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Covão dos Conchos

Natural Monuments

Covão dos Conchos

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Covão dos Conchos

Recommended by 102 hikers out of 105

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Parque Natural da Serra da Estrela

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Location: Sabugueiro, Guarda, Portugal

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Best Hikes to Covão dos Conchos

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1. Covão dos Conchos Trail — Serra da Estrela

8.86km

02:32

210m

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. Tour of the 5 Lagoons — circular route in Serra da Estrela

11.1km

03:22

200m

Hard hike. Good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required.

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3. Covão dos Conchos Trail – Long Lake loop from Manteigas

22.4km

06:22

490m

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required.

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Bryan | Exploro Ergo Sum

April 8, 2025

Covão dos Conchos is one of those places that seems to have come from a parallel universe. At first glance, it is a mysterious hole in the middle of the lake, a funnel that seems to swallow the waters in mesmerizing silence. But this phenomenon is not the work of nature, but rather of human engineering: it is a tunnel built in the 1950s to divert the waters of Ribeira das Naves to Lagoa Comprida, the largest reservoir in Serra da Estrela, where it supplies hydroelectric power.

Interestingly, in the driest summers, the water level of the lake can drop so much that the tunnel becomes visible, as if patiently awaiting the next flood.

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Claudia

August 11, 2022

Dangerous at the moment due to drought, risk of fire.

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Erik

August 16, 2023

Totally overrated in my opinion. Of course, it looks very impressive in pictures……… but in reality it is much smaller and very unspectacular. The water doesn't exactly invite you to swim. Actually not worth the effort.

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Elevation 1,630 m

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Location: Sabugueiro, Guarda, Portugal

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Covão dos Conchos

1. Covão dos Conchos Trail — Serra da Estrela

2. Tour of the 5 Lagoons — circular route in Serra da Estrela

3. Covão dos Conchos Trail – Long Lake loop from Manteigas

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