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La Gomera

Day 5 Roque El Cano ascent/El Chorillo viewpoint/onwards to Hermigua

Wednesday 1st March 2017

 

 

We started with the short but relatively steep ascent of Roque El Cano, a very distinctive volcanic outcrop clearly seen from Vallehermoso and featured on the town's coat of arms. We then continued to Las Rosas and the National Park Visitors’ Centre at Juego de Bolas for lunch.

After lunch we walked down into the Barranco Sobre Argoto before ascending again to the viewpoint of El Chorillo for a scenic vista over the Hermigua Valley 800 metres below. Making a steep descent on a scary switch-back path set into the rock face to reached Agulo. From herev we headed back to the hotel via Lepe.

 

 

Distance Time Elevation in meters

Km		 Elapsed
Hrs-Mins		 Moving
Hrs-Mins		 Gain Loss Min Max
19.42 7H35   978 1,062 8 779

   

   

 

Courtesy of https://www.orangesmile.com/common/img_city_maps/gomera-island-map-1.jpg

Reproduced under licence from the La Gomera Tour & Trail Map 1:35,000
copyright David Brawn of Discovery Walking Guides Ltd.

No group photo today.... we all filed off towards Rock El Cano

 

Looking back over Vallehermoso

 

 

 

 

 

Nice of someone to build tables and chairs from old pallets

 

 

 

 

Heading down to the dam at Las Rosas

 

 

 

Protea

Alfarrobo
(Aeonium rubrolineatum)

 

Mirador de Abrante - The area around the skywalk attraction is known for its red
soil and overlooks Agulo about 1000 feet below.

Don't jump, Rob! (Photo by Gareth)

Agulo down below

The brave test the glass floor
L to R: Rob, Gareth, Hilarie, Christine and Heather

Christine and Louise (Photo by Gareth)

Start of the zig-zag path down the cliff face.... not for the feint hearted or those who suffer vertigo!

 

 

 

Not for those who suffer vertigo (Photo by Gareth)

Agulo

All safely down

Down to the coast and on to Lepe

 

Our hotel was at the top end of Hermigua. Some walked up;
others had a beer in a local bar and took a taxi up to the hotel, Apart Hotel Los Telares