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View of Cabeço Verde – View of Capelinhos Volcano loop from Capelo

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View of Cabeço Verde – View of Capelinhos Volcano loop from Capelo

Moderate

5.0

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View of Cabeço Verde – View of Capelinhos Volcano loop from Capelo

03:29

9.40km

420m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 9, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

Please check local regulations for:

Área de Paisagem Protegida da Zona Central

Área Protegida para a Gestão de Habitats ou Espécies dos Capelinhos, Costa Noroeste e Varadouro

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Start point

Bus stop

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2.36 km

Furna Ruim

Highlight • Cave

Hidden entrance to the "bad cave"

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3.37 km

View of Cabeço Verde

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The highlight is a bit misleadingly named... from here you have a view of the Cabeço Verde and are not on top of it

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3.56 km

View of Capelinhos Lighthouse and Volcano

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Super Vierpoint here

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4.61 km

Vigia da Baleia Whale Watching Lookout

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In the whale watch towers, men sat in the woods and kept their eyes peeled for sperm whales in the waters around the Azores. When they spotted one, they fired …

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5.21 km

View of Capelinhos Volcano

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from up here you have a great view of the newly created country.

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5.50 km

View of the Capelinhos Volcano and lighthouse

Highlight • Viewpoint

Beautiful view from above over the volcanic peninsula

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5.78 km

Capelinhos Volcano Interpretation Center

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At the lighthouse of Capelinhos a remarkable visitor center has been set up, in which one can take a close look at the history of the Capelinhos. You can also …

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5.82 km

Capelinhos Lighthouse

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The Farol da Ponta dos Capelinhos is a former lighthouse in the municipality of Capelo in the west of the Azores island of Faial. Due to the volcanic eruption at …

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9.40 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.51 km

2.65 km

2.44 km

782 m

Surfaces

3.15 km

2.54 km

2.06 km

1.27 km

358 m

Elevation

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Highest point (390 m)

Lowest point (60 m)

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Today

Monday 18 May

20°C

14°C

28 %

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View of Cabeço Verde – View of Capelinhos Volcano loop from Capelo

Furna Ruim

View of Cabeço Verde

View of Capelinhos Lighthouse and Volcano

Vigia da Baleia Whale Watching Lookout

View of Capelinhos Volcano

View of the Capelinhos Volcano and lighthouse

Capelinhos Volcano Interpretation Center

Capelinhos Lighthouse

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