Story:
Route: San Sebastián, Benchijigua, Imada, Igualero, El Cedro, Hemigua, Agulo, Las Rosas, Vallehermoso, Arure, Valle Gran Rey, Gerián, Chipude, San Sebastián
day 0 - Getting to Gomera:
Flight to Tenerife South airport. From there a quick bus ride to Los Christianos and ~50min ferry ride to La Gomera. The ferry was the most expensive deal as the return trip was about 60EUR (much cheaper if you're lucky to be (or know) a Canary Island resident. San Sebastian, as most of the island, doesn't have a large hotel base, but we were only looking to spend one night indoors anyway.
day 1 - San Sebastián, Benchijigua, Imada
We took a bus going through the center of the island and got off next to Roque Anaga. We were inside a cloud and it was dripping - not the best start of the trip, but this was expected in the middle of "winter". We started our descent down to Benchijigua to the south and the weather soon improved. From Benchijigua we headed west to Imada. Luckily we found a bar/shop where we refueled (water) and had a quick early dinner. Shops and restaurants are hard to come by on Gomera and we passed villages with no shops at all on some occasions. From Imada we climbed to approx. 1300m where we set up our first camp, just off the road. The temperature at night was 8C - not too bad for that altitude in February.
day 2 - Imada, Igualero, Garajonay, El Cedro
We started off around 9am and visited a nearby village of Igualero with a splendid view of Fortaleza - a table top mountain. We couldn't find any shops to stock up on supplies and water. Next in on our list was the highest point on the island - Garajonay (1,484 m) - located in the national park under the same name which is also a UNESCO Word Heritage Site. Despite cloud cover below us to the north and east, we managed to get glimpses of the Teide volcano on Tenerife. From the peak, we continued north through the laurisilva forests of Garajonay until we reached El Cedro and the only campsite on the island. After a filling dinner consisting of goat meat, there was also a chance to take a shower.
tbc.
Route: San Sebastián, Benchijigua, Imada, Igualero, El Cedro, Hemigua, Agulo, Las Rosas, Vallehermoso, Arure, Valle Gran Rey, Gerián, Chipude, San Sebastián
day 0 - Getting to Gomera:
Flight to Tenerife South airport. From there a quick bus ride to Los Christianos and ~50min ferry ride to La Gomera. The ferry was the most expensive deal as the return trip was about 60EUR (much cheaper if you're lucky to be (or know) a Canary Island resident. San Sebastian, as most of the island, doesn't have a large hotel base, but we were only looking to spend one night indoors anyway.
day 1 - San Sebastián, Benchijigua, Imada
We took a bus going through the center of the island and got off next to Roque Anaga. We were inside a cloud and it was dripping - not the best start of the trip, but this was expected in the middle of "winter". We started our descent down to Benchijigua to the south and the weather soon improved. From Benchijigua we headed west to Imada. Luckily we found a bar/shop where we refueled (water) and had a quick early dinner. Shops and restaurants are hard to come by on Gomera and we passed villages with no shops at all on some occasions. From Imada we climbed to approx. 1300m where we set up our first camp, just off the road. The temperature at night was 8C - not too bad for that altitude in February.
day 2 - Imada, Igualero, Garajonay, El Cedro
We started off around 9am and visited a nearby village of Igualero with a splendid view of Fortaleza - a table top mountain. We couldn't find any shops to stock up on supplies and water. Next in on our list was the highest point on the island - Garajonay (1,484 m) - located in the national park under the same name which is also a UNESCO Word Heritage Site. Despite cloud cover below us to the north and east, we managed to get glimpses of the Teide volcano on Tenerife. From the peak, we continued north through the laurisilva forests of Garajonay until we reached El Cedro and the only campsite on the island. After a filling dinner consisting of goat meat, there was also a chance to take a shower.
tbc.
Tips:
Hitchhiking is difficult - not that many cars. Cheap bus transport on main routes.
Only one camping ground on the whole Island located in El Cedro.
Wild camping is officially not allowed, but from what I have heard from someone who camped there for a few weeks, locals tend to turn a blind eye on it.
For a brief description of different regions on Gomera check:
http://www.summitpost.org/area/range/375943/la-gomera.html
Hitchhiking is difficult - not that many cars. Cheap bus transport on main routes.
Only one camping ground on the whole Island located in El Cedro.
Wild camping is officially not allowed, but from what I have heard from someone who camped there for a few weeks, locals tend to turn a blind eye on it.
For a brief description of different regions on Gomera check:
http://www.summitpost.org/area/range/375943/la-gomera.html
Tags:
spain, Canary Islands, Espana, islas canarias, La Gomera, Garajonay, San Sebastián, Benchijigua, Imada, Igualero, El Cedro, Hemigua, Agulo, Las Rosas, Vallehermoso, Arure, Valle Gran Rey, Gerián, Chipude
spain, Canary Islands, Espana, islas canarias, La Gomera, Garajonay, San Sebastián, Benchijigua, Imada, Igualero, El Cedro, Hemigua, Agulo, Las Rosas, Vallehermoso, Arure, Valle Gran Rey, Gerián, Chipude
Comments (1)
Amazing hike, and absolutely wonderful photographs! Thank you for sharing!
by autarkis on Dec 05, 2010
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