Caldeira do Faial
Caldeira do Faial
6.2km
Total Distance
277m
Elevation Gain
Trail description
The loop leaves the Miradouro da Caldeira on the Trilho do Perímetro da Caldeira (PRC04FAI), passes Cabeço Gordo, at 1,043 m the highest point of Faial, and continues round the rim of the Caldeira back to the viewpoint. The caldera is about 2 km across, was formed by several eruptions over the last 400,000 years and is protected as a nature reserve. Endemic plants along the rim include Azores juniper and Azores heather. The loop is about 6.2 km long, with some 275 m of climbing.
Route Map
Along the trail
- 1Miradouro da Caldeiraat the start · Viewpoint
- 2Miradouro do Cabeço Gordo · 0.8kmViewpoint
- Parking
- 65m from the start
- Path grade (SAC)
- T1 · T2 for 0.1km
- Surface
- natural ground
- Marked route
- PRC04FAI Caldeira
