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Capelinhos Lighthouse – View of Cabeço Verde loop from Capelinhos Volcano

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Capelinhos Lighthouse – View of Cabeço Verde loop from Capelinhos Volcano

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Capelinhos Lighthouse – View of Cabeço Verde loop from Capelinhos Volcano

02:07

4.91km

260m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly walkable paths. Sure-footedness required.

Last updated: August 10, 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

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Start point

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134 m

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 …

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2

191 m

Farol dos Capelinhos

Highlight • Monument

Rebuilt lighthouse, can be visited with a visit to the volcano center.

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3

208 m

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 …

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243 m

Capelinhos Volcano

Highlight • Volcano

5

550 m

Capelinhos Volcano Ruins and Viewpoint

Highlight • Volcano

Destroyed after the volcanic eruption in the 80s, the rubble still lingers here.

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6

1.33 km

Vigia da Baleia Whale Watching Lookout

Highlight • Viewpoint

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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2.38 km

View of Capelinhos Lighthouse and Volcano

Highlight • Viewpoint

Super Vierpoint here

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2.57 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

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4.91 km

End point

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.22 km

1.56 km

138 m

Surfaces

2.76 km

1.92 km

243 m

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Thursday 5 November

21°C

15°C

31 %

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