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Água De Alto

Beautiful path along the Levada – View over Lagoa do Fogo loop from Água de Alto

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Água De Alto

Beautiful path along the Levada – View over Lagoa do Fogo loop from Água de Alto

Hard

4.8

(825)

3,575

hikers

Beautiful path along the Levada – View over Lagoa do Fogo loop from Água de Alto

05:01

15.6km

680m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: June 11, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

Please check local regulations for:

Reserva Natural da Lagoa do Fogo

Área Protegida para a Gestão de Habitats ou Espécies da Serra de Água de Pau

Waypoints

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1

4.03 km

Forest Trail in São Miguel

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Especially in fog there is a nice atmosphere here

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2

4.85 km

Trail to Lagoa do Fogo

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Great hike with varied trails, fantastic views of Lagos do Fogo, and a great place to swim in the sea afterwards.

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4.90 km

Beautiful path along the Levada

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The walking section leads approx. 1.75km along the water channel (Levada) of a tributary of the Ribeira da Praia, which starts at the Lagoa da Fogo. Very nice hiking section. …

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4

6.81 km

Here rainwater is collected for water supply and for the hydroelectric power plant Fábrica Nova from 1927. The water channel (Levada) as a power station feed line starts here

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5

7.48 km

Serra de Água de Pau Valley

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In April - May the seagulls living here were brewing. They can become aggressive if you annoy them.

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7.78 km

Viewpoint

Viewpoint

7

9.01 km

View over Lagoa do Fogo

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One of the natural highlights of the island, if not of the islands. Surrounded by the cries of seagulls, you approach this lake, which shines in blue or green depending on the sunshine.

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8

13.0 km

But the path is accessible again, where PRIVADO stood in the spring, the door is now open again.

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9

13.4 km

The ruins of the old power plants are in danger of collapsing and are no longer allowed to be entered. Information boards tell about the history of the factories, absolutely worth seeing and impressive, how quickly nature reclaims its territory.

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15.6 km

End point

Parking

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.63 km

3.78 km

1.45 km

837 m

791 m

Surfaces

10.4 km

2.17 km

1.70 km

1.03 km

166 m

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Friday 26 June

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Comments

April 3, 2025,Lagoa do Fogo, alte Wasserwerke & Katzenversammlung
The tour is a circular route - Komoot ended the tour prematurely, so the last kilometer is missing

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Today we made the difficult and strenuous climb from Agua de Alto to Lago do Fogo. It was beautiful in places but not recommended. You can see more of the crater lake from the viewpoints, which are freely accessible from 7 p.m.

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Beautiful route, can be walked in both directions. Very steep in places. The route is not officially signposted, however, but is rather a return route on the same route. We found it better and more beautiful this way. There is no parking at the starting point, it is 600 m further up the road, but it was full. The path …

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First part is not very spectacular until the Levadas. Better walk this way, beacause it's not so hard going up. Lake is beautiful but no Swimming permited. Backway path goes up but after you pass the top, it's only going down. Not really nice and spectacular to. Most of the paths are large and artificially.
Great round!!! No matter where you look, everything could be used for a postcard. The ascent to Lagoa do Fogo is worth every meter. Am thrilled :)))

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A circular hike with a lot of elevation gain at Lagoa Do Fogo, the "fire lagoon", home to rare animal species and surrounded by stunningly beautiful nature. Truly a small paradise that was created by a volcanic eruption in 1563 and is fortunately protected from too much mass tourism today 🏝️🌊😍🌞🕊️

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Our circular hike leads from Água de Alto along a wide water channel and the upper reaches of the Ribeira da Praia stream to the southern shore of the picturesque crater lake Lagoa do Fogo and back again.

The first 2 km are on a steep path through bushland with eucalyptus, pittosporum undulatum, acacias (Acacia sp.) and ginger (Hedychium gardneranum).

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Even at the hotel, this tour was touted as one of the most beautiful. Unfortunately, my expectations weren't met.

The most varied aspect of the tour was probably the weather – sun, squalls, rain, fog, rain, strong winds, some sun... depending on the elevation gain.

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