PR04 GRA

Das Vinhas ao Mar

OpenLast checked September 27, 2026

From the vineyards above Santa Cruz down to the sea at Barro Vermelho. It begins at the old Bom Jesus schoolhouse and crosses the wine landscape of Bom Jesus and Achada, where the vines sit in thousands of square basalt corrals. On the coast it passes the 23-metre Ponta da Barca lighthouse and a viewpoint over the corrals around the airport runway. Medium, 6.6 km, two and a half hours.

Das Vinhas ao Mar
José Luís Ávila Silveira/Pedro Noronha e Costa · Public domain

Route facts

Start and end
Das Vinhas ao Mar
Length
6.6 km one way
Official walking time
2 h 30 min
Difficulty
Medium
Route type
Point to point
Highest point
55 m
Lowest point
9 m
Start coordinates
39.08304, -28.03912

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.