left.��W

e�enterthe�second�one �and�cross�it�to�continue�along�an�interior�street,�clim

bing.7

0.256.40

55Turnoff

The�street�turns�towards�the�right�and�ends�at�the�service�entrance�of�the

Centro�de�Talasoterapia�Canarias�(Canaries�Thalassotherapy�Centre),�but,a�few

�metres�before,�a�dirt�track�begins�on�our�left,�w

hich�we�should�take.

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e�go�under�the�GC-1�motorw

ay,�going�up.9

0.156.70

70Crossroads

We�go�straight�ahead,�facing�a�steep�slope.

100.30

7.00�130

CrossroadsA�track�turns�off�on�the�right�in� the�direction�of�a�w

indmill.��W

e�continuestraight�ahead�clim

bing�and�turning�towards�the�left.

110.50

7.50�200

CrossroadsW

e�see�a�barrier�on�the�right�that�does�not�allow�us�to�pass�in�this�direction,

so�we�continue�straight�ahead,�now

�on�the�flat.��A�few�m

etres�further�on,w

e�see�another�turnoff,�also�on�the�right,�which�w

e�pass.12

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The�track�goes�towards�som

e�houses�and�another�one�turns�off�on� our�left,w

hich�goes�down�tow

ards�a�small�ravine,�and�w

hich�we�take.

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e�ignore�a�turnoff�to�the�right.

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If�we�go�dow

n�the�track�on�the�left,�this�ends�after�150�metres�on�a

hillside�from�w

here�we�have�an�entire�view

�of�the�Sioux�City�theme�park.

230.55

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e�pass�between�an�electric�pylon�and�a�w

hite�building.24

0.2014.20

190Turnoff

We�turn�off�to�the�left�to�start�a�pronounced,�dem

anding�descent.25

0.5014.70

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We�go�under�the�CG-1�m

otorway.

260.25

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e�go�straight�ahead.27

0.1515.10

�50Turnoff

We�take�a�new

�track,�turning�into�it�on�the�left.28

0.4515.55

�40Turnoff

The�track�ends�at� a�road�that�we�take�tow

ards�the�left,�to�turn�to�theright�after�100�m

etres�to�go�towards�Las�Palm

as,�and�we�therefore�have

to�take�the�tunnel�that�goes�under�the�GC-500�road.29

0.3515.90

�35Crossroads

(Señal�de�Atención)�We�take�the�GC-500�road,�at�the�Beach�or�Playa�del

Águila,�to�go�towards�Bahía�Feliz.

301.65

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e�leave�the�road�and�we�take�a�street�that�goes�parallel�to�the�sam

e.� 200�m

etres�later,�we�see�an�elevated�pedestrian�crossing�w

hich�goesover�the�GC-500�road,�by�w

hich�we�should�cross�to�the�other�side�of�the

road,�avoiding�the�temptation�of�riding�over�it�on�our�bikes!

310.20

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End�of�the�elevated�pedestrian�crossingThe�elevated�crossing�ends�at�a�bus-stop,�next�to�w

hich�a�dirt�trackstarts�that�goes�parallel�to�the�road,�and�w

hich�we�take.

320.25

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e�go�straight�ahead.33

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After�a�short�descent,�we�cross�under�the�GC-1�m

otorway.

340.10

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e�go�straight�ahead.35

0.0518.35

�30Double�crossroads

We�go�straight�ahead,�passing�a�double�turnoff�on�our�left.

360.20

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Multiple�crossroads

At�this�point�there�are�various�turnoffs�on�either�side�of�the�track.��We

must�be�careful�not�to�get�lost�and�therefore�should�ascend�in�the

direction�of�two�w

hite�buildings�with�a�space�betw

een�them.��W

e�shouldcontinue�our�route�passing�betw

een�them.

370.30

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e�go�straight�ahead.38

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�50Crossroads

A�new�tracks�appears, �now

�on�our�left.��We�go�straight�ahead,�clim

bingup�a�steep�slope.39

0.3519.40

�70Reservoir�or�Presa�de�Berriel

The�track�turns�to�the�right,�and�we�pass�on�the�other�side�the�dam

�wall

of�the�Presa�de�Berriel,�or�de�la�Monta.��Soon�after,�there�are�tw

o�turnoffson�the�left�that�only�lead�to�the�reservoir.

4

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e�go�straight�ahead.41

0.3020.05

105Crossroads

We�pass�a�turnoff�on�the�left,�to�continue�straight�ahead,�and�soon�after,

cross�over�to�the�other�side�of�the�ravine,�comm

encing�a�long�climb�betw

eenhigh�w

alls�in�the�form�of�volcanoes.

420.95

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e�ignore�a�turnoff�to�the�left,�and�continue�alonga�flat�stretch.43

0.3021.30

225Crossroads

We�turn�to�the�left�and�ride�betw

een�spurge� groves.44

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Once�again�we�turn�to�the�left.��W

e�can�now�see�the�M

ount�or�Monte�Tabaibas,

with�tall�antennas�on�the�top�that�reach�410�m

etres�above�sea�level.45

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e�are�at�the�base�of�the�mountain�and�there�is�a�track�that�clim

bs�up�tothe�top.It�is�a�short,�very�stiff�clim

b�that�we�can�avoid,�as�our�itinerary�does�not

finish�here�and�we� w

ill�have�better�views�during�the�rest�of�the�journey.

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e�are�riding�down�and�w

hich�soonbegins�to�ascend.47

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e�are�in�the�same�place�that�corresponds�to�the�PK�no.�31.��The

track�ends�at�the�bus�stop�and�we�take�the�GC-500�road�to�go�in

the�direction�of�Maspalom

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stretches,�allows�us�to�travel�it�in�tw

o�short�journeys:1)The�Heights�or�Los�Altos�de�San�Agustín�of�12.150�Km

.in�length,�taking�as�the�departure�and�destinationpoint�the�San�Agustín�shopping�centre�car�park.2)Cum

bre�de�Amagar�of�16.200�Km

.�in�length,�using�asa�base�the�Bahía�Feliz�com

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