Caldeira do Faial
Horta · Azores · Portugal
Difficulty scale
Muntside hiking scale: Easy, Moderate or Hard. It rates physical effort, not technical difficulty. It does not map onto via ferrata, climbing or ski scales.
Rating estimated from distance only: there is no accumulated ascent data for this route.
Technical difficulty (exposure, scrambling, terrain) is not assessed.
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About the trail
Full loop around the edge of Faial Caldera, a 2 km diameter crater covered in endemic vegetation.
Getting there and access
- Location:
- Horta · Azores · Portugal
- Parking:
- No data
Start coordinates: 38.57500, -28.71500
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