At Lagoa Azul – Blick auf Sete Cidades loop from Mosteiros

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Mosteiros

At Lagoa Azul – Blick auf Sete Cidades loop from Mosteiros

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At Lagoa Azul – Blick auf Sete Cidades loop from Mosteiros

03:08

9.85km

350m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

Last updated: August 7, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

Please check local regulations for:

Área de Paisagem Protegida das Sete Cidades

Waypoints

Start point

Hotel

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588 m

View of Mosteiros and the islets

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Great view of Monteiros and the offshore rocks

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2.29 km

Lagoa das Sete Cidades Water Tunnel

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A hiking trail through the mountain. Unique! Best to have headlamp / flashlight with you. Equally high footwear or simply flip-flops have, since some of the water is about 10 …

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3.55 km

Sete Cidades Water Tunnel

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Can you do it?
I recommend bathing shoes and a lamp. The water is sometimes more than ankle-high and you have to bend over.

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3.87 km

Picnic Area by Lagoa das Sete Cidades

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A toilet is also available. This is also where the tunnel hike starts. Please bring bathing shoes and a lamp with you!!!

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5.15 km

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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5.40 km

at Lagoa Azul

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Park on a headland near Sete Citades directly on Lagoa Azul.

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5.56 km

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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6.27 km

Blick auf Sete Cidades

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9.85 km

End point

Hotel

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.26 km

2.39 km

2.08 km

1.31 km

825 m

Surfaces

3.90 km

3.12 km

1.40 km

888 m

543 m

Elevation

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Highest point (430 m)

Lowest point (130 m)

Weather

Today

Sunday 18 October

21°C

15°C

21 %

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Max wind speed: 11.0 km/h

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Comments

January 11, 2024,Blick über Mosteiros durch den Tunnel(1,2km) nach Sete Cidates,Azoren🌼

What I found about the tunnel:

Description:
Since the lagoons of Sete Cidades are the crater lakes, they have no natural drainage, so they used to often overflow their banks.
So in the 1930s it was decided to dig a tunnel to prevent flooding in the city.
The tunnel is 1200 meters long, 1 m wide and 2 m high. …

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