Trails · Hard
Ponta da Ilha
A short but rugged walk over bare basaltic rock and vineyard lanes along Pico's Ponta da Ilha coastline, ending at Manhenha's quay.
A short climb up an asphalt lane leads to the 1854 chapel of Nossa Senhora da Rocha, then the route drops into vineyard country on marked paths past old stone houses.
The trail continues along the coast over bare basaltic rock — the surface here is distinctly uneven — before a stairway climbs up to the houses of Engrade, where you can head straight to Manhenha or take the longer branch past several small bays to the Manhenha lighthouse.
Either way, you finish on the asphalt road down to Manhenha Quay; the whole route covers 6.1 km in about 3 hours, with just over 100 m of climbing, but it's officially rated hard because of the rock and the stairway, not the distance.
Elevation · from the official GPX
Up and down the trail
Plan your walk · MET Norway & IPMA
When to go
Pick a start time. We forecast where you'll be each hour — 1 m at the lowest point, 27 m at the top.
Official facts, our words
What to know
Trail facts
Difficulty Hard- Length
- 6.1 km
- Duration
- 3 hr
- Elevation gain
- 111 m
- Route
- Linear
- Highest point
- 27 m
- Steepest climb
- 10% at km 0.0
- Start
- Chapel of Nossa Senhora da Rocha
- Finish
- Manhenha Quay
- Permit
- Not required
- Trail code
- PR03PIC
Route and facts © Azores trails network (visitazores.com)
