Long Lake – Covão dos Conchos Trail loop from Albufeira de Lagoa Comprida

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Long Lake – Covão dos Conchos Trail loop from Albufeira de Lagoa Comprida

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Long Lake – Covão dos Conchos Trail loop from Albufeira de Lagoa Comprida

06:06

21.5km

470m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 6, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment that may be dangerous

A part of this route comprises technical, difficult, or hazardous terrain. Specialist equipment and prior experience may be required.

After 20.0 km for 78 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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73 m

Long Lake

Highlight • Lake

Located at an altitude of approximately 1,600 meters, Lagoa Comprida is the largest water reservoir in the Serra da Estrela, intended for hydroelectric generation.

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495 m

Covão dos Conchos Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Natural Monument

We meet a lot of people on the route, especially on August 16, the trail is easy but many areas of scree require good shoes and flexible ankles. The landscapes …

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4.47 km

Covão dos Conchos

Highlight • Monument

Covão dos Conchos is one of those places that seems to have come from a parallel universe. At first glance, it is a mysterious hole in the middle of the …

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7.87 km

Rocky Path Through Broom Shrubs

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

20.0 km

Trail to the Upper Lakes, Serra da Estrela Natural Park

Highlight • Trail

Pretty overgrown path. Entry to it almost impossible to find. Not really recommended at all.

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20.4 km

Albufeira do Covão do Forno

Lake

21.5 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

9.56 km

6.98 km

3.99 km

830 m

102 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

16.9 km

2.91 km

830 m

558 m

312 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,700 m)

Lowest point (1,410 m)

Weather

Monday 19 October

9°C

2°C

0 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 6.0 km/h

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Comments

December 14, 2021,Covão dos Conchos – Brem, brem, en brem Circuit à partir de Sabugueiro

Nice course. The part between km 4.5 and 7 is a bit overgrown and you have to be careful of kerns and a few red marks. Very good weather today, but many wet passages following the rains of last week.

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