Capelinhos
Loop from Capelo · Azores, Portugal
Community route · Hiking · Saved 29 Sept 2026
2.0 km · +103 m · 45 min · loop · Hiking
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Capelinhos is a 2.0 km hike loop from Capelo in Azores, with 103m of climbing and an effort score of 3.
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Route briefing
What comes next
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Start
0 m
Capelo
Start
Route geometry · source 2026-09-29
About 0 min in
2.0 km remaining
+103 m remaining
Climb
60 m
86 m climb
0.7 km at 11.6% average
Saved route geometry · source 2026-09-29
About 1 min in
2.0 km remaining
+103 m remaining
Descent
1.3 km
93 m descent
0.6 km at 16.1% average
Saved route geometry · source 2026-09-29
About 28 min in
760 m remaining
+5 m remaining
Finish
2.0 km
Route finish
Finish
Route geometry · source 2026-09-29
About 45 min in
0 m remaining
Terrain & grades
77% at ≤15% gradeThis loop packs 51m of climb per kilometre, which makes it a hilly endurance profile. 77% of the measured line is at 15% grade or less (slope only, not surface or technicality). The hardest kilometre is around km 1, gaining about 85m. Total route distance is 2.0 km.
Snow & conditions
Snow not assessedCurrent snow evidence is not available for this route. Missing data does not establish snow-free conditions.
Route sections
Easy effort, about 45 min moving time as the Planner estimated it when the route was saved, for 103m of climbing. Expect 14% steep-grade exposure.
Fuel & gear
At this length most people need water rather than food on the way.
Surface
Surface classes from OpenStreetMap, matched to the line. Ways without a surface tag are classed by their road type, so this is an estimate.
Path difficulty, as tagged in OpenStreetMap
- T2 mountain hiking: 738 m
No difficulty tag on 1.3 km of path or track: unknown, not easy.
The SAC hiking scale mappers give each path. It is not a check of exposure, the weather or snow on the day.
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