Chã de Padre to Pico da Cruz

Photo: Quiebrajano · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

5.9 km
Total Distance
1,213 m
Elevation Gain

Trail description

A 6 km walk on Santo Antão along the marked SA.L3 trail from the Chã de Padre area to Pico da Cruz, finishing on a road and a footpath to the 1585 m summit. The mountain lies in the east of the island, 5 km south-west of the town of Pombas, and is part of the Cova-Paul-Ribeira da Torre Natural Park.

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Difficulty

4/5 · Difficult
  • Experience with long mountain hikes