PRC10 SJO

Caminho das Fontes

OpenLast checked September 27, 2026

A circuit out of Calheta that climbs the Ladeira Velha, the nineteenth-century cobbled lane up from the port, and comes back along the shore. The high point is Biscoitos, where the route joins the old Caminho das Fontes that names it — the path the villages walked to the Fontes da Rocha for water and washing. Medium, 8.1 km, three hours.

Caminho das Fontes
José Luís Ávila Silveira/Pedro Noronha e Costa · Public domain

Route facts

Start and end
Caminho das Fontes
Length
8.1 km one way
Official walking time
3 h
Difficulty
Medium
Route type
Circular
Highest point
350 m
Lowest point
5 m
Start coordinates
38.60103, -28.01054

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 returns to its start, so nothing has to be arranged at the far end.