WALKING TRAILS GUIDE 36º 55’ 44’’N, 25º01’02’’W - Azores, PORTUGAL Index 3 Editor’s Note 186 Pico 187 PR1 PIC Caminhos de Santa Luzia 5 Ethics and Security 191 PR2 PIC Caminho dos Burros 6 Santa Maria 195 PR3 PIC Porto Calhau - Manhenha, Ponta 7 PR1 SMA Costa Norte da Ilha 11 PRC2 SMA Pico Alto 199 PR5 PIC Vinhas da Criação Velha 15 PRC3 SMA Entre a Serra e o Mar 203 PR7 PIC Caminho das Voltas 19 PR4 SMA Santo Espírito - Maia 207 PRC8 PIC Ladeira dos Moinhos 23 PR5 SMA Costa Sul 211 PRC9 PIC Prainha do Norte 26 GR SMA Great Route of Santa Maria 215 PR10 PIC Santana - Lajido 219 PRC11 PIC Calheta do Nesquim 28 São Miguel 223 PR13 PIC Lagoa do Capitão 29 PR1 SMI Vigia de São Pedro 227 PR15 PIC Mistérios do Sul do Pico 33 PRC2 SMI Praia - Lagoa de Fogo 233 PR18 PIC Nove Canadas da Ribeirinha 37 PR3 SMI Vista do Rei - Sete Cidades 237 PR19 PIC Caminho das Lagoas 41 PR4 SMI Mata do Canário - Sete Cidades 45 PRC5 SMI Serra Devassa 240 Faial 49 PRC6 SMI Lagoa das Furnas 241 PRC1 FAI Capelo - Capelinhos 53 PRC7 SMI Pico da Vara 245 PRC2 FAI Rocha da Fajã 55 PRC9 SMI Faial da Terra - Salto do Prego 251 PR3 FAI Levada 59 PR11 SMI Ribeira do Faial da Terra 255 PRC4 FAI Caldeira 63 PR12 SMI Agrião 259 PRC5 FAI Rumo ao Morro de Castelo 65 PRC20 SMI Rocha da Relva Branco 69 PR21 SMI Padrão das Alminhas - Salto da Farinha 263 PR6 FAI Dez Vulcões 73 PRC22 SMI Grená - Pico do Ferro 269 PR7 FAI Caminhos Velhos 77 PRC26 SMI Chá Porto Formoso 273 PRC8 FAI Entre Montes 79 PR27 SMI Praia da Viola 276 GR FAI Great Route of Faial 83 PRC28 SMI Chá Gorreana 87 PRC29 SMI Caldeiras da R. Grande - Salto do Cabrito 278 Graciosa 279 PR1 GRA Serra Branca - Praia 91 PRC31 SMI Lombra da Fazenda 285 PRC2 GRA Volta à Caldeira - Furna do Enxofre 95 PRC33 SMI Atalho dos Vermelhos 289 PR3 GRA Baía da Folga 99 PRC34 SMI Fenais da Ajuda - Lomba de São Pedro 292 GR GRA Great Route of Graciosa 103 PRC35 SMI Moinhos da Ribeira Funda 107 PRC36 SMI Pedra Queimada - Lajinha - Degredo 294 Flores 111 PRC37 SMI Rota da Água - Janela do Inferno 295 PR1 FLO Ponta Delgada - Fajã Grande 115 PRC38 SMI Lomba d’El Rei 299 PR2 FLO Lajedo - Fajã Grande 119 PR39 SMI Quatro Fábricas da Luz 307 PR3 FLO Miradouro das Lagoas - Poço do Bacalhau 122Terceira 313 PRC4 FLO Fajã de Lopo Vaz 123 PRC1 TER Mistérios Negros 316 GR FLO Great Route of Flores 127 PR2 TER Baías de Agualva 131 PRC3 TER Serreta 318 Corvo 135 PRC4 TER Monte Brasil 319 PR1 COR Cara do Índio 139 PR5 TER Fortes de São Sebastião 325 PRC2 COR Caldeirão 143 PRC6 TER Rocha do Chambre 149 PRC8 TER Relheiras de São Brás 329 Flora and Fauna of the Azores 152São Jorge 153 PR1 SJO Serra do Topo - Caldeira de Sto. Cristo - Fajã dos Cubres 159 PR2 SJO Serra do Topo - Fajã dos Vimes 163 PR3 SJO Fajã dos Vimes - Lourais - Fajã de São João 167 PR4 SJO Pico do Pedro - Pico da Esperança - - Fajã do Ouvidor 173 PRC5 SJO Fajã do Além 177 PRC6 SJO Norte Pequeno 181 PR9 SJO Fajã dos Vimes - Fragueira - Portal 184 GR SJO Great Route of São Jorge WALKING TRAILS GUIDE 2 Editor’s Note It is with great pleasure that the Azores Tourism releases a new edition of the Azores Interpretive Walking Trails Guide, an accom- plishment that is doubly satisfying because, apart from demons- trating the enormous success of the previous ones, it also increa- ses the variety of offers that results from the fact that is contains all the trails in the Region’s official network, including the Great Routes, in a global extension of approximately 800 kilometres. This book is aimed at all nature lovers who like to walk and enjoy the things it has to offer. If you are one of those people, this guide will be an indispensable tool to guide you through the routes and to help you choose the walking trails you wish to cover. This new edition features all the 79 homologated walking trails in the Autonomous Region of the Azores. And each one of them will offer the hikers with something different: a landscape, a scent, a sound or an emotion that will stay in his or her memory for many years. Those who have already covered these trails will unders- tand what I mean, and those who are preparing themselves to walk these paths will experience something they will want to repeat. It is important to add that this project was only made possible because the “Os Montanheiros” Association accepted once again the challenge of perpetuating this partnership and contributing to the advertisement of the best the Azores has to offer. Finally, I would like to convey my hope that this edition equals or surpas- ses the success of the previous ones, and that those who carry this guide under the arm have wonderful walks in their company. It will serve as their interpreters in the places they will see while covering the trails and will translate into words the feelings that nature will arouse in them. The Azores Tourism President, Francisco Coelho 3 WALKING TRAILS GUIDE Walking Trails Guide | Azores Trails Year: 2017 Editor: ATA - Turismo dos Açores Texts By: Mário Mendes - ATA ; Paulo Barcelos - Os Montanheiros; Rui Amen - ATA Graphic Design and Editorial Coordenation: Zona de Ideias WALKING TRAILS GUIDE 4 Ethics and Security Carefully check the course map and additional instruc- tions to see if a given trail is adequate for your physical condition. Check the weather forecast so you can better assess the conditions of a given trail. Inform someone of where you are going and what time you plan to return. Ensure that you have adequate clo- thing taking into account the weather and other condi- tions. On some trails, the mobile phone network may be inter- mittent or non-existent for most of the route. Please take this information into account if you plan to make any calls. If you leave your car at the starting point of the trail, make sure you lock all doors and windows. Respect the trail marks. Stay within the signaled track. Do not collect bio/geological samples, and do not pick fruit from orchards. Do not disturb the cattle. When planning your hiking day, always check the official website for the Azores Trails, for updates and alerts (www. trails.visitazores.com) Do not leave any waste on the trail. Bring back with you all the trash and dispose of it in an appropriate container away from the trail. Respect the private properties. Always close any gates you may use. Alert anyone that you come cross to the hazards that you may have found. Trails Signs Great Routes Signs Right way Wrong way Right way Wrong way Turn right Turn left Turn right Turn left 5 WALKING TRAILS GUIDE SANTA MARIA TRAILS OF THE AzORES SANTA MARIA PR1 SMA Costa Norte Difficulty: Medium Extension: 9 km Time Average: 4:00h Category: Linear Ponta dos Frades Ponta do Pinheiro 252 m Baía dos Anjos Baía da Cré Anjos Baía do Raposo Monte Delgado Monte Gordo 197 m Barreiro da Faneca 207 m Bananeiras Monte das Flores Acácias Alagoa Chã do João Tomé Santana S.Pedro TRAIL COURSE MAIN ROADS OTHER TRAILS Bathing Starting point Highlight Peak Geosite 36° 59’ 51.09” N; area 25° 6’ 30.05” O Natural Park of Protected Protected Area for the Management Santa Maria Landscape of Habitats and Species ELEVATION (m) ELEVATION PROFILE 250 200 150 100 50 0 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 DISTANCE (km) 7 WALKING TRAILS GUIDE PR1 SMA Costa Norte The trail begins in the village of São Pedro, more specifically at Bananei- ras and ends on the north coast of the island, at Anjos, where the first settlers of the island arrived on the 15th century. When you get to the junction of the rural road of Feteiras do Baixo, next to a bus stop, you will find two information panels, because the stage 4 of Santa Maria Great Route also begins at this location. Begin by descending 400 metres of a rural path, amid some pastures. Take a pathway next to a house, follow the pathway until you reach the coast, surrounded by some species of endemic flora such as Picconia azorica and Erica azorica and the native Morella faya. Ahead of you, Baía do Raposo and, as indicated on the information panel, you can make a detour of 1,2 km that goes downhill through a very popular shortcut to the bay. In this protected landscape zone of the Natural Park of the WALKING TRAILS GUIDE 8 PR1 SMA Costa Norte island, you shall have the opportunity to visit two old watermills, the stream that feeds the watermills and the ruins of a local winery. In addition, take a chance to contemplate the bay, classified as a geo- site, where you can observe lava flows with columnar disjunctions in the steep cliffs with heights reaching 200 metres. Completing the scenic beauty of this landscape, we highlight the waterfall of Ribeiro do En- genho, which falls here. Go up the hillside at the opposite side, among some species of natural flora, such as Picconia azorica and Pericallis malvifolia as well as some introduced species, such as Arundo donax and Agave americana.