Fisgas de Ermelo Waterfalls – Upper Piocas loop from Rio Cabrão

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Portugal

Vila Real

Ermelo e Pardelhas e Pardelhas e Pardelhas

Fisgas de Ermelo Waterfalls – Upper Piocas loop from Rio Cabrão

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Fisgas de Ermelo Waterfalls – Upper Piocas loop from Rio Cabrão

01:41

4.62km

280m

Hiking

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

Last updated: August 1, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Parque Natural do Alvão

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

Get Directions

680 m

Cancela do Miradouro

Viewpoint

1.90 km

Fisgas de Ermelo Waterfalls

Highlight • Waterfall

The waterfall cascades down a steep rock face, formed by large boulders and outcrops of dark and gray stone. The water, a brilliant white color, splits into multiple streams as …

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3.61 km

Waterfalls in Alvão Natural Park

Highlight • Waterfall

After heavy rain, the other side is not accessible due to strong currents

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3.70 km

Upper Piocas

Highlight • River

If you run the PR3, this point is well before the halfway point, but at least after the biggest climb -> top spot for the lunch break

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4.62 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.12 km

253 m

118 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

3.50 km

871 m

118 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Saturday 10 October

24°C

13°C

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Comments

August 15, 2023,Fisgas de Ermelo - Wasserfälle und Badegumpen

After an ingeniously quiet night all alone in the Serra do Alvão Nature Park at almost 1000m, with an incredible number of stars and even shooting stars of the Perseids 🤗🌠, today's program was to explore the largest waterfall in Portugal - the Fisgas de Ermelo.

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April 17, 2022,Fiscas de Ermelo – Piocas de cima Runde von Paradança

We can highly recommend this hike. We couldn't cross the river because of the water level. It was a very beautiful and varied hike. More pictures and much more on Instagram at @ferdiswissvan😀

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