PR8 Vereda da Ponta de São Lourenço / Point of Saint Lawrence, Madeira
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 4.85 mi
- Elevation gain
- 2,034 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Moderate
- Elevation loss
- 2,034 ft
- Max elevation
- 571 ft
- TrailRank
- 49
- Min elevation
- 76 ft
- Trail type
- Loop
- Moving time
- 2 hours 26 minutes
- Time
- 3 hours 21 minutes
- Coordinates
- 1418
- Uploaded
- October 7, 2023
- Recorded
- October 2023
near Caniçal, Madeira (Portugal)
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Itinerary description
Península Lourenço
Ponta de São Lourenço (Portuguese for the "Point of Saint Lawrence") is the easternmost point of the Madeira island. It is inside the town of Caniçal. Its terrain are made up of rocks and herbaceous vegetation. Since 1982, the headland is a nature reserve, where it has the conservation of its endemic plants, and it has fauna, including birds, insects, and molluscs.
Northeast of the islet is Porto Santo, and southeast is Bugio and the Deserted Islands. Nearby are a few islets with the easternmost being Farol Islet, where its lighthouse is located.
The headland's highest point is Pico do Furado. There is a path which takes about an hour to walk from the headland entrance. To the west is the New Port of Madeira.
The headland's geology consists of pyroclastic rocks as well as basalt dykes (dikes) and some coasts being eroded. The group dates back to the Late Pleistocene, about 100,000 years ago.[
Ponta de São Lourenço (Portuguese for the "Point of Saint Lawrence") is the easternmost point of the Madeira island. It is inside the town of Caniçal. Its terrain are made up of rocks and herbaceous vegetation. Since 1982, the headland is a nature reserve, where it has the conservation of its endemic plants, and it has fauna, including birds, insects, and molluscs.
Northeast of the islet is Porto Santo, and southeast is Bugio and the Deserted Islands. Nearby are a few islets with the easternmost being Farol Islet, where its lighthouse is located.
The headland's highest point is Pico do Furado. There is a path which takes about an hour to walk from the headland entrance. To the west is the New Port of Madeira.
The headland's geology consists of pyroclastic rocks as well as basalt dykes (dikes) and some coasts being eroded. The group dates back to the Late Pleistocene, about 100,000 years ago.[
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Information point
418 ft
Car park
Panorama
Fauna
Photo
Mountain pass
Picnic
Museum
Waypoint
Summit
Flora
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