Cagarrão Waterfall – Sanguinho Village loop from Reserva Florestal de Recreio de Água Retorta

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Cagarrão Waterfall – Sanguinho Village loop from Reserva Florestal de Recreio de Água Retorta

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Cagarrão Waterfall – Sanguinho Village loop from Reserva Florestal de Recreio de Água Retorta

04:01

10.4km

480m

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 7, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

Please check local regulations for:

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

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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1.92 km

Salto do Cagarrão (Waterfall)

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Info: Point B = The destination is the same as the start of the hike. So add about 3km. The hike is worth it; good shoes and good fitness will pay off.

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1.95 km

Cagarrão Waterfall

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It is impressive how much water is rushing down. Bathing allowed. Do not forget swimwear. But beware, the water is freezing cold.

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2.97 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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3.75 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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4.82 km

Sanguinho Village

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Sanguinho was abandoned in the 1950s and 60s, among other things, because it was very difficult for the children to get to school. As part of an ecotourism project, new …

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5.13 km

View of Faial da Terra from the Donkey Trail

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6.48 km

Wild Chickens

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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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6.93 km

Chickens near Salto do Prego

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The chickens rule here

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10.4 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.40 km

2.03 km

1.62 km

216 m

166 m

Surfaces

3.60 km

3.44 km

2.85 km

271 m

157 m

107 m

Elevation

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Weather

Today

Thursday 22 October

21°C

14°C

19 %

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Max wind speed: 13.0 km/h

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Comments

August 11, 2022,2 Wasserfälle - eine Wanderung. Salto do Cagarrão und Prego, Runde von Água Retorta

A beautiful tour up the gorge. Beautiful in the forest and shade.
The waterfalls and especially the lower hiking section are well attended.
If you don't like so many people, you'll be more happy with the upper waterfall, the Cagarrão.
You can swim at both, but it's... cold.
We started at the bottom and first went up the mountain to …

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