Ponta Delgada - Fajã Grande

The trail runs from the centre of Ponta Delgada to Ponta do Albernaz, passing the lighthouse built there in 1925, pastures and valleys with views to Corvo, and a viewpoint over the Maria Vaz islet and the Ponta do Albernaz-Ponta Delgada geosite, among the island's oldest lava flows. From there, wide paths cross water lines and endemic flora near Ponta do Albernaz, with sight of the Monchique islet, a geosite 1,500 m offshore and the westernmost point of Europe.

In the final 4 km, from Rocha do Risco, Fajã Grande comes into view as the path runs along the cliff above the open Atlantic, through Azores juniper forest, before dropping through the roughly 300 m fossil cliff on waterfalls between Ponta da Fajã and Fajã Grande, where the trail ends. The Maria Vaz islet is an important nesting reserve for the yellow-legged gull, and the clifftop stretch is also home to Cory's shearwater and the common tern.

At 12 km with about 680 m of climb, this is a steady cliff-top walk of around four and a half hours.