** 👪👪👪👪👪 👪 VEREDA DOS BALCÕES - PARISH OF SÃO ROQUE DO FAIAL (SANTANA MUNICIPALITY)

PR 11 - Vereda dos Balcões

32.735585, -16.886290

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Vereda dos Balcões is a short 1.5 km long trail (+ 1.5 km return), that takes you to enjoy the views from the Balcões Viewpoint.

Beginning at regional road ER 103, in Ribeiro Frio, this trail is easy and takes about 1:30 hours alongside Levada da Serra do Faial.

The Vereda dos Balcões trail will be an opportunity to come across indigenous and endemic species, offering different shades of green to the Laurissilva forest.

While hiking, pay attention to the tree species of the Lauraceae family and the exotic species distributed along the edges of the trail.

At the end of Vereda dos Balcões, you will arrive at the Balcões viewpoint, where you can take a glimpse at a magnificent scenery.

You will find valleys covered by the dense green area that characterises the Laurissilva.

From here you can also see the Hydroelectric Power Plant of Fajã da Nogueira and, on clear days, the central mountain range of the island, with Pico do Areeiro, Pico das Torres and Pico Ruivo standing out.

On the way back from Vereda dos Balcões, on the same trail, you can visit the Ribeiro Frio Forest Park, where you will find the Aquaculture Centre, which includes a rainbow trout nursery.

Details

Distance: 1.5 km (3 km round trip)

Difficulty: Easy

Duration: 1:30 hours

Start/End: E.R. 103 (Ribeiro Frio) / Balcões

Max. Altitude / Min. Altitude: 880 m / 870 m

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 SANTANA MUNICIPALITY

Levada do Rei;

Levada do Caldeirão Verde;

Pico Ruivo;

Vereda dos Balcões;

Ribeiro Frio Forest Park;

Guindaste Viewpoint;

Santana;

São Jorge;

Faial;

São Roque do Faial;

Arco de São Jorge;

 Ilha;

Return to mainland Portugal and 

to the Azores and Madeira islands

VIANA DO CASTELO;
VILA REAL;
BRAGANÇA;
BRAGA;
PORTO ;
AVEIRO;
VISEU;
GUARDA ;
COIMBRA;
CASTELO BRANCO;
LEIRIA;
LISBOA;
SANTARÉM;
PORTALEGRE;
SETÚBAL;
ÉVORA;
BEJA;
FARO = ALGARVE;

AZORES ISLANDS;

MADEIRA ISLAND;

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