PRC29 SMI
Caldeiras da Ribeira Grande - Salto do Cabrito
OpenLast checked November 11, 2026
A circuit from the hot springs at Caldeiras da Ribeira Grande to the Salto do Cabrito waterfall. It follows the penstock towards Lombadas, takes in the Fajã do Redondo dam, and passes the disused hydro plant before the waterfall and its steel ladder. Graded medium, 8.6 km, three hours; the thermal pools and restaurant are at the trailhead.
Route facts
- Start and end
- Caldeiras da Ribeira Grande - Salto do Cabrito
- Length
- 8.6 km one way
- Official walking time
- 3 h
- Difficulty
- Medium
- Route type
- Circular
- Highest point
- 322 m
- Lowest point
- 121 m
- Start coordinates
- 37.79787, -25.48710
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.
Plan the day
Other trails nearby
- PR21 SMIPadrão Alminhas/Salto da FarinhaOpen