Mandatory registration
Mandatory registration is required for access from La Goleta.
Mandatory registration is required for the ascent to Roque Nublo between 09:00 and 17:00. If you decide to start the ascent before 09:00 or after 17:00, registration is not necessary.
Registration must be made on the website https://reservasroquenublo.com/. A maximum of 5 people can be registered per user in one day. Children from 0 years old are also included in the number. After making a reservation, you will receive a message to the email you provided, which must be confirmed. Based on the confirmation, you will receive an email with the reservation and a QR code, which you will show upon entry.
Currently, reservations can be made until the end of the month following the current month at the most.
As part of the Gran Canaria Travel offer, you have the opportunity to visit Roque Nublo without worries like extension of trip to mountains or on a trip tailored to your requirements.
Parking
The parking lot directly at the entrance to the hiking trail to Degollada de La Goleta has been canceled.
A small parking lot just above the original parking lot is reserved for vehicles with a permit only.
For parking, you can use:
- parking lots in Tejeda
- parking lot at Cruz de Los Llanos (intersection of the GC-130, GC-150 and GC-600 roads) map
- parking lot at Cruz de Tejeda map
- parking lot in the Zona Recreativa at Llanos de la Pez map
Getting from the parking lot
From the parking lots in Tejeda, you can take bus line 18, which will take you to the start of the trail to La Goleta.
Departures from the final stop at the gas station
via Ayacata – 11:00, 12:30, 13:30, 15:00, 17:00, 18:00
via Cruz de Tejeda and Cruz de Los Llanos – 09:30, 10:30, 11:30, 13:00, 14:00, 15:30, 16:30, 17:00
From the Cruz de Los Llanos parking lot, you can take bus line No. 18, which will take you to the start of the trail to La Goleta.
Departures from Cruz de Los Llanos bus stop
09:51, 10:51, 11:51, 13:21, 14:21, 15:51, 16:51, 17:21
From the Cruz de Tejeda car park, you can take bus line 18, which will take you to the start of the La Goleta trail.
Departures from Cruz de Tejeda bus stop
09:42,10:42, 11:42, 13:12, 14:12, 15:42, 16:42, 17:12
From the Zona Recreativa car park in Llanos de la Pez, you can take one of the trails to La Goleta. Be careful, even in this case you need to be registered, as you will pass through a checkpoint.
Back to the parking lots, buses leave from La Goleta.
via Ayacata to Tejeda – 10:00, 12:00, 14:30, 16:00, 17:00
via Cruz de Tejeda and Cruz de Los Llanos to Tejeda – 09:30, 10:30, 11:30, 13:00, 14:00, 15:30, 16:30, 17:30, 18:30
Bus from Maspalomas
From the south of the island you can take bus line number 18, which leaves from Faro de Maspalomas station via Campo de Golf and San Fernando.
Departures from Faro de Maspalomas to Roque Nublo – 08:00, 09:00, 15:00
Departures from La Goleta (Roque Nublo) to Faro de Maspalomas – 11:00, 13:30, 18:00
Fares
One-way fare price
- Tejeda – Roque Nublo – €1.40/person
- Cruz de Tejeda – Roque Nublo – €1.40/person
- Cruz de Los Llanos – Roque Nublo – €1.40/person
- Faro de Maspalomas – Roque Nublo is €6.00/person.
The bus departure times and fares listed are valid as of the date of publication of this article. The current timetable can be found at https://guaguasglobal.com/pdf-linea/?id=18. The standard fare applies on the line.
Ascent on foot from La Culata
Another option is to climb Roque Nublo from La Culata. If you choose the steeper route, at the fork in the S-70 trail you will go right, you do not need to register. The path on the left is slightly longer and less steep, but it passes through a checkpoint and you do need to register.
Parking on the road.
Be careful not to park along the GC-600 road. There are sufficient horizontal and vertical traffic signs along the entire section with no stopping. The Guardia civil systematically checks parking.
It is practically forbidden to park along the road along the entire section from Ayacat to the Zona Recreativa in Llanos de la Pez.
The fine for violating the parking ban is €150 to €600, depending on the severity.
Booking conditions
- The authorization is only valid for the trail, day and time of entry to the trail stated in the booking.
- The authorization must be on paper or on your phone and must be presented to the staff at their request, together with your ID card or passport (to verify the identity of the applicants).
- Carry a mobile phone with a fully charged battery. In case of emergency, call (112 CECOES or 928 353 443 CECOPIN Gran Canaria).
- Reservations made by individual users who do not participate in the climb or cancel will result in the inability to make new reservations for a period of one month.
- The route is considered a route of medium difficulty due to the short elevation gain with a steep slope to overcome.
Rules for Proper Use of the Roque Nublo Natural Monument
In addition to the Hiker’s Good Practices Guide, a series of Rules for Proper Use of the Roque Nublo Natural Monument are outlined below:
- Mandatory equipment: Users, hikers, and climbers must have a minimum basic kit, including appropriate mountain sports footwear, warm clothing, potable water, and a fully charged mobile phone. This equipment must be presented upon request by Cabildo staff or other authority agents. If this equipment is not available, starting the hike will not be permitted.
- Access must be on foot; transit by any other means is prohibited.
- Follow the marked trails established for this purpose; walking off these trails is prohibited.
- Dumping, abandoning, or burning objects and waste is strictly prohibited. Do not litter. Dispose of your waste in the containers provided at the trail entrance.
- Respect the signs installed at the Natural Monument; their destruction or alteration is expressly prohibited.
- Do not use devices or instruments that may disturb the peace of the environment.
- If you bring a pet, always keep it under control and on a non-extendable leash.
- The release of pets and the abandonment of animals are prohibited.
- Respect elements of archaeological, ethnographic, historical, and/or cultural interest. Actions that result in the alteration, degradation, or destruction of the Natural Monument’s heritage values are prohibited.
- Respect the natural conditions of the Protected Natural Area and its resources, avoiding any alterations.
- Respect wild flora. Cutting or pruning trees or shrubs, destroying, mutilating, or uprooting vegetation, and collecting biological reproductive material are prohibited.
- Respect wild fauna. Capturing animals, collecting eggs or offspring, causing any harm, altering their natural habitat, or disturbing their tranquillity—especially through noise, particularly during April-September nesting season—is prohibited.
- Do not introduce any non-native flora or fauna species into the natural environment.
- Do not make inscriptions, signs, symbols, or drawings on rocks or trees.
- Do not light fires, regardless of the fire hazard level or forest fire risk.
- Hunting is prohibited; game exploitation is not allowed.
- The use of music equipment, speakers, megaphones, or any sound amplifying devices is prohibited.
- Camping is not allowed.
- Flying drones for recreational, tourist, or commercial purposes is prohibited.
- Do not access the Natural Monument during an active forest fire risk Declaration or Maximum Alert.
