Sete Lagoas (Seven Lagoons) – Seven Lagoons of Gerês loop from Trilho dos Poços Verdes

Hiking trails & Routes

Portugal

Vila Real

Cabril

Sete Lagoas (Seven Lagoons) – Seven Lagoons of Gerês loop from Trilho dos Poços Verdes

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Sete Lagoas (Seven Lagoons) – Seven Lagoons of Gerês loop from Trilho dos Poços Verdes

02:57

10.1km

290m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily walkable paths. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 10, 2026

Tips

Includes short out-and-back sections

Your route doubles back at waypoints. If this isn’t intentional, adjust those waypoints’ positions.

After 0 m for 12 m

After 5.30 km for 83 m

After 5.38 km for 83 m

After 9.26 km for 13 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

Get Directions

6 m

Xertelo Village

Highlight • Settlement

Xertelo is the highest place in Cabril and is about 700 meters above sea level. The village is very interesting with its granite houses, the chapel, the cross and the mill and is a good starting point for the hike to the 7 lagoons.

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3.32 km

Rock formations of Peneda-Gerês National Park

Highlight • Natural Monument

5.33 km

Sete Lagoas (Seven Lagoons)

Highlight • Lake

The 7 Gerês lagoons are a small natural wonder and the path that leads to them is beautiful. On the way it is possible to visit a Fojo do Lobo (an old structure used for wolf hunting) and hike along an old levada. The 7 natural pools that make up Sete Lagoas were naturally carved into the rock by erosion. They lie below a dam that supplies the surrounding villages with electricity.

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5.41 km

Sete Lagoas Waterfall

Highlight • Waterfall

8.22 km

Seven Lagoons of Gerês

Highlight • Lake

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8.25 km

Trail in Peneda-Gerês National Park

Highlight • Trail

8.80 km

Scenic trail in Peneda-Gerês National Park

Highlight • Trail

9.25 km

View of the mountains in Peneda-Gerês National Park

Highlight • Viewpoint

10.1 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.86 km

3.53 km

448 m

238 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

4.64 km

3.35 km

1.63 km

239 m

217 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Today

Wednesday 28 October

19°C

9°C

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Comments

October 10, 2023,Sete Lagoas – Sieben Becken Runde von Paradela

Wow, that was a great tour. The first half was a little strenuous, as it was almost all uphill (and in the blazing sun and easily 30°C), but we were rewarded with a fabulous view and, even better, with a cool swim in crystal-clear mountain water. I have never had such a highlight on a hike. It was also a …

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September 24, 2023,💠6º Rumo à Aventura - PR9 MTR - Rota Poços Verdes (7 Lagoas PNPG) (24/09/2023)

⛰ 💠6TH TOWARDS ADVENTURE DONE ✔️
Another Sunday well spent hand in hand with nature and with magnificent weather that really helped our adventure.
In another circular route, approximately 11 km long and lasting approximately 6h05, from the village of Xertelo to the 7 Lagoas (Poços Verdes or Lagoas do Sobroso), the route was relatively easy and along the way …

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July 3, 2023,Wanderung zu den 7 Lagoas von Xertelo

The lagoons are definitely worth the hike, even if it's a long stretch of gravel. But the longest part is on the hillside with beautiful views.
It is certainly one of the most beautiful bathing spots here in Gerês National Park. If it hadn't been for the encounter with the snake...🫢 then we would have climbed around in the pools …

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