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Pico Boa Entrada

hike | 2023-02-05
361 m altitude, 106 m prominence, - km isolation

Today is a short day and we have to catch a flight home sometime this afternoon. We chose a couple of peaks within easy reach of the airport. The first was Pico Boa Entrada. It’s not very high, but it has a nicely shaped volcanic crater. Our first attempt to get close to the slope using a road map failed, so we switched to a topo map and got pretty close to the summit, but the road ended and we left our car in someone’s garden.

Good morning to the Boa Entrada village and football team!
We climbed up the steep grassy slope on the left side of the quarry.
Impressive giant roots (left)
Less impressive sea views (right)

The guy from the house not only let us park, but escorted us to the trailhead. How nice! We walked along the dirt road and arrived at the quarry. Presumably the quarry guard (we assume) met us and, having understood our purpose, showed us where to go. Not bad, but not really a trail. The small inconvenience of navigating through the bush was more than made up for by the speed with which we reached the top.

Farming in the crater

We found no markers on the summit, but across the crater we could see another candidate, which we confirmed was lower. It was a very short walk, but the scenery was incredibly impressive – huge trees, lots of pumpkins and giant plants covering the crater. On our way down we heard two sounds: someone talking nearby and thunder. Both got our attention. We greeted the locals and they were kind enough to show us a nice gradual path out of the crater, much better and more comfortable than our ascent had been.

Tropical wild petunia (Ruellia brevifolia ??)
Momordica charantia, also known as bitter melon, Goya, bitter apple, bitter gourd, bitter squash
Squash Momordica charantia (left)
Fungi (right)
Very green summit
Tall and majestic trees thrive on the summit
View from the crater towards the summit
Level 1. Find Rob
Level 2. Find me
Level 3. Find Rob

Xanthosoma sagittifolium, also known as arrowleaf elephant ear, arrowleaf elephant’s ear, malanga or American taro, is a tropical plant.

Thunder rumbled again and again and soon we were caught in a typical tropical storm. There was no need to hurry as we were soaked within the first few minutes. New experiences are always welcome and we had one. We witnessed the closest breadfruit ever to fall from a tree. A couple of kilos of fruit fell right between Rob and me. One experience was enough.

Boa Entrada village
Interesting remnants of the past era

Of course, we arrived at the car at the height of the rain and the rain seemed to slow down later on. We only had to clear a few branches from the road. We headed towards our next planned summit, Muquinqui, hoping that the rain would stop. And we were right; half an hour later we were enjoying a walk in the fresh and clear air after the rain.


Pico Boa Entrada 361 m altitude
106 m prominence
Ranges West Africa Mountains - Bight of Benin
Countries/regions São Tomé and Príncipe - São Tomé Province
Distance 2.10 km up 2.40 km down
Elevation 164 m gain 164 m loss
Time
0h50 up
0h05 other
0h40 down
1h35 total
Trailhead 166 m altitude 0.3527490, 6.6608880
Route

We leave the car in the nearby village, cross the small stream over the bridge and walk along the local path. Then a short stretch of unpaved road, we could probably drive here. To the left of the quarry, a steep grassy and bushy slope leads up to the crater rim. The forest on the rim is not very thick. On the way down we take the normal track to the north, as advised by the locals. Then back to the unpaved road and back to the village.

Difficulties

We came through the quarry from the east side, not bad but not the best route. All the bushwhacking can be avoided by approaching from the north side.

Links GPX trail
  • West Africa 2023
  • « Cantagalo
  • Muquinqui »

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TRIPS

2023
West Africa 2023 II
Iberian Peninsula 2023
West Africa 2023
Central America 2023
2022
Andes 2022
Northwest Europe 2022
Malay Archipelago III 2022
Malay Archipelago II 2022
Anatolia Mountains 2022
Iberian Peninsula 2022
Atlas Mountains 2022

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839 km walked, 65 247 m climbed

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