PRC09 FAI
Ribeirinha
OpenLast checked October 9, 2026
A circuit of Ribeirinha in the east, partly in the Lomba Grande protected area and partly in the Graben de Pedro Miguel. The Ribeirinha volcanic complex is the oldest ground on Faial, about 800 000 years old, and the village is where the 1998 earthquake did its worst: the ruined church of São Mateus is on the route. Easy, 8.3 km, two and a half hours.
Route facts
- Start and end
- Ribeirinha
- Length
- 8.3 km one way
- Official walking time
- 2 h 30 min
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Route type
- Circular
- Highest point
- 373 m
- Lowest point
- 2 m
- Start coordinates
- 38.59309, -28.61267
Figures as the regional trail service publishes them on the trail's own page. A row is missing where the official sheet does not state it.
Before you go
- This route returns to its start, so nothing has to be arranged at the far end.