guides are recommended also because there are many turns on the trail that lead to rocky shores away from any beach areas. the trail starts from praia barra de guaratiba and connects these untouched beaches in this order - praia dos búzios, praia do perigoso, praia do meio, praia funda, and praia do inferno.

praia funda is reachable via a 45 minutes hike along 300 meters of trail from the praia do meio - along the way, it is also possible to reach the top of the pedra do telégrafo (hill of the telegraph), a hill nearly 400 meters high (1,300 ft) that rewards hikers with some spectacular views of the coast.