Routes

Planner

Features

Updates

App

Get the App

Routes

Hiking trails & Routes

Capelo

View of Cabeço Verde – Capelinhos Lighthouse loop from Capelo

Routes

Hiking trails & Routes

Capelo

View of Cabeço Verde – Capelinhos Lighthouse loop from Capelo

Moderate

4.8

(80)

392

hikers

View of Cabeço Verde – Capelinhos Lighthouse loop from Capelo

04:32

12.2km

530m

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: August 6, 2026

Tips

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

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

Get Directions

3.23 km

View of Cabeço Verde

Highlight • Viewpoint

highest point, but the view is only partially worth it, as a lot has overgrown around it

Translated by Google •

Tip by

4.24 km

Furna Ruim

Highlight • Cave

Hidden entrance to the "bad cave"

Translated by Google •

Tip by

4.42 km

View of Caldeirão Crater

Highlight • Viewpoint

Beautiful view of the volcanic landscape of the Ponta dos Capelinhos and the sea below the green landscape of the Cabeco Verde

Translated by Google •

Tip by

5.27 km

View of Cabeço Verde

Highlight • Viewpoint

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

Translated by Google •

Tip by

5.45 km

View of Capelinhos Lighthouse and Volcano

Highlight • Viewpoint

Super Vierpoint here

Tip by

5.60 km

Gruta do Cabeço do Canto

Highlight • Cave

If you follow the sign a little bit to the left from the ascent to Cabeco do Canto, you come to Gruta do Cabeco do Canto, an old lava cave. …

Translated by Google •

Tip by

7.61 km

Capelinhos Lighthouse

Highlight • Monument

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 …

Translated by Google •

Tip by

7.65 km

Capelinhos Volcano Interpretation Center

Highlight • Monument

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 …

Translated by Google •

Tip by

9.69 km

Miradouro da Braça

Viewpoint

12.2 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.19 km

3.66 km

2.62 km

651 m

107 m

Surfaces

3.53 km

2.75 km

2.55 km

1.49 km

1.27 km

482 m

153 m

Elevation

Nothing selected – click and drag below to see the stats for a specific part of the route.

Highest point (450 m)

Lowest point (10 m)

Weather

Today

Friday 4 September

27°C

22°C

25 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 22.0 km/h

to get more detailed weather forecasts along your route

Comments

August 19, 2025,Azoren, Faial, Rundwanderung über Ponta Capelinhos

A very varied circular tour, but also characterized by steep ascents and descents. The route continues over densely vegetated volcanic cones, with lively ups and downs, before reaching a lunar landscape. New land with impressive views emerged here after a volcanic eruption in 1957.
Unfortunately, the road is gravel at the beginning and end.
You can swim in the natural …

Showing Translation

June 23, 2025,Vulçao dos Capelinhos

Today, in perfect hiking weather, we set off on hike number 60 from the church of Capelo. The start is unmarked. Since we had already circumnavigated the caldera yesterday, we skipped that section. The area around the eruption is magnificent. But the rest of the trail is also very varied. Therefore, I give this tour a full 5 stars 🌟 …

Showing Translation

April 28, 2024,Azoren - Faial Vulkan Tour

We actually wanted to do a 22km tour over 10 volcanoes today. In the end, we did a lot less, but nevertheless it was really beautiful and the weather was very good.

Unfortunately, today was our last hike in the Azores. In conclusion, we can only say that the Azores are worth a trip.

Showing Translation

Want to know more?

Our route recommendations are based on thousands of hikes, rides, and runs completed by other people on komoot.

Navigate

Send to Phone

Save

Edit route

Download GPX

Move start point

Embed on a website

Report an Issue

Report restricted access

Nearby routes

Moderate

4.8

3,532

Caldeira do Faial — circular route on the island of Faial (PRC 4 FAI)

02:09h

6.98km

240m

Moderate

4.5

548

From Porto Horta to Monte da Guia — circular route on the island of Faial (PRC 8 FAI)

01:19h

4.00km

130m

Moderate

4.3

416

Vinhas da Criação Velha Trail

04:08h

15.7km

140m

Moderate

4.4

203

Farol dos Capelinhos, Cabeço do Canto e Cabeço Verde — percurso na Ilha do Faial (PR 1 FAI)

03:01h

6.99km

410m

Moderate

4.8

170

Levada Trail (PR03FAI)

03:58h

14.4km

230m

Moderate

4.4

180

Rocha da Fajã — circular route on the Island of Faial (PRC 2 FAI)

02:02h

5.10km

270m

Easy

4.1

169

Morro de Castelo Branco Trail

01:08h

3.57km

150m

Moderate

4.3

117

Ribeirinha Trail

02:53h

8.48km

420m

Hard

4.6

110

From Parque do Capelo to Caldeira do Faial — route on Faial Island (PR 6 FAI)

06:25h

20.1km

820m

Hard

4.5

Old Paths to the Caldeira do Faial — route on the Island of Faial (PR 7 FAI)

07:17h

24.2km

810m

Easy

3.5

Horta Whaling Route

01:02h

3.92km

30m

Moderate

4.6

421

View of Porto Pim Bay – View of Horta Harbor loop from Horta

01:31h

5.00km

130m

View of Cabeço Verde – Capelinhos Lighthouse loop from Capelo

View of Cabeço Verde

Furna Ruim

View of Caldeirão Crater

View of Cabeço Verde

View of Capelinhos Lighthouse and Volcano

Gruta do Cabeço do Canto

Capelinhos Lighthouse

Capelinhos Volcano Interpretation Center

Nearby routes

Sign up or log in to keep exploring this route

We value your privacy ⛰️

We value your privacy ⛰️