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Furnas Caldeiras (Hot Springs) – Furnas Lake loop from Área de Paisagem Protegida das Furnas

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Furnas Caldeiras (Hot Springs) – Furnas Lake loop from Área de Paisagem Protegida das Furnas

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Furnas Caldeiras (Hot Springs) – Furnas Lake loop from Área de Paisagem Protegida das Furnas

02:32

8.62km

210m

Hiking

Moderate hike. 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: August 6, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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Área de Paisagem Protegida das Furnas

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420 m

Chapel of Our Lady of Victories

Highlight • Religious Site

The landowner José do Canto had the chapel built in neo-Gothic style in France. A boat brought the kit to São Miguel, before the chapel on Lake Furnas was assembled and inaugurated on 15 August 1886.

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1.71 km

Lake Furnas

Highlight (Segment) • Lake

The Lagoa das Furnas is a crater lake with a water surface of almost 2 km². A hike around the lake is definitely recommended.

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4.67 km

Ruins of Villa Grena

Highlight • Historical Site

Beautiful abandoned villa in the middle of the forest

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5.22 km

Furnas Wooden Bridge

Highlight • Bridge

Only 2 people at once.

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5.81 km

Cooking with Geothermal Energy

Highlight • Natural Monument

Here, Cozido (a stew with all sorts of ingredients) is being cooked.

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5.84 km

Furnas Caldeiras (Hot Springs)

Highlight • Natural Monument

To see everything bubbling and steaming I found totally exciting. The Portuguese also cook stew here. Nearby there is a parking lot (cheap).

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5.89 km

Caldeiras das Furnas, located on São Miguel Island, Azores, is famous for its volcanic manifestations. The fumaroles and thermal springs, combined with the region's unique cuisine, such as Cozido das …

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6.15 km

Furnas Lake

Highlight • Lake

Lagoa das Furnas is one of the main attractions of São Miguel Island. It is a volcanic lagoon surrounded by vegetation and geothermal activity, famous for traditional stews made underground. …

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8.62 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.68 km

2.26 km

1.85 km

1.66 km

178 m

Surfaces

3.59 km

2.15 km

1.83 km

925 m

127 m

Elevation

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Highest point (410 m)

Lowest point (280 m)

Weather

Today

Friday 28 August

25°C

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Comments

June 18, 2024,Wanderung um Lagoa das Furnas und im Parque Grená

We start at the car park on the opposite side of the Caldeiras. Parking is always free here.
From there we head towards the Caldeiras. The walk takes about 45 minutes. Shortly before that you come to the entrance to Parque Grená. If you want to visit it, the entrance fee is €10 per person. The paths to the various …

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December 27, 2022,Lagoa das Furnas mit Parque Grena

Impressive how the hot, sulphurous water bubbles there. And one is glad that the smell is not with aug the photos 😉

In some of the holes, the restaurants in the area cook the islands' typical stew: cozido. A lot of meat and some vegetables are stacked in large pots and buried in the ground. After about 6 hours everything …

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June 17, 2025,Rundwanderung um Lagoa das Furnas

Tip: There are several free parking spaces along the road running east of the lake, and you can start the circular trail from there. We had to pay €3 per person at the "Parque de Estacionamento das Caldeiras da Lagoa das Furnas" parking lot.

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May 22, 2023,Rundwanderung Lagoa das Furnas

The tour describes the "shortest" way around the "Lagoa das Furnas". The starting point is the parking lot at Grená (€3 entry per person/day). The two possible detours to the parks "Grená" and "José do Canto" are not described. Both parks cost an additional entrance fee (3-4€) and each require 1-2 hours of extra time. The waterfall in "José do …

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July 16, 2024,Lagoa das Furnas

The weather seemed to be more stable today in the east of Sao Miguel, so we decided to drive to Furnas with its thermal fields.

For the sake of simplicity, here is the entry from Wikipedia:
The Furnas Lake (Portuguese Lagoa das Furnas) is a crater lake in Portugal, located in the east of the Azores island of São Miguel …

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May 14, 2024,Wanderung

Very nice, easy tour with nice views. The car park at the Fumarolas Lagoa das Furnas is subject to a fee (3 EUR per vehicle occupant 🤔), but it is large and has great toilets. If you still want to do some elevation gain, we recommend the Grenas Park at the car park.

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May 9, 2025,Lago de Furnas

Today we walked around the lake we saw a few days ago. Along the way, you can visit a climbing area located in the middle of the forest. We were just able to control ourselves 😂 and decided to linger at the hot springs again.

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February 11, 2025,PRC06 SMI lagoa das furnas

The PRC06 SMI hiking trail is an approximately 8 km circular trail around the picturesque Lagoa das Furnas on São Miguel. The route offers impressive views of the green crater lake and leads through dense forest, hot springs, and volcanic fumaroles, where the traditional cozido stew is cooked. Along the way, you'll pass historic chapels and viewpoints. The hike is …

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Furnas Caldeiras (Hot Springs) – Furnas Lake loop from Área de Paisagem Protegida das Furnas

Chapel of Our Lady of Victories

Lake Furnas

Ruins of Villa Grena

Furnas Wooden Bridge

Cooking with Geothermal Energy

Furnas Caldeiras (Hot Springs)

Caldeiras das Furnas

Furnas Lake

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