São Vicente Promenade – Waves at São Vicente loop from Ponta Delgada

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São Vicente Promenade – Waves at São Vicente loop from Ponta Delgada

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São Vicente Promenade – Waves at São Vicente loop from Ponta Delgada

06:04

19.1km

730m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: September 26, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Parque Natural da Madeira

Zona de Proteção Especial da Laurissilva da Madeira

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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4.58 km

São Vicente Promenade

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São Vicente Beach is an Atlantic haven adored by surfers, thanks to its perfect waves and support for water sports. The 620-meter promenade runs alongside Mota Bay, offering breathtaking coastal views.

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5.00 km

Promenade do Paúja da Areia

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Originally a beautiful 680-meter-long promenade along the sea, unfortunately somewhat outdated. No direct connection to the beach at Sao Vincente.

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6.05 km

Waves at São Vicente

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7.20 km

Waterfall on Madeira's North Coast

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One of the many great waterfalls on the north coast.

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7.34 km

Old Coastal Road in Madeira Natural Park

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Currently accessible and except for one section well walkable. Rockfall danger.

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8.75 km

Mountain Panorama in São Vicente

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10.4 km

View of the Rocky Coastline and Ocean at São Vicente

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Very beautiful beach, great photo opportunities

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15.8 km

Beautiful Flowers

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19.1 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

11.9 km

2.07 km

1.98 km

1.31 km

1.24 km

703 m

Surfaces

11.0 km

6.17 km

925 m

594 m

290 m

164 m

Elevation

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Highest point (320 m)

Lowest point (10 m)

Weather

Wednesday 14 October

24°C

16°C

2 %

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Max wind speed: 8.0 km/h

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Comments

February 11, 2023,Erkundung von Sao Vincente

Actually, we spontaneously planned to visit the Grutas, unfortunately they are closed right now 😒
These grutas are subterranean lava passages that are unique to Madeira. Instead, we visited the associated museum, in which volcanism is explained.

The subsequent path towards Ponta Delgada along the coastal road had little traffic but unfortunately partly no sidewalk. Nevertheless, the huge waves of …

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