Vereda da Faja Escura
- Location
- Curral das Freiras, Madeira
- Category
- Outdoor & Adventure / Hiking
- Difficulty
- Difficult
- Duration
- 100
- Distance
- 2.5 km (one way, 5 km out and back)
- Start Point
- PR 12 junction (ridge)
- End Point
- Faja Escura lane
Sunrise and Sunset on This Trail
- Sunrise behind the mountain ridge at km 0.0 from the trailhead: Apr 15 to May 11, Aug 3 to Aug 29, Oct 26 to Feb 16. Times computed from terrain for clear skies.
- Sunset over the open ocean at km 0.0 from the trailhead: Feb 6 to Feb 26, Oct 15 to Nov 5. Times computed from terrain for clear skies.
- Sunset behind the mountain ridge at km 0.0 from the trailhead: Mar 12 to Oct 1, Nov 18 to Jan 22. Times computed from terrain for clear skies.
The steep old path from the mountain ridge into the Curral das Freiras valley, dropping through terraces to the Faja Escura hamlet. The top joins the official PR 12 - Caminho Real da Encumeada route; the bottom meets the Faja Escura lane just above the ER107.