#2 - PR1 FLO Trail: Ponta Delgada to Fajã Grande
Cedros, Azores, PortugalLength: 13.3 mi • Est. 8 h 4 m
The trail starts in Ponta Delgada, next to the road to the old football field. You will walk along the tarmac road, always having the Northern coast and Corvo Island on your right. At the crossroads, near Albernaz Lighthouse, you can detour to the lighthouse or turn right to the left, ascend the cement road until you find an old track on your right. Follow the track, between hydrangeas and endemic vegetation, until you have an ascent on your left. You should not walk straight ahead because this old trail will take you to the landslide and will make you turn back. You will follow the track on the left, where the dominant vegetation is heath (Erica azorica) and cedar (Juniperus brevifoglia). When you reach the edge of the cliff you will find some wooden stairs and then the trail continues by descending to steep track with natural stone steps. You need to be careful, especially when the stones are wet. After the steep descent, you will find the old track that will take you along a stone track, until you reach Ponta da Fajã and Fajã Grande. Currently, the trail begins and ends in the same place as the previous one, but it contours the collapse by a section recently recovered. The course begins in Ponta Delgada, along the path that gives access to the old soccer field. We walk along the tar road always with the north coast and Corvo Island to our right. At the fork near the Albernaz Lighthouse we can make a detour to the lighthouse or turn left just up the cement road until you find an old path on our right. We follow this path between hydrangeas and endemic vegetation until a climb to the left. One should not go forward because this old railroad takes us to the collapse and will force us to turn around. We follow the path to the left where the dominant vegetation is constituted by Urze and Cedro-do-mato. When we reach the edge of the cliff we find a wooden staircase and then the trail begins to descend on a sloping floor with steps in natural stone. And you need to be careful especially when the stones are wet. After the steep descent you will find the ancient trail that leads us through a stone paved road to Ponta da Fajã and Fajã Grande.
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