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Altitude profile of the circular hike on La Gomera (GR-132)



Altitude profile for all six stages of the circular hike on La Gomera (from left to right). Requirement: JavaScript activated in the browser.

overview

stage

distance

duration

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overnight stay in

Arrival on La GomeraSan Sebastian de la Gomera (as after stage 5)
stage 115km5:30 a.m180m1450mLa Calera
stage 211km4:30 a.m950m100mLas Hayas
stage 316.7km6:45 a.m730m1550mVallehermoso
stage 417km7:00 a.m950m950mHermigua
stage 517.9 km6:30 a.m800m950mSan Sebastian de la Gomera
stage 621km7:30 a.m1140m1140mSan Sebastian de la Gomera or
Playa de Santiago
In total98.6 km37:45 h4,750m6,140m

6 beautiful day hikes!

The GR-132 can be completely hiked in 6 day hikes, each with 6 - 7 hours walking time (+ breaks). Depending on the stage destination, the selection of accommodation (which can be reserved online) is very limited. Good planning and early reservation is therefore advisable if you do not want to rely on spontaneously available private overnight stays!

Practical tip for getting started

In this respect, the route between "Playa de Santiago" and the "Valle Gran Rey" is particularly problematic. If you start from "San Sebastian" - the main town of the island - and stick slavishly to the route of the GR-132, this section would be hiking day 2 and 3. Purely from the route, an overnight stay in the middle of in Offer "La Dama", only that this place only offers holiday apartments and holiday homes - rather impractical for a long-distance hike.

We therefore propose a variant that does not require an overnight stay in "La Dama" and cleverly combines parts of the GR-131 with the GR-132. To do this, we get on the bus on the first day of hiking in "San Sebastian" and drive to "Pajarito". From there we hike directly into the "Valle Gran Rey". We actually skip the first two hiking days of the GR-132. But this is not a problem, since the beautiful, panoramic section between "San Sebastian" and "Playa de Santiago" can be very well placed at the end as the last stage. In addition, the beginning of the circular hike at the highest point of the island is a real highlight, as from here you can guess what else awaits you in the next few days.

  • On the way to San Sebastian

advantages of this variant

This variant has several advantages. Advantage at the beginning: Our stage 1 can still be mastered on the day of arrival, even if you only arrive by ferry from Tenerife in the morning (see There & Away). Advantage at the end: The last stage ends in "Playa de Santiago", from where you can easily take the bus or ferry back to "San Sebastian" in the afternoon. It is therefore possible to stay two nights in a row in "San Sebastian" at the end of the hike and thus only be on the go with small luggage on the last day of the hike!

Recommendation: then relax for a few days on the south side of the island

Although only one week's holiday is required for the circular hike on the GR 132, it is worth planning 10 - 14 days for La Gomera when planning your holiday. Due to the rather complicated journey to La Gomera by plane and ferry, one should consider adding a few days of rest after the six strenuous hiking days.

Although this requires a certain logistical effort because of the additional luggage, it is a great reward!

Luggage transport on La Gomera

If you are planning a long-distance hike individually, you usually cannot avoid having to carry all your luggage in a hiking backpack. For the long-distance hike described here, however, there is now the possibility to book an individual luggage transport by taxi!

All information about individual luggage transport on La Gomera: Luggage transport by taxi

 

Hauling your own luggage isn't for everyone