Caminho da Aroeira

Route

The trail starts at the end of Praia do Pouso, where there is a sign marking the T12 (Pouso - Farol dos Castelhanos). You soon reach Praia de Itaoca, and the path follows the seashore until it starts to climb at a bend to the right next to a bamboo grove. At one point there is a fork; either path works. When the descent ends, there is a drinking water spring on the left. The route continues past an abandoned school and a wooden boardwalk, and reaches a dirt road, where there is a point from which you can head to the Farol (T12). Always following the road, you come to an old chapel, from where you can see Praia de Lopes Mendes.