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Mirador de los Andenes – Roque de los Muchachos loop from Pico de la Nieve

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Spain

Canary Islands

Isla De La Palma

Santa Cruz De La Palma

Mirador de los Andenes – Roque de los Muchachos loop from Pico de la Nieve

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Mirador de los Andenes – Roque de los Muchachos loop from Pico de la Nieve

02:36

30.0km

990m

Mountain biking

Hard mountain bike ride. Very good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. Some portions of the route may require you to push your bike. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 14, 2026

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Parque nacional de la Caldera de Taburiente

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Start point

Parking

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3.60 km

Lomo del Mosquito Viewpoint

Highlight • Viewpoint

During the entire route, we can find different places where we can get off the bike and enjoy the views, in our case we decided to do it here because we had a good view of Teide (Teide).

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4.73 km

Colored Rock Formations on LP-4 Road

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When crowning the pass in search of Roque de Los Muchachos, there is a section of the mountain cut, with a super beautiful fan of ocher and orange colors.

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7.85 km

Mirador de los Andenes

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It is located in the north of the Caldera de Taburiente a few kilometers from the Mirador del Roque de Los Muchachos and is 2,000 meters high. From it you …

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11.7 km

MAGIC Telescopes, Roque de los Muchachos

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The best view of the telescope is in the late afternoon from the highest mountain on the island.

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11.8 km

PR LP 12 Trail to Roque de los Muchachos Observatories

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PR LP 12 It is a tough Trialera in its final part where you will have to get off the bike and push multiple times. It is advisable to do …

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13.9 km

Access Junction to the Observatory

Highlight • Viewpoint

The Gran Telescopio CANARIAS (GTC) is a reflecting telescope with a primary mirror of 10.4 meters in diameter. Designed with the latest technological innovations, it is one of the most …

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15.1 km

Roque de los Muchachos

Highlight • Summit

The Roque de los Muchachos (2426 meters) is the highest point on the island of La Palma and one of the best places in the world for observing the sky. …

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21.3 km

LP-4 Fuente Nueva to Lomo del Santo

Highlight (Segment) • Mountain Pass

The LP-4, called Carretera del Roque, is a spectacular mountain road that takes us to the Astrophysical Observatory of Roque de Los Muchachos and the highest point of the island, …

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30.0 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

21.9 km

7.38 km

291 m

250 m

177 m

Surfaces

29.5 km

207 m

200 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Tuesday 2 June

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Mirador de los Andenes – Roque de los Muchachos loop from Pico de la Nieve

Lomo del Mosquito Viewpoint

Colored Rock Formations on LP-4 Road

Mirador de los Andenes

MAGIC Telescopes, Roque de los Muchachos

PR LP 12 Trail to Roque de los Muchachos Observatories

Access Junction to the Observatory

Roque de los Muchachos

LP-4 Fuente Nueva to Lomo del Santo

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