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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

02:06

4.96km

260m

Hiking

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

Last updated: April 15, 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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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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174 m

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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490 m

View of the Capelinhos Volcano and lighthouse

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Beautiful view from above over the volcanic peninsula

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1.32 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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2.28 km

Gruta do Cabeço do Canto

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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. …

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2.43 km

View of Capelinhos Lighthouse and Volcano

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Super Vierpoint here

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2.61 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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4.96 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.24 km

1.50 km

189 m

Surfaces

2.79 km

1.88 km

238 m

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