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Fanal Lake

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Fanal Lake

Recommended by 332 hikers out of 366

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    May 1, 2024

    If you get closer, you can hear frogs croaking. This "lake" is located almost at the end of the fairy forest. However, it is either dried out or completely overgrown.

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      November 16, 2019

      As you can see from a lake is nothing to see. Only after long rains does the lake fill up

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        February 20, 2020

        The "Lagoa" crater is populated by cows, who have peace and quiet here from (most) hikers.
        There are particularly strong giant laurel trees around the crater.

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          February 20, 2022

          Most of the time the lake isn't there... only when it rains heavily

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            July 3, 2016

            Just visit and enjoy this pristine landscape with its old trees and the special feeling.

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              February 12, 2020

              A lake that is often not. If you consider the history of this, after all, it is a crater lake, you can learn a bit with some research in advance of the tour or afterwards and you can see the lake with different eyes.

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                February 18, 2022

                Even in winter, this lake is not often seen... it needs heavy rainfall, but it is still beautiful to look at

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                  March 8, 2024

                  Nearby there is a 1000 year old laurel tree that requires 8 people to hug its trunk

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                    May 1, 2024

                    A dried-up lake that only has water when it rains heavily. The smaller upper lake still has water. At the beginning of May there was a frog concert.

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                      March 25, 2025

                      Even in winter, this lake is not often seen... it requires heavy rainfall, but it is still beautiful to see

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                        February 28, 2020

                        Greetings from Middle-earth 😉🌳😁

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                          April 11, 2025

                          Quiet place, but nothing extraordinary.

                            May 29, 2024

                            When we were there, there was no lake.
                            Very strange.

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