Lion's Den Trail
A coastal trail outside Fogo Town that passes an abandoned fishing village and the ruins of a Marconi wireless station, with views back to Brimstone Head.
Lion's Den Trail leads northeast from Fogo Town, about 5 km round trip. Along the way it passes the long-abandoned Lion's Den fishing village, seaside meadows, and rocky shores. Near the end lie the ruins of a Marconi wireless relay station from the 1910s, where a reconstructed hut and interpretive signs tell of the station's role in relaying telegrams for Atlantic shipping. On the return, you can look back over Fogo Harbour and Brimstone Head. The trail is free, and some sections are steep and slippery.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- Bleak House Museum
- Fogo (town)
- Brimstone Head
- Fogo Island Inn
- Joe Batt's Point Trail
- Fogo Island
- Change Islands
- Sandy Cove Beach