Ruta 40
Linear Trail · La Gomera
450
XP
about 2 h 4 min walking
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.
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