Bailadero

This short yet extraordinary trail leads into one of the most privileged natural viewpoints in Garajonay National Park. Despite its brief length, the route offers one of the finest perspectives of Los Roques, authentic stone guardians of central La Gomera, as well as the rugged headwaters of the Hermigua ravine, one of the deepest and most humid valleys in the northern part of the island. The path runs along the island’s ridgeline, a place where, within just a few steps, visitors can experience La Gomera’s two major climatic environments: The northern slope, often shrouded in mist even in midsummer, dominated by humid laurel forest and unique tree heaths, covered in mosses and lichens. The southern slope, much sunnier and drier, where thermophilous shrubland prevails and open hillsides descend toward the southern ravines. This visible and tangible contrast makes the trail a unique educational and sensory experience for understanding the island’s geography and climate. The route also crosses rocky walls where valuable rupicolous vegetation typical of humid environments thrives, including ferns, ivy, lichens, and plants adapted to growing in crevices and natural rock faces. In this same section, visitors can observe up close a volcanic dyke, a striking geological formation that reveals La Gomera’s eruptive history, appearing here as a dark wall that cuts through the surrounding rock. Despite its short length, Route 1 – El Bailadero in Garajonay National Park offers an excellent opportunity to enjoy the landscape, vegetation, and geology of the Park, while providing an unforgettable panoramic view of one of the most emblematic corners of the island’s heart.