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Algar do Carvão Cave – Sulphur Furnaces loop from Ilha Terceira

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Algar do Carvão Cave – Sulphur Furnaces loop from Ilha Terceira

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Algar do Carvão Cave – Sulphur Furnaces loop from Ilha Terceira

03:24

12.2km

240m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 9, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

Please check local regulations for:

Área Protegida para a Gestão de Habitats ou Espécies do Planalto Central e Costa Noroeste

Zona Especial de Conservação da Serra de Santa Bárbara e Pico Alto

Waypoints

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Start point

Parking

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94 m

Algar do Carvão Cave

Highlight • Cave

This grotto really impressed me - unfortunately the pictures can only show the dimensions to a limited extent.
It is a volcanic vent that you climb into. The upper part …

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1.35 km

View of the Central Plateau

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3

2.95 km

Sulphur Furnaces

Highlight • Volcano

Keep on the path and breath in the sulphurous gases emanating from the ground in wisps! This whole area is hot! A good reminder that this entire island exists in …

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3.28 km

Furnas do Enxofre

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great

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7.38 km

Protected Area for the Management of Habitats or Species of the Central Plateau and Northwest Coast

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In/🙈🖍️⚙️🧲🖍️🖊️🖊️⚙️⚙️🖋️

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10.6 km

Algar do Carvão

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Gorgeous

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12.2 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.66 km

2.67 km

1.44 km

1.26 km

135 m

Surfaces

6.20 km

4.87 km

447 m

344 m

173 m

134 m

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Highest point (630 m)

Lowest point (510 m)

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Thursday 9 July

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