600
km
14.000
+m+
8 Days - 7 Nights
Saturday to Saturday
4☆ Hotels
10 Participants
2 Route Leaders
1 Support Van
GranGuanche Gravel, Canary Islands
from
2.750 €
pp
30% - Deposit
will secure a place in the route
70% - Balance
due 2 months before departure
Inn-to-Inn Supported Route
All-included supported route focused on discovery and community. Expect a relaxed pace, with plenty of coffee stops, local restaurants and charming accommodations. Our routes are not focused on performance or training but are a great chance to experience a region and connect with like-minded people.
- Route -
Details
Accommodation
7 nights in charming hotels.
Preferably outside tourist areas.
Check the day-by-day itinerary.
Full Board
Buffet breakfast at the hotel.
Picnic lunch from the Van.
Dinner at the hotel or restaurants.
Ferries
All the ferry tickets
to connect the route.
As per the day-by-day itinerary
Airport Transfers
From Lanzarote-ACE to the first hotel.
From the last hotel to Tenerife-TFS.
Luggage Transfer
To the next hotel.
(one bag, max 20kg)
Bike Box Transfer
From the first hotel
To the last hotel.
Support Van
Luggage transfer to the next hotel.
Picnic lunch with seasonal fruit, snacks and drinks.
Bike tools and spares to solve common mechanicals.
Support Crew
The route is hosted by 2 experienced cyclists,
providing practical tips about
equipment, mechanics and navigation.
Roadbook and live tracking
Support crew will assist in setting route on your GPS.
All the participants will be tracked in real time,
giving everyone the chance to ride safely at his own pace.
Please Note
A supported route is not a guided route. While a tour leader will be riding with participants to assist in case of mechanicals or emergencies, riders are fully responsible for respecting local laws and natural areas, they must be self-sufficient in following the route, bring all the mandatory equipment, and commit to the day-by-day itinerary. Please consider that the support van may not always be available and in most countries is not even allowed to carry participants as passengers. Participants must accept and sign our rider agreement before taking part in the route.
Advanced
Demanding route for cyclists who ride regularly and want back-to-back challenging days featuring continuous climbs and long descents. Rides may start before sunrise or extend after sunset. Cold weather, rain or strong winds may make the route even more challenging. Check the day-by-day Itinerary for the daily amount of kilometres and elevation.
Ride at your pace
Expect a relaxed pace of about 15 km/h with plenty of stops for coffee, resupply and regroup participants. You can always choose to ride at your pace, being faster or slower. We will make sure you have the right route on your GPS and we will keep an eye on your real-time position.
Bike Setup
Bring your trusted gravel or mountain bike,
with a low gear ratio (0.8)
We don’t recommend renting a bike,
but we can arrange it.
1.5 litres minimum water capacity,
45mm minimum tyre width,
tubeless setup.
Tools and Spares
multi-tool, inner tube,
tubeless repair kit,
hand pump, chain link.
Electronics
GPS device,
front light (min 600lm),
rear light.
Clothing
rain jacket, mid layer,
down jacket, waterproof gloves
and shoe covers.
Bags
saddle or frame bag
(about 4 litres)
for equipment and snacks.
Please Note
After checking the weather forecast,
we will decide the amount of clothes to bring with us.
For safety reasons, always bring the established gear on the bike.
Get Here
Fly to
Lanzarote
Arrecife Airport (ACE)
on Sunday, anytime
– we will arrange a transfer to the first Hotel –
Fly back from
Tenerife
South Airport (TFS)
the next Sunday, anytime
– we will arrange a transfer from the last Hotel –
Meeting
From Sunday
We meet at 2 pm at the first hotel.
We go for an afternoon ride
and welcome participants all afternoon long.
–
To Sunday
We may go for a morning ride,
We pack our bikes and say goodbye at 2 pm
Bike Rental
Contact Us
for availability
Flights
Plane
Tickets
Drinks
Beer, Wine,
extra drinks
Single Room
Available
with a supplement
Insurance
that covers illness, rescue, injury and repatriation
while cycling in the destination country.
We will ask a copy of your policy.
Payments
30% – Deposit
Will secure a place in the route
70% – Balance
Due 60 days before departure
In case of a missing balance payment, the participation will be considered cancelled.
Cancellation Policy
More than 60 days before departure
No cancellation fee
100% of the deposit will be refunded as credit for a future tour.
Between 30 and 60 days before departure
70% cancellation fee
30% of the total price will be refunded.
Less than 30 days before departure
100% cancellation fee
no refund will be available.
If a tour does not meet a minimum group size of four participants within 60 days before departure, we will cancel the tour and fully refund all the participants.
–
The guest may assign the reservation of the Tour to another person. The transfer must be communicated by email at least 15 days before departure.
- Route -
Highlights
El Jable Desert
- Lanzarote -
Sandy desert crossed by hard-packed double tracks between volcanos and wild beaches.
Timanfaya
- Lanzarote -
Volcanic Landscape made of rugged craters, black lava fields and red gravel ash.
La Geria
- Lanzarote -
Vineyards are here grown by digging holes in the volcanic ash to produce a unique malvasia.
North Shore
- Fuerteventura -
Gravel road that goes in a sandy desert landscape next to beautiful beaches.
Betancuria
- Fuerteventura -
The oldest Spanish town on the archipelago it’s an example of colonial architecture.
Sacred Mountains
- Gran Canaria -
Scenic landscape made of rugged peaks and deep ravines, UNESCO world heritage.
Anaga Mountains
- Tenerife -
Rugged peaks covered by a lush green forest. Well deserves the name of “enchanted forest”.
La Laguna
- Tenerife -
15th-century colonial town, former capital and UNESCO world heritage.
Mt Teide
- Tenerife -
Las Cañadas
- Tenerife -
Moon-like volcanic plateau above 2000 meters, UNESCO world heritage.
Day-by-Day
Itinerary
50
km
900
+m+
Buffet
Dinner
at the hotel
A driver pick you up at the airport and take you to the hotel. We meet at the reception hall at 2 PM and go for an afternoon ride, while our support staff stays at the hotel to welcome other participants arriving throughout the afternoon.
We ride on the first part of the GranGuanche route. After the climb to the old town of Haria on a gravel road, we ride back to the hotel at sunset on a scenic double track.
We all have dinner together and discuss the route, with insights on navigation and GPS devices.
85
km
1.000
+m+
Buffet breakfast at the hotel
Picnic lunch en-route
Buffet dinner at the hotel
It’s an easy day on the bike to start the week with. After breakfast, we climb to Teguise, a colonial town and the island’s former capital. We descend to Famara beach in a sandy desert landscape and swim in the ocean. After lunch, the route takes us across El Jable desert, the unique volcanic landscape of Timanfaya and La Geria´s traditional vineyards. A well-deserved stop in a charming winery for a wine tasting and it’s all downhill to the hotel in Playa Blanca.
115
km
1.600
+m+
Buffet breakfast at the hotel
Picnic lunch en-route
Buffet dinner at the hotel
After the half-an-hour ferry to Fuerteventura, we start a long day on the saddle, but trade winds will hopefully help us and climbings are smooth. It’s a ride on scenic gravel roads on the north shore. After lunch in the old colonial town of Betancuria, we ride in a rocky desert landscape and reach the hotel next to the sandy beach of La Pared.
40
km
500
+m+
Buffet breakfast at the hotel
Picnic lunch en-route
Buffet dinner at the hotel
An easy day to recover, we ride on the hard-packed sandy beach of Sotavento and reach the hotel in Playa Jandia. You can then chill at the pool or choose to join the 50km loop to the magnificent Cofete Beach.
80
km
2.500
+m+
Buffet breakfast at the hotel
Picnic lunch en-route
Menu dinner at the hotel
A 2-hour ferry and we are on the third island: Gran Canaria. A quick visit to the old colonial streets of Las Palmas and we climb to the highest peak of the island, Pico de las Nieves at 2000m. As we gain altitude the arid landscape turns into a lush pine wood, once above the clouds the view opens up to the magnificent “sacred mountains” of Gran Canaria, declared UNESCO world heritage. Our hotel is right there!
100
km
2.400
+m+
Buffet breakfast at the hotel
Lunch at local restaurant
Dinner at local restaurant
Our ride today starts descending the endless switchbacks of Tirma in the Tamadaba pine forest, to reach the harbour by midday and take the 2-hour ferry to Tenerife. Soon we are back in the mountains in Anaga’s rugged peaks on beautiful switchbacks. A landscape made of cactus quickly turns into a lush green laurel forest usually shrouded in mist that well deserves the name of “enchanted forest”. We finally reach our hotel in La Laguna, a 15th-century colonial town declared UNESCO world heritage
110
km
2.700
+m+
Buffet breakfast at the hotel
Picnic lunch en-route
Buffet dinner at the hotel
It’s a long climb to Mount Teide, a massive volcano rising at 3700 meters above the ocean. The climb mainly goes on hard-packed double tracks in the pine forest to reach the moon-like volcanic landscape of Cañadas above 2000 meters, another UNESCO World Heritage site. The route quickly descends on fast gravel roads to the hotel. It’s a long day, but we can take some shortcuts in the afternoon.
Buffet breakfast at the Hotel
We could go for a short morning ride, stay at the pool or stroll around town. Time to pack our bikes and say goodbye. We will arrange your transfer to Tenerife South Airport, a 20-minute drive from the hotel.
Tricks &
Workshops
Navigation
Routes and Devices
How to use a GPS device,
setting maps and routes.
Mechanics
Fix common issues
plug tubeless, set a tube
replace chain links and pads
Photography
Cameras and Phones
Shooting while cycling,
composition and editing.
Route Planning
principle and tools
planning a loop or a trip
apps and tools comparison
Equipment
tools
bike parts, clothing, electronics,
safety, spares and tools
Support
Crew
Daniela
Kirchner
Daniela likes the most adventurous and challenging part of cycling, she won extreme ultra-cycling races and explored remote countries on her bike. She likes to ride far away from her comfort zone, camp out in pristine nature and get in touch with local communities, always with an easy-going attitude and open-minded approach.
Matteo
Minelli
Like everybody else, Matteo learned to ride a bike as a kid, and never quit. After many years and countless miles, he is still amazed by the gyroscopic balance given by the spinning wheels, the instant pleasure of moving forward pushing on the pedals, the endless freedom of climbing mountains and crossing landscapes.
