PRC06 SMI Lagoa das Furnas 15-08-2018

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Distance: 6.77 mi
Elevation gain: 1,014 ft
Technical difficulty: Easy
Elevation loss: 1,014 ft
Max elevation: 1,279 ft
TrailRank: 75 4.3
Min elevation: 662 ft
Trail type: Loop

Time: 4 hours 35 minutes
Coordinates: 810
Uploaded: September 1, 2021
Recorded: August 2018

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1,279 ft

662 ft

6.77 mi

near Furnas, Açores (Portugal)

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Official circular trail PRC06 SMI Lagoa das Furnas, waymarked red-yellow. Description and GPS coordinates can also be downloaded from
https://trails.visitazores.com/en/trails-azores/sao-miguel/furnas
NB: the description to be found on the web site is for walking clockwise, while the GPS trail and the pdf file of the leaflet are for walking counter-clockwise, as was also done by us.
The trail is easy, mostly on roads or dirt roads, and, apart from a few ups and downs at beginning and end, completely flat around the lake (for some reason our GPS jumped up 50 m at km 4.5 and kept a too high altitude for the rest of the walk, max. elevation is 340 m).
Our trail time includes a 1h break at the CMIF, actual walking time was 3.5 h.

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Waypoints

Trailhead PRC06 SMI

Igreja de Sant' Ana (Igreja Velha)

Poça da Dona Beija Spa

You need to divert from the main road to the right to reach the entrance to this thermal water spa with park.

Ribeira Amarela

The approach to Lagoa das Furnas leads down through the valley of Ribeira Amarela

Lagoa das Furnas

When reaching Lagoa das Furnas you are greeted by this panel of Azulejos

Caldeiras

Literally one of the "hot spots" for tourists on São Miguel. If the PRC6 SMI walk along the lake is not long enough for you, you can divert here to PRC22 SMI, climb up to Pico do Ferro and join PRC6 again later on (about 5 km extra plus some climbing).