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

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Água De Pau

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

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4.8

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

08:18

26.3km

1,040m

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: April 25, 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

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Parking

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17 m

Caloura Hotel Resort & Natural Lava Pools

Highlight • Natural Monument

The Caloura Hotel Resort is located directly above the rugged rocky coast of the Caloura Peninsula with its mild microclimate. The path leads from the well-tended tourist garden through the underlying old garden lined with lava stone walls to the rugged lava rock coast. There you can swim in natural pools made of volcanic rock when the sea is calm. There are a variety of photo opportunities worth seeing on the short walk.

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9.08 km

Trail to Lagoa do Fogo

Highlight • Trail

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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9.14 km

Beautiful path along the Levada

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

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. In the Levada swim trout that you can discover.
At the end of the canal, a pressure line 290m deep into the valley to supply the hydroelectric power plant Central Nova, which is still in operation today and has a capacity of 440kW, with about 300l / sec with water.
The Kaftwerk Central Nova is the fourth of the historical hiking trail PR 39 and was put into operation in 1927.

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11.0 km

Water Collection System of Lagoa do Fogo

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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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11.7 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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12.0 km

Viewpoint

13.2 km

View over Lagoa do Fogo

Highlight • Viewpoint

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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17.2 km

Abandoned Hydroelectric Power Plant

Highlight • Monument

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

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17.6 km

Fábrica da Vila Hydroelectric Plant Ruins

Highlight • Monument

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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26.3 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

10.2 km

9.05 km

3.39 km

3.15 km

549 m

Surfaces

8.22 km

8.13 km

4.14 km

3.49 km

1.70 km

644 m

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

Caloura Hotel Resort & Natural Lava Pools

Trail to Lagoa do Fogo

Beautiful path along the Levada

Water Collection System of Lagoa do Fogo

Serra de Água de Pau Valley

View over Lagoa do Fogo

Abandoned Hydroelectric Power Plant

Fábrica da Vila Hydroelectric Plant Ruins

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