Ponta Delgada - Caminho Novo Viewpoint - Sete Cidades lagoon

Check out this 56.0-km loop trail near Ponta Delgada, Azores. Generally considered a moderately challenging route. This trail is great for road biking, scenic driving, and bike touring, and it's unlikely you'll encounter many other people while exploring. The trail is open year-round and is beautiful to visit anytime.

This trail runs along the asphalt of rural roads that connects Ponta Delgada, a Portuguese city located on the island of São Miguel and belonging to the Autonomous Region of the Azores, to the magnificent Sete Cidades Lagoons.

During your tour, you can take a break and take some pictures at the Miradouro do Caminho Novo, located at the western end of the parish of Relva, and this viewpoint has a viewpoint used to look out for whales and other cetaceans for observation purposes. It allows you to view part of the south coast.

Keep pedaling, and you will reach the green area with several Lagoons, known as Lagoa das Sete Cidades.

The Sete Cidades lagoon is the largest natural reservoir of fresh surface water in the Azores, occupying a vast area that reaches 4.45 square kilometers, with a depth of 33 meters.

It is characterized by the double color of its waters, divided by a shallow channel, crossed by a low bridge separating a green water mirror on one side and a blue mirror on the other.

These characteristics, and the beauty of the surrounding landscape, gave rise to beautiful legends about its origin and formation, including the one that links it to the myth of Atlantis.

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