The trail begins and ends at the Regional Road, 300 metres from the Baía da Ribeira das Cabras Viewpoint. Goes down the old fossil sea-cliff, where ended Faial Island, at about 10 thousand years ago, when the Península do Capelo started to form. In this trail, it is possible to go through the old wineries where wine is still produced in our days.

The trail goes down to Praia do Norte fajã, a fajã with mixed genesis, formed partly through the accumulation of debris from the high surrounding sea-cliffs and imposing to the sea through magnificent lava flows from several eruptions that formatted the Península do Capelo.

One of the flows, associated with the historical eruption of Cabeço do Fogo, contains true natural treasures, enclaves of rocks plucked from inside the earth, called olivine xenoliths.