Our second hiking day begins in the district of "La Calera". We hike up through the narrow streets in the village until we reach the antenna mast directly above the village (waypoint 1). From here, the path leads us over four stone steps to a signpost, where we meet the officially designated path GR-132 (waypoint 2), which leads up here from the main road. If you didn't stay in "La Calera" but further up the valley, you can get on from there.
The ascent that follows is arduous and worthwhile at the same time: it offers an unbelievable panorama of the green river delta of Valle Gran Rey, the deep blue sea and the mighty rocks of the island. Accordingly, this hiking route is well frequented. After about 1:45 we reach the viewpoint "Riscos de La Mérica" (waypoint 3), which can be recognized by a single tree and can be reached at the end of the ascent in a short, comparatively flat section. At the edge of the rock massif we have a view of both valleys: the Valle Gran Rey and the adjacent gorge with its ocher and reddish rock tones.

We leave the vantage point past the tree in a northerly direction and the path becomes much more lonely. We hike for some time along the western edge of a plateau covered with bushes and towards two flat rocky outcrops. The path leads between these two and joins the slightly wider path that ran along the eastern edge of the plateau (waypoint 4). From here we have a view back to Valle Gran Rey and large parts of the route that we covered in stage 1.
We follow the path along the ridge and always get great views to the left and right: with good visibility we can see the neighboring island of "La Palma" with its two elevations on the horizon. The views of the uninhabited side valleys towards the sea and the valley of Taguluche are also very spectacular.

In the distance we can already see the white houses of Arure, which we reach about 3:00 a.m. from the start. At the first houses of Arure we enter a paved road. After a left turn, the GR-132 branches off in the direction of "Alojera" and leads under an archway (waypoint 5). Here we will start again tomorrow in the GR-132. Today, on the other hand, we decide to spend the night in "Las Hayas", which is a little off the GR-132 path and accept a small detour, so we continue to follow the paved road to the center of Arure. Here you can take a break in one of the two restaurants in town. The restaurant "El Jape" (waypoint 6) is very popular with hikers, which becomes visible when hiking into the village on the opposite side of the gorge (recognizable by the parking lot in front of it or by the "Tienda del vino" written in large letters right next to it). The operators of the restaurant "El Jape" rent two small holiday apartments called "Rural Gomera" in town - sometimes on a daily basis (Link: Rural Gomera). One of them is set back from the road directly to the right of the restaurant, the other about 300 m from the restaurant (Location on Google Maps).

The island bus line no. 1 also stops right in front of the restaurant "El Jape" - so there is a direct connection to San Sebastián or back down to Valle Gran Rey. If you want, you can use this point to start the circular hike (start with stage 3) or to get off.