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Terceira

Terceira

Location and Climate

Terceira is the most populated island of the Central Group.

With a total area of 381.96 km2, it's 29 km long and 17.5 km wide.

The distance between Terceira and San Miguel is 90 miles, and between Terceira and Faial 66 miles.

Position: Longitude 27º 10' W and Latitude 38º 40' N.

English

Relheiras de São Brás

Trail Information
Category - Circular
Difficulty - Easy
Extension - 6.8 km
Time average - 2h
Trail Info

This small circular route is mostly integrated in the forest area of ​​Biscoito das Fontinhas, classified as a protected area for the management of habitats or species.

Monte Brasil

Trail Information
Category - Circular
Difficulty - Medium
Extension - 7.4 km
Time average - 2h30
Trail Info

This circular route thrives in Monte Brasil, a geosite formed by an ancient extinct volcano with origin in the sea and that later joined the city of Angra do Heroísmo, classified as World Heritage by UNESCO.

In Monte Brasil, we can find the Fortress of São João Baptista, built in the late 16th century, one of largest fortresses built by the Spanish Empire across the world.

Serreta

Trail Information
Category - Circular
Difficulty - Medium
Extension - 6.8 km
Time average - 2h30
Trail Info

The small circular route of Serreta thrives in the Natural Park of Terceira, in the area of the Natural Reserve of Serra de Santa Bárbara and Mistérios Negros and in the Protected Area for the Habitats management or Species of the Central Plateau and Northwest Coast.

Baías da Agualva

Trail Information
Category - Linear
Difficulty - Easy
Extension - 3.8 km
Time average - 2h00
Trail Info

This small linear route runs along the northern coast of the island, between the parishes of Agualva and Quatro Ribeiras, mostly integrated in a protected area of the Terceira Nature Park, classified as a protected area for the management of habitats or species.    

Mistérios Negros

Trail Information
Category - Circular
Difficulty - Hard
Extension - 4.9 km
Time average - 2h30m
Trail Info

The trail of Mistérios Negros thrives in the Natural Reserve of Serra de Santa Bárbara and Mistérios Negros of Natural Park of Terceira, also included in the Special Area of Preservation of Serra de Santa Bábara and Pico Alto of Natura 2000 and in the geosite Caldeira de Santa Bárbara and Mistérios Negros.

Terceira

NATURE

The Purple Island

GEOGRAPHY

The second most inhabited island of the Azores, with 56,437 inhabitants (2011 data), the Terceira island has 401.9 sq. Km, with 30.1 km long and 17.6 km at its maximum width. It is the eastern island of the five that form the central group and is the nearest one of São Jorge island, 37.9 km away. The highest point of the island, at 1,021 m altitude, is located in the Serra de Santa Bárbara, at 38°43’47’’ latitude north and 27°19’11’’ longitude west.

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