The Legend tells you what the arrows í mean and how the terms "right" and "left" are used.

Outline of Tracks
and  Classification

With its 1312 meters of altitude, Monte Gordo is almost always able to keep its baldhead above the clouds, offering a wonderful panorama over São Vicente, Santo Antão and sometimes even the Pico d’ Antónia on Santiago Island and the Pico of Fogo. Initially, a good forest-road leads through the richest forests of the island. Later, a steep path through endemic tortoi leads to the exposed top with its antennas. While normally a harmless walk, Monte Gordo ensures that proper respect is shown to it by strong icy winds, trying to blow the hiker off track.

In any case, one should take along a full water-reserve and complete equipment. Clouds may blur visibility within seconds.

Starting point is the water point at the village health post of Cachaço where "Água do Torno OP-BH 1972" is written. [CACHAC] (706m) Only 50 meters away ê on the main road, the forest road between quarry-stone walls ç separates. [GORD01] Serpentines take it up to the watchmen’s house casa de guarda [GORD02] (900m), where a barrier limits access to pedestrians. About an hour later, a dry crater-like depression caldeirinha with a single house is reached. 100m ç further on, two tracks leave the road [GORD05] (1048m). Describing a rectangle (we?) turn into the forest and immediately uphill ê between trees and Tortoi. At the following ridge, a wonderful view is offered over Hortelã, Tarrafal and the southern peninsula. The track follows the ridge to the top. [GORDO] (1312m).

There are possibilities to climb down from the top to the West to meet the track (202) to Fragata. [GORD08] (1027m) But this pathless track is much worse and difficult to find. Only for the "bulldozers" among the hikers, the track may be a few minutes quicker. The view over the western summits is a goody. Following common sense, it is certainly better to turn back to Caldeirinha and start track 202 from there.