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Ruta 40

Linear Trail · La Gomera

450

XP

about 2 h 4 min walking

Strenuous
8.79 km
Linear
Graded from its length and climb.
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835 m

497 m

159 m

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Heights: Copernicus DEM GLO-30 © DLR e.V. 2010–2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014–2018, provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA.

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Steep walk

Some very steep ground — marked on the map.

Climb

195 m

Drop

758 m

Highest

789 m

Lowest

174 m

Walking time

about 2 h 4 min

Which way round

Downhill: Easy first 2.6 km, climbs 16% for 680 m early on, comes down 18% for 1550 m near the end.

Uphill: Climbs 18% for 1550 m early on, comes down 16% for 680 m midway.

Shown as the descent, the way a graded trail like this is ridden — the climb back up is usually the forest road.

Main descent: km 3.5–8.7, from 787 m to 178 m.

How the 8.7 km splits

Flat

1.1 km

Climbing

1.3 km

Very steep climbing (15%+)

0.7 km

Descending

2.7 km

Steep descending (10–15%)

0.3 km

Very steep descending (15%+)

2.7 km

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