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Wild Chickens – Chickens near Salto do Prego loop from Faial da Terra

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Wild Chickens – Chickens near Salto do Prego loop from Faial da Terra

Moderate

4.5

(37)

154

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Wild Chickens – Chickens near Salto do Prego loop from Faial da Terra

04:37

13.9km

510m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 6, 2026

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Área Protegida para a Gestão de Habitats ou Espécies da Tronqueira e Planalto dos Graminhais

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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241 m

Salto do Prego Waterfall and Wooden Bridge

Highlight • Waterfall

Before reaching the Salto da Prego, you have to cross a small bridge (not very trustworthy). The waterfall rushes to the left. Nice.

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1.32 km

Wild Chickens

Highlight • Natural

Nice easy hike, both waterfalls are amazing. The second one witch is a little farther away is a lot less crowded so i totally recommend to visit both

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1.77 km

Chickens near Salto do Prego

Highlight • Waterfall

The chickens rule here

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1.80 km

Sanguinho Trail and Salto do Prego Waterfall

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Path towards the Sanguinho waterfall, you will find wild chickens on the path.

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2.01 km

Prego Waterfall

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Waterfall Salto do Prego: very nice waterfall

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3.00 km

Wooden Bridge in the Forest

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Adventurous bridge, especially in spring and autumn when it rained at night. :-D

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3.80 km

Bridge to the Salto do Cagarrão

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Bridge that leads to the Salto del Cagarrao.

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13.9 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.30 km

3.72 km

1.45 km

1.39 km

859 m

136 m

Surfaces

7.60 km

1.91 km

1.60 km

1.55 km

953 m

228 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (440 m)

Lowest point (10 m)

Weather

Today

Sunday 30 August

25°C

20°C

24 %

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Max wind speed: 18.0 km/h

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Comments

February 18, 2023,Salto do Prego – Salto do Cagarrão (Waterfall) Runde von Outeiro

One of the more demanding rounds on São Miguel. In the best weather, the lap was completed in 3:30 pure time in motion (5:35 with breaks). The round offers very sweeping beautiful single trails. There is also some road involved again. But hardly disturbs, since there are really few cars on the road (off-season). A highlight were definitely the free-ranging …

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February 25, 2023,Salto do Prego – Salto do Cagarrão (Waterfall) Runde von Outeiro

Pretty demanding, but very exciting round. From the second third there are also a few km of road, but that's quickly forgotten when it's back into the wilderness. But be careful, from here you should be really sure-footed, the path is steep and not particularly well maintained. Slipping, especially during and after rain, is inevitable. Then continue down the street. …

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Wild Chickens – Chickens near Salto do Prego loop from Faial da Terra

Salto Do Prego

Salto do Prego Waterfall and Wooden Bridge

Wild Chickens

Chickens near Salto do Prego

Sanguinho Trail and Salto do Prego Waterfall

Prego Waterfall

Wooden Bridge in the Forest

Bridge to the Salto do Cagarrão

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