Hiking to the Waterfall at Salto do Prego

This bloggery is about a hike to the waterfall at Salto do Prego which isn’t far from the parish of Faial da Terra on the southeastern tip of Sao Miguel of the Azores Islands. Faial da Terra is one of the most famous trails and it has all sorts of paths you can take, we took the one to the waterfall at Salto do Prego; that link brings you to my full post on SHABL.

The hike isn’t too bad but it was my first in a while and while others had their walking sticks and hiking boots, I had a loosely tied pair of Nikes and a shopping bag to carry a rain jacket and my GoPro; it was more than sufficient but throughout the week there were “close calls” of the rolled ankle variety, I assure you.

It’s a ~2 hour or so trail and the waterfall is quite cool. In the summer it’s a popular swimming spot and on the way there you pass through this tiny hamlet which was built when the pirates and buccaneers started coming through the islands. You know the expression “head for the hills” well yeah, it rings true here.

If you’re coming to the Azores, consider doing some hiking. There are all sorts of trails and I’m not a “mile eater” as they call them. I don’t want to hike for 8 hours and then brag to other people about how far I went. That said, I do like going for a stroll for a few hours and enjoying the sights, smelling the roses and all that jazz before a nice meal.

In a few hours I’m flying to Canada for a week; it’s Thanksgiving after all.

Tips hat,

P.S: All those kids are scouts we met on the trail.

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