PRC40 SMI

Quatro Caminhos do Faial da Terra

OpenLast checked September 27, 2026

A circuit around Faial da Terra, partly inside the Caldeira de Povoação geosite. It leaves the village on farm tracks, passes the old whale lookout used to spot cetaceans offshore, and climbs between the traditional box hedges to the Pico dos Bodes viewpoint, laid out in 2007. Graded medium, 7.4 km, three hours; it shares the viewpoint junction with PR18SMI.

Route facts

Start and end
Quatro Caminhos do Faial da Terra
Length
7.4 km one way
Official walking time
3 h
Difficulty
Medium
Route type
Circular
Highest point
478 m
Lowest point
19 m
Start coordinates
37.74521, -25.19881

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.

Plan the day

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