Sintra - Lagoa Azul - Sintra
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- Distance
- 8.92 mi
- Elevation gain
- 1,788 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Moderate
- Elevation loss
- 1,991 ft
- Max elevation
- 1,580 ft
- TrailRank
-
65
4.7
- Min elevation
- 633 ft
- Trail type
- One Way
- Moving time
- 3 hours 25 minutes
- Time
- 4 hours 27 minutes
- Coordinates
- 2449
- Uploaded
- May 21, 2020
- Recorded
- May 2020
near Santa Maria, Lisboa (Portugal)
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Very nice hike in the forest, some parts/paths arent really cleared. Better to do this hike without kids, may be adventurous !
Down we had to climb a gate to reach the lagoon but you can also walk around and access from the bottom!
Down we had to climb a gate to reach the lagoon but you can also walk around and access from the bottom!
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Excelente caminhada e belos trilhos
Ótimo! Podemos ver tartarugas, vistas lindas do mar e da natureza 👌🏻
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Nice One. Thank you for sharing
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Nice trail!
There was only one specific point with high vegetation where we had to force our way through for some 250 meters, but no big deal
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Great hike, minus being on roads a lot of the time (at the beginning at least).
Writing this review mostly because:
1. When you dip off the road past the private property sign (do people still use/read these?), I went to take some photos of an old church and shortly after encountered a lady who booted me out. She was extremely friendly, but told me her parents live across the path, and have "dogs." I thanked her for being kind, and she let me out the gate. I didn't see a single car back there, the houses looked abandoned, and it took her 10 minutes to find the gate key...what do these people do on a daily basis?!
2. I then wandered up the road to one castle like all the other tourists, except they had their button down shirts and such, while I was in full hiking gear. I decided to take a "shortcut" on the way down and ended up braving my own path for some 5 hours. It's not hard at all here to veer off even with your phone in front of you...tons of undocumented trails and makeshift paths. My point: along the way, I popped out into someone's back yard, after climbing rocks and falling in holes. Great!
Much to my surprise, these folks had "dogs" as well. I have it in quotes as these are not family golden retrievers but rather German shepherds ready to attack. I climbed on top of a rock pile as quickly as I could to avoid them, until they gave up.
My partner is a lawyer and neither of us have any clue why these backwoods people feel it's necessary to have "dogs" when the only potential intruders are wandering/lost tourists. There are no thieves, killers, or otherwise hostile people - it just seems to be all the rage here because they are so terrified of something. Growing up in upstate NY, we had a similar issue where backwoods people seemed to find it okay to shoot at average walkers/runners/hikers with shotguns and rifles (don't ask how I know). It's much the same.
I suggest being very cautious on this route. I'm an animal lover, but for the love of God, carry some mace or other non-lethal defense if you go back there.
Great scenery, great length hike, and avoids a lot of tourists. Lots of places to sit down and have a snack or refill your water. But watch out for the nutjobs with their DAMN DOGS!