ANNETTE WOLFSPERGER

This walking guidebook for La Gomera describes 73 of the finest walks on the coast and in the mountains all over La Gomera. La Gomera can be considered the wildest of the Canary Islands, from the central highlands of the almost 1500m high, countless, steep-walled gorges wind down to the sea. This all makes La Gomera a great walking destination and it offers an incredible variety of walks: Idyllic valleys with terraced fields and palm groves stand in contrast to precipitous cliffs and spectacular gorges; the magical laurel forests of Garajonay National Park are countered by pine forests and banana plantations.This range of 73 walks and hikes will suit walkers and hikers of all abilities. These walks range from comfortable paths through palm-studded valleys, to tranquil mountain strolls, to panoramic summit climbs for more experienced walkers.All the walks are fully described and illustrated on colour maps at a scale of 1:50,000, along with height profiles. There are also 2 overview maps at 1:150,000 and 1:300,000. GPS data is available for each walk.Published in April 2025 by Bergverlag Rother this is the 7th edition of this La Gomera walking guidebook that has been fully revised.

The finest walks on the coast and in the mountains. Rother walking guides are pocket-sized, in full colour and include 50 walks, varying from day-long hikes, mountain and valley walks, some easy some more demanding. Each walk has accompanying mapping, usually 1:50 000 and colour photos capture the ''feel'' of each of the countries. The greenest of the Canary Islands awaits the hiker with a scenic diversity that almost no other region in the world with a comparably small area has to offer. Wide valleys, wild gorges and crater landscapes, pine and laurel forests, banana plantations, cascades and waterfalls form a rich contrast. On this island, hiking is considered a trump card and even the most beautiful of beaches veiled in black pale into insignificance compared to the temptations of nature waiting to surprise at every corner. La Palma is ideal for the hiking nature lover in search of adventures away from noisy bathing resorts and cheap sightseeing attractions. This Rother Walking Guide presents the hiker with a wide variety of entertaining route suggestions incorporating every region on the island: from physically demanding excursions to the wildest Barrancos in the North to the romanticism of a sunset on top of 2000 meter high mountains. It also describes the truly phenomenal volcano route. Leisurely hiking tours leading to fluorescent green pine forests, dark lavastreams and to a hiking destination that could quite possibly be considered the most spectacular of all: the Caldera de Taburiente, one of the largest erosion craters in the world, an immense primeval landscape shielded by 1000 metre high cliff faces.

PB, Rother Walking Guide, 160pp, walking guides are pocket-sized (115 x 165 mm), in full colour and include 50 walks, varying from day-long hikes, mountain and valley walks, some easy some more demanding. Each walk has accompanying mapping, usually 1:50 000 and colour photos capture the ''feel'' of each of the countries. This is a guide of La Gomera, second smallest of Spains seven Canary Islands. La Gomera can be considered the wildest of the Canary Islands. From the central highlands of the almost 1500-metre high island, countless, steep-walled gorges wind down to the sea, slicing the otherwise gently sloping island coast like a cake. La Gomera is made for nature-loving walkers, and offers an incredible variety in its countryside. Idyllic valleys with terraced fields and palm groves stand in contrast to precipitous cliffs and spectacular gorges; the magical laurel forests of Garajonay National Park are countered by pine forests and banana plantations. This Rother Walking Guide presents the hiker with a wide variety of entertaining tour recommendations encompassing all regions of Gomera.

Se puede definir La Gomera como la isla más salvaje del Archipiélago Canario. Desde la meseta central de esta isla de 1.500 metros de altitud numerosas gargantas, profundos barrancos de suave pendiente, descienden hasta llegar al mar. La Gomera parece estar hecha para el caminante y amante de la naturaleza, y ofrece un paisaje de increible diversidad: valles idilicos con terrazas de cultivo y bosques de palmeras contrastan con los asperos acantilados y las espectaculares gargantas, la laurisilva encantada del Parque Nacional del Garajonay con pinares y plantaciones de platanos. Aguarda al senderista un disfrute sin igual, entre playas de lava deslumbrantes, selva nublada exuberante y crestas sumergidas en el mar de nubes. Esta Guia excursionista Rother presenta al senderista un amplio abanico de entretenidas rutas, que tienen en consideracion todas las comarcas de La Gomera. Las propuestas van desde senderos comodos que discurren entre valles cubiertos de palmeras, pasando por tranquilos paseos por las alturas, hasta ascensiones con vistas panoramicas se han tenido en consideracion tanto los senderos que discurren por la selva nublada como los caminos, pavimentados a tramos, que antiguamente eran las principales vias de comunicacion entre los pueblos. Muchos de los 50 itinerarios propuestos son ideales para caminantes poco experimentados. Pero tambien los montañeros expertos, que no temen las excursiones duras y a quienes gustan la aventura y el cosquilleo, encontraran una amplia oferta de rutas. La guia esta ilustrada con excelentes fotos en color, perfiles orograficos muy informativos y mapas parciales elaborados a partir del mapa senderista de La Gomera de la editorial Freytag & Berndt, y no cabe sino recomendarla vivamente a todos los montañeros amantes de La Gomera.

Segunda edición totalmente revisada y ampliada que nos ofrece un total de 60 excursiones por la costa y la montaña de la Isla Afortunada, y que abarcan un gran abanico de posibilidades: desde agradables senderos hasta escarpados acantilados, pasando por tranquilos paseos por las montañas y ascensiones a la cumbre con vistas espectaculares. La guia tambien incluye excursiones por selvas nubladas, asi como caminos que en otros tiempos unian los diferentes pueblos. Tambien ofrece itinerarios de mayor dificultad: arriesgadas excursiones por peñascos y espectaculares barrancos y largas excursiones por la montaña, cuyo punto culminante son las impresionantes cumbres del Parque Nacional. Esta edicion ha sido actualizada exhaustivamente, gracias tambien a numerosas amables cartas de lectores. La guia se completa con 135 fotos en color, 61 perfiles orograficos, 60 mapas parciales de escala 1:50.000 y 1:75.000, y 4 mapas generales de escala 1:400.000.