GR01 FAI

Faial Costa a Costa

OpenLast checked September 27, 2026

Faial coast to coast, the island's Great Route: 37 kilometres across it past the volcanic cones, chimneys, craters and caves that built it. It is the longest walk on Faial and the register gives twelve hours for it, which makes it a two-day route in practice. Graded hard.

Route facts

Start and end
Faial Costa a Costa
Length
36.8 km one way
Official walking time
12 h
Difficulty
Hard
Route type
Point to point
Start coordinates
38.59309, -28.61267

Figures as the regional trail service publishes them on the trail's own page. A row is missing where the official sheet does not state it.

Before you go

  • This route starts and finishes in different places, so settle how you will get back before you set off.