Routes

Planner

Features

Updates

App

Get the App

Routes

Hiking trails & Routes

Fontinhas

Relheiras de São Brás — circular route on Terceira Island (PRC 8 TER)

Routes

Hiking trails & Routes

Fontinhas

Relheiras de São Brás — circular route on Terceira Island (PRC 8 TER)

Easy

4.4

(23)

hikers

Relheiras de São Brás — circular route on Terceira Island (PRC 8 TER)

01:25

5.18km

80m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 13, 2024

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

Please check local regulations for:

Área Protegida para a Gestão de Habitats ou Espécies do Biscoito das Fontinhas

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

Get Directions

241 m

Wagon Wheels of the Primitivo Trail

Highlight • Historical Site

Very cool historical artifact: the original wheels of one of the ox carts that marked the trail of the same name. The entrance to the route is exposed.

Translated by Google •

Tip by

583 m

Relheiras of São Brás

Highlight • Monument

An unnoticed hiker might think that it is an extinct train track. However, the Relheiras are marks - grooves - caused by the passage of ox carts over the years. …

Translated by Google •

Tip by

1.47 km

A discreet monument that represents Terceira Island. It is a basalt sculpture along the trail, immersed in nature, created by sculptor Fernando Rossado, dated 2016. There are instructional signs at the site.

Translated by Google •

Tip by

5.18 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.64 km

2.30 km

236 m

Surfaces

2.30 km

236 m

Elevation

Nothing selected – click and drag below to see the stats for a specific part of the route.

Highest point (280 m)

Lowest point (200 m)

Weather

Today

Tuesday 14 July

21°C

14°C

6 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 11.0 km/h

to get more detailed weather forecasts along your route

Comments

May 20, 2025,🇵🇹Auf den Spuren der Ochsen

Since we're only spending a short time on the island and are flying to the third island tomorrow at noon, we opted for the short circular trail. This trail initially follows the cart tracks cleared in 1990. The oldest paths date back to around 1820 and have left clear tracks on the shallow lava flow. Back then, wheels still had …

Showing Translation

Want to know more?

This route was planned by komoot.

Navigate

Send to Phone

Save

Edit route

Download GPX

Move start point

Embed on a website

Report an Issue

Report restricted access

Nearby routes

Hard

4.8

2,271

Mistérios Negros Trail

01:37h

5.25km

100m

Moderate

4.6

952

Algar do Carvão - Furnas do Enxofre Trail

02:14h

7.97km

150m

Moderate

4.7

973

Monte Brasil — circular route on Terceira Island (PRC 4 TER)

02:39h

8.05km

360m

Moderate

4.8

950

Rocha do Chambre Trail

02:35h

8.79km

240m

Moderate

4.6

791

Serreta Trail

02:20h

6.63km

400m

Easy

4.8

457

Passagem das Bestas — circular route on Terceira Island (PRC 07 TER)

01:10h

3.94km

110m

Easy

4.6

273

Baías da Agualva — circular route on Terceira Island (PR 2 TER)

01:31h

4.82km

200m

Moderate

4.7

241

Fortes de São Sebastião e Ponta das Contendas — percurso na Ilha Terceira (PR 5 TER)

02:58h

9.90km

320m

Easy

4.4

Relheiras de São Brás — circular route on Terceira Island (PRC 8 TER)

01:25h

5.18km

80m

Easy

4.2

The monuments of Angra do Heroísmo — route on Terceira Island

01:09h

4.11km

80m

Moderate

4.3

PR09TER Malha Grande - Biscoitos Trail

04:45h

15.5km

550m

Easy

4.6

Praia da Vitória e Praia da Riviera — percurso na Ilha Terceira

01:50h

6.85km

80m

Relheiras de São Brás — circular route on Terceira Island (PRC 8 TER)

Wagon Wheels of the Primitivo Trail

Relheiras of São Brás

Dog Spring

Nearby routes

Sign up or log in to keep exploring this route

We value your privacy ⛰️

We value your privacy ⛰️