Vereda do Pico Grande
- Location
- Câmara de Lobos, Madeira
- Category
- Outdoor & Adventure / Hiking
- Difficulty
- Difficult
- Duration
- 80
- Distance
- 1.2 km (one way, 2.4 km out and back)
- Start Point
- PR 12 junction
- End Point
- Pico Grande summit
Sunrise and Sunset on This Trail
- Sunset behind the mountain ridge at km 0.0 from the trailhead: Mar 11 to Oct 3, Nov 21 to Jan 22. Times computed from terrain for clear skies.
- Sunset over the open ocean at km 0.5 from the trailhead: Nov 12 to Jan 30. Times computed from terrain for clear skies.
- Sunrise behind the mountain ridge at km 0.6 from the trailhead: all year. Times computed from terrain for clear skies.
- Evening golden hour at km 1.1 from the trailhead: all year. Times computed from terrain for clear skies.
- Morning golden hour at km 1.1 from the trailhead: Mar 31 to Apr 16, May 11 to Aug 3, Aug 27 to Sep 13, Nov 1 to Feb 10. Times computed from terrain for clear skies.
- Sunset above the clouds at km 1.1 from the trailhead: all year. Times computed from terrain for clear skies.
- Sunrise above the clouds at km 1.2 from the trailhead: all year. Times computed from terrain for clear skies.
The summit spur of Pico Grande (1,654 m): a short, steep vereda climbing from the PR 12 ridge path to one of the great viewpoints of the central mountains. The spur itself is brief; reaching its trailhead is a walk in its own right.