View of the Sete Cidades Lagoon – Cumeeiras Viewpoint loop from Sete Cidades

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Sete Cidades

View of the Sete Cidades Lagoon – Cumeeiras Viewpoint loop from Sete Cidades

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View of the Sete Cidades Lagoon – Cumeeiras Viewpoint loop from Sete Cidades

03:12

9.78km

360m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 7, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Área de Paisagem Protegida das Sete Cidades

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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200 m

Sete Cidades Caldera and Lakes

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Sete Cidades (German: Seven Cities) is a Freguesia in the Ponta Delgada district on the Portuguese Azores island of São Miguel with 799 inhabitants
It is located at an altitude …

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351 m

Lagoa Azul

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The Blue Lagoon is a place with an unparalleled panorama. From this point, on the banks of the lagoon, in Sete Cidades, the contrast between the water and the caldera …

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905 m

View of the Sete Cidades Lagoon

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On the shores of Lake Azul, there is the possibility to strengthen oneself and to buy food and drinks from the local kiosk. By bus or hitchhiking you come back up to your car.

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4.85 km

View of Sete Cidades Crater Lake

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The bridge unfortunately collapsed due to a fallen tree.

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4.87 km

Cumeeiras Viewpoint

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5.54 km

Viewpoint

9.78 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.21 km

2.49 km

1.09 km

Surfaces

6.21 km

3.26 km

168 m

151 m

Elevation

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Highest point (480 m)

Lowest point (260 m)

Weather

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Friday 16 October

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Comments

May 27, 2022,Lagoa Azul & Verde: Hier kann man mehr Meer und Seen sehen kann.

We actually wanted to follow a Maps.me path on the ridge of the crater, but after about 20m🙈 it was over: everything had grown over and plenty of fallen trees. The alternative was the regular hiking trail (partly even paved) with a really steep increase (~22% or felt more😉). There are also other access routes that officially lead the "lazy" …

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August 1, 2024,Cete Cidades🌋 2te Kraterrand

The weather at the Sete Cidades crater was once again fog-free and so we explored another part of the trail on the crater rim, going there and back.
The entire circuit is about 23km, with a third of the trail leading along somewhat unpleasant roads that are, in my opinion, life-threatening to walk on. Hence this partial walk to our …

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