Cape Verde - Day 9: Fortainhas - Cruzinha, coast trip - Santo Antao Island
- Distance
- 9.14mi
- Elevation +
- 2464f
- TrailRank
- 53
This trip: Hike 11 km + 4 km with bus. 24-01-2013
This trip: Hike 11 km + 4 km with bus. 24-01-2013
Beautiful walk with very interesting and diverse vistas. Quite a bit more difficult than I would expect from a coastal walk as there is a lot of elevation gain and loss (but not as much as indicated by Wikiloc, maybe hal...
One classical hike in Sto. Antao, from Ponta do Sol to Cruzinha da Garza. Dramatic cliffs over the Atlantic, small villages perching on impossible places and sheer feeling of loneliness. It takes 3 1/2-4 1/2 hours, depen...
This is one of the two trails in santo antao that you cannot miss (the other being the cova - vila das pombas). It is incredibly beautiful and full of diverse landscapes. Unlike the cova hike, which is just a massive ste...
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Get Wikiloc Premium Upgrade to remove AdsMost surprising walk I did on Santo Antao because it's not as well known as some, but just as beautiful. The road/trail goes through tiny quiet villages and offers breathtaking views of the coast and green terraced valle...
I chose the steepest part to go uphill for. It was a good decision as this part of the trail also has loose dirt and gravel. So it was easy (technically speaking) for an ascent, but would’ve been difficult & less safe fo...
This hike covers some of the most interesting hikes to do in the northern part of the island. It starts with the classic PR1 SARG: Ponta do Sol - Cruzinha (around 16kms) After Cruzinha, you walk on a fire road for a co...
A beautiful but long coastal walk from Ponta do Sol, via Fontainhas until Cruzinha. Make sure you take 2 liters of water per person. The private taxi from Cruzinha back to Ponta do Sol costs 4200 ESC.
Probably the most famous hike in Santo Antão. You can do it both ways, we did from Cruzinha to Ponta do Sol, just because it is easier to get a 'collectivo' taxi in the morning towards Cruzinha (we were sleeping at Ribei...
Cruzinha to Ponta do Sol earned a place in our personal hiking top 10 ever! Amazing views and fantastic trail! Just awesome! We started the hike in Cruzinha by taking a taxi from Ribeira Grande (35 eur / 75 mins drive...
Wonderful trail! Very steep first part, a stone path leads you from Xôxô to the top where a fresh pine tree forest awaits. Get to the nice old mountain road where you won’t find any car while approaching the beautiful Co...
Coast route total climb is about 750 m up and down. Route is easy, although the climb to Fontainhas is steep up.
Take an aluguer to Marrador ( the road is perfect, so should cost little). Lovely walk, lots to see. You can prolong to Espongeiro, and even the crater. Or walk down to Coculi (just before Corda. The latter will take a...
Two directions posible but if your not staying in Cruzinha / cha de Igreja it is hard to get a ride back. No aluguer after 16:00hrs. During the walk you'll pass a few villages where you can get a drink.
Beautiful route on the Island of Santo Antao. This route is less used but beautiful to walk. Goes up steep, but great views and very different landscapes. And of course the beautiful dragon trees. Related to route 201...
Xoxo - Rabo Branco - Lombo de Pico Nice walk from Xoxo , to Rabo Branco then Lombo de Pico. Pretty easy technically. It’s a loop btw ;-)
The walk is probably easier the other way around, because the climb to the highest point will be less steep. However, Cruzinha ia quite remote and it will be easier to get a ride from Ponta do Sol. It ia also a long and ...
Nice trail up the hill, then down. We had some breaks and had lunch in cha de igreja. Total walk about 3-3,5h
Very beautiful walk, with many "ups and downs and breathtaking views. We're just tourists, and so no professional hikers. This was challenging but not impossible.
It's one of the wildest and beautiful hike of the island. We walk in the oldest path built by the slaves and we cross in the most isolated villages of the island. It finish in a charming and coloured village of Cha de ...
It's a wonderful hike, very nice but also hard. It's starts with a very nice ascent then the path continue in a plateau, few hours after it passes in Cova Crater and the path continue to a village of Pico da Cruz
It's one of the top 5 in Cape Verde Islands hikes, the landscape is absolutely stunning and the vegetation is lush and tropical.
Easy to walk road, some steeper parts, but then just take it easy and take a break. The walk takes about an hour from the harbour of Ponta do Sol to the little village of Fontainhas. It’s accessible by car, so if you don...
Cruzinha - Ponta do Sol (via the 3 villages of Formiguinhas, Corvo & Fontainhas) Real elevation gain/loss is +- 670m (not +- 1900m as mentioned on the Wikiloc trail description). Trail made in 2h15 on a (very) quick ...
It's a wonderful hike, the descent from the plateau is quite amazing, then the green valley of Chã Pedras and the isolated village of Aguada is really beautiful experience.
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