San Sebastián - Hermigua (por Aguajilva y Degollada de la Cumbre)

Route 30 follows a linear path through the eastern inland area of the municipality of San Sebastián de La Gomera, connecting a series of historic rural neighbourhoods and ancient communication routes across a landscape of mid-altitude terrain, ravines and agricultural ridges. It is a moderate-difficulty route, ideal for discovering the most traditional and rural side of the island’s capital area. The route starts in San Sebastián, ascending gently along rural tracks towards El Atajo, one of the municipality’s agricultural neighbourhoods, surrounded by terraced fields and palm trees. From here, the trail continues towards Lomito Fragoso, an area known for its cultivated land and scattered traditional houses set among volcanic hills. The landscape becomes more open as the route approaches Aguajilva, a rural enclave located on a hillside with excellent views over the ravines of eastern La Gomera. In this section, dry farming, tabaiba scrub and thermophilic vegetation dominate, typical of the island’s mid and lower elevations. The trail then continues towards Las Carboneras, a place historically linked to the transport of firewood and charcoal, from where it connects with Lo Machado, another rural settlement that preserves Canarian vernacular architecture, threshing floors and elements of the traditional agricultural landscape. Finally, the route ends in the area of El Convento, already within the neighbouring northern municipality of Hermigua, near the Barranco de La Villa. Here, historical remains blend with cultural and religious elements, bringing the route to a close and forming a living map of the agricultural and social past of this part of the island. This route is ideal for those seeking an authentic experience, far from major tourist circuits, with direct contact with La Gomera’s human landscape, its rural neighbourhoods and its network of traditional paths.