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Roque de los Muchachos Observatory and Summit

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Roque de los Muchachos Observatory and Summit

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Roque de los Muchachos Observatory and Summit

Name: Roque de los Muchachos Observatory and Summit
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Location: Garafía, Isla De La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain

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1. Pico Fuente Nueva – Roque de los Muchachos loop from Hoya Grande

10.9km

03:37

410m

400m

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

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2. Pico Fuente Nueva – Roberto's Wall loop from Bellido

9.27km

03:25

360m

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

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3. Espigón del Roque Viewpoint – Roque de los Muchachos loop from Hoya Grande

10.5km

03:28

400m

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

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Evgenij

May 20, 2023

Bring water and sturdy shoes.

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Doria

January 3, 2025

At 2426 m, the Roque de los Muchachos is the highest mountain on the island of La Palma. The summit cannot really be called a mountain, but is one of the elevations on the edge of the Caldera de Taburiente National Park.

Here you can enjoy extraordinary views over the entire island of La Palma; the Caldera de Taburiente National Park is practically at your feet.

The typical island hiking feeling immediately sets in due to the altitude. An excursion that you should definitely not miss.

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StörmerGuy

March 18, 2025

At the island's highest point, the 2,426-meter-high Roque de los Muchachos, a hill in the Caldera de Taburiente, is one of the world's best stargazing sites. The uniqueness of Roque de los Muchachos is characterized by a fortuitous combination of natural factors, such as the island's location, its special climate, excellent environmental quality, and the physical characteristics of the site, which result in some of the cleanest skies in the world.

Among other telescopes, the renowned William Herschel Telescope, the Nordic Optical Telescope, and the GRANTECAN (Gran Telescopio Canarias), equipped with a 10.4-meter-diameter mirror, can be admired here.

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Distance 2.05 km

Uphill 30 m

Downhill 100 m

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Location: Garafía, Isla De La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain

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Roque de los Muchachos Observatory and Summit

1. Pico Fuente Nueva – Roque de los Muchachos loop from Hoya Grande

2. Pico Fuente Nueva – Roberto's Wall loop from Bellido

3. Espigón del Roque Viewpoint – Roque de los Muchachos loop from Hoya Grande

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