Fajã dos Vimes to Fajã dos Cubres
From Calheta · Azores, Portugal
To Norte Pequeno · Azores, Portugal
One way: it ends 6.0 km from the start in a straight line, so plan how you get back.
Community route · Hiking · Saved 29 Sept 2026
9.1 km · +179 m · 2h 34m · one way · Hiking
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Fajã dos Vimes to Fajã dos Cubres is a 9.1 km hike point-to-point route from Serra do Topo near Calheta, with 179m of climbing and an effort score of 11.
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Route briefing
What comes next
Climbs and descents in route order. Not listed does not mean absent: it may not be mapped.
Start
0 m
Serra do Topo
Start
Route geometry · source 2026-09-29
About 0 min in
9.1 km remaining
+175 m remaining
Descent
183 m
692 m descent
4.2 km at 16.3% average
Saved route geometry · source 2026-09-29
About 3 min in
8.9 km remaining
+170 m remaining
Climb
6.4 km
75 m climb
0.7 km at 10.7% average
Saved route geometry · source 2026-09-29
About 1h 49m in
2.6 km remaining
+91 m remaining
Finish
9.1 km
Route finish
Finish
Route geometry · source 2026-09-29
About 2h 34m in
0 m remaining
Terrain & grades
69% at ≤15% gradeThis point-to-point packs 20m of climb per kilometre, which makes it a relatively flowing profile. 69% of the measured line is at 15% grade or less (slope only, not surface or technicality). The hardest kilometre is around km 8, gaining about 47m. Total route distance is 9.1 km.
Snow & conditions
Snow not assessedCurrent snow evidence is not available for this route. Missing data does not establish snow-free conditions.
Route sections
Moderate effort, about 2h 34m moving time as the Planner estimated it when the route was saved, for 179m of climbing. Expect 17% steep-grade exposure.
Fuel & gear
Plan roughly 12 small fuel units, then adjust for weather, aid, and personal effort.
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
- T1 hiking: 5.0 km
No difficulty tag on 3.2 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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