Trails · Moderate
Cabeço do Canto
A short, steep loop past a lava cave and two volcanic cones on Faial's Capelo peninsula.
Photo: Anita Di Chiara (https://imaggeo.egu.eu/user/ANITADICHIARA/) · CC BY 3.0
The loop starts near the access road to Cabeço Verde and drops through the woods to Furna Ruim, a 55 m-deep lava cave worth viewing with caution, before skirting Algar do Caldeirão. Descending further through laurel forest - Azores laurel, Azorean holly and heather - the path crosses a lapilli gravel road and climbs a staircase to Cabeço do Canto, circling the cone with views of the Capelinhos volcano.
The return follows the same route around a second cone before closing the loop; from the start, it's worth the short extra walk up the access road to Cabeço Verde for a wider view over Praia do Norte, Cabeço do Fogo, Morro do Castelo Branco and the volcanic cones out to Capelinhos.
At only 2.5 km but about 240 m of climb packed into that distance, this short loop takes around two hours thanks to the staircase and steady grade.
Elevation · from the official GPX
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Plan your walk · MET Norway & IPMA
When to go
Pick a start time. We forecast where you'll be each hour — 249 m at the lowest point, 401 m at the top.
Official facts, our words
What to know
Trail facts
Difficulty Moderate- Length
- 2.5 km
- Duration
- 2 hr
- Elevation gain
- 239 m
- Route
- Circular
- Highest point
- 401 m
- Steepest climb
- 34% at km 2.3
- Start
- Cabeço Verde access road
- Finish
- Cabeço Verde access road
- Permit
- Not required
- Trail code
- PRC01FAI
Route and facts © Azores trails network (visitazores.com)
