Vereda da Terra Chã
- Location
- Porto Moniz, Madeira
- Category
- Outdoor & Adventure / Hiking
- Difficulty
- Difficult
- Duration
- 225
- Distance
- 8.7 km (one way, 17.4 km out and back)
- Start Point
- Chão da Ribeira, near ER221 / Sítio da Terra Chã sign
- End Point
- Central Paúl da Serra, dirt-road junction near ER209
Sunrise and Sunset on This Trail
- Sunset behind the mountain ridge at km 3.5 from the trailhead: Jul 28 to May 15. Times computed from terrain for clear skies.
- Sunrise over the open ocean at km 3.9 from the trailhead: Mar 26 to Sep 18. Times computed from terrain for clear skies.
- Sunrise behind the mountain ridge at km 4.0 from the trailhead: Sep 29 to Mar 15. Times computed from terrain for clear skies.
- Evening golden hour at km 4.7 from the trailhead: all year. Times computed from terrain for clear skies.
- Morning golden hour at km 5.1 from the trailhead: Feb 6 to Nov 6. Times computed from terrain for clear skies.
- Sunset over the open ocean at km 5.5 from the trailhead: all year. Times computed from terrain for clear skies.
- Sunrise behind the mountain ridge at km 8.6 from the trailhead: all year. Times computed from terrain for clear skies.
A long, strenuous ascent from the wooded Chão da Ribeira valley to the open Paúl da Serra plateau, crossing a spring and high moorland terrain.