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On arrival at either island, visit the tourist information office as soon as possible. Ask for an up-to-date bus timetable and as much information about walking opportunities as they can provide. Remember to pick up leaflets about local attractions for full contact details, opening times and admission charges.

LA GOMERA

The resistant volcanic stump of Roque de Agando towers over the Benchijigua valley (Walk 4)

INTRODUCTION

Looking down on the Ermita de San Juan, with El Teide on Tenerife far beyond (Walk 17)

La Gomera is a small circular island that supports a wealth of walking opportunities. It takes time to explore and this guidebook alone contains a month’s walking. The main settlements are located near the sea, but the roads linking them have to cross the high, forested parts of the island. There is no coastal road because dozens of steep-sided, rocky barrancos would have to be negotiated. Walkers, on the other hand, can enjoy trekking in and out of these canyon-like barrancos, crossing the high ridges between.