#245 of 300 · Lagoa do Fogo Nature Reserve, São Miguel
Lagoa do Fogo
PortugalAzores
PortugalThe waymarked PR2SMI path climbs from Praia on the south coast, near Água d'Alto, to the sandy shore of Lagoa do Fogo, a crater lake inside the Água de Pau volcano ringed by native laurel forest and heath.
- Distance
- 12 km
- Out and back
- Ascent
- 520 m
- High point 600 m
- Time
- 4 h
- Day hike
- Difficulty
- Moderate
- Sustained climbing or a long day, no exposure.
- Best months
- Apr–Oct
- When the route is usually in condition
- Start
- Praia (Água d'Alto)
- Lagoa do Fogo Nature Reserve, São Miguel
Route
- Água d'Alto
- Lagoa do Fogo
- back the same way
Wildlife along the route
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