Pequena Rota PR39 SMI - Quatro fábricas da Luz — Attraction in Vila Franca do Campo

This is a SUPER COOL trail! I mean, there are two ruins of hydroelectric plants that you can examine up close, the whole thing gives me Lara Croft vibes. It's usually quite easy, but as of recently, it's technically temporarily closed because of a storm that knocked over some trees onto the trail and eroded some parts of the trail. It's nothing impassable, but it is slightly tricky/scary. I did this while 6 months pregnant and was fine, highly recommend! It ends just at a town, more or less abruptly, but presumably it is possible to make it all the way to the beach. This took us 1.5h at a leisurely pace and my Garmin...

This is an easy short trail that is a must-do for all steampunk fans. It follows an overgrown valley and visits four "fabricas" that were abandoned decades ago and are slowly reclaimed by the rainforest. There are 2 nice waterfalls along the way and a natural water pool that is suitable for a refreshing dip. The trail can be easily combined with the PCR02 route to Fogo Lake for a 16.2km long return...

This is a nice trail to walk through. There are some slippery bits where caution is needed and if you start from here (rather than the car park) it's mostly uphill (but not too hard). It's not a loop, so unless you have someone with a car at the top you need to go back through the way you came, and I think it's probably easier to start from here. It has some pretty...