Covão dos Conchos Trail – Long Lake loop from Vale do Rossim
Covão dos Conchos Trail – Long Lake loop from Vale do Rossim
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Covão dos Conchos Trail – Long Lake loop from Vale do Rossim
06:23
22.5km
490m
Hiking
Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.
Last updated: April 29, 2026
Tips
Includes a segment that may be dangerous
A part of this route comprises technical, difficult, or hazardous terrain. Specialist equipment and prior experience may be required.
After 12.4 km for 78 m
Waypoints
Start point
Parking
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25 m
Vale do Rossim River Beach Restaurant
Highlight • Restaurant
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1.04 km
Rocky Path Through Broom Shrubs
Highlight (Segment) • Trail
6.44 km
Covão dos Conchos
Highlight • Monument
Interestingly, in the driest summers, the water level of the lake can drop so much that the tunnel becomes visible, as if patiently awaiting the next flood.
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6.83 km
Covão dos Conchos Trail
Highlight (Segment) • Natural Monument
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10.8 km
Long Lake
Highlight • Lake
This natural lake lies in a wide depression of glacial origin, approximately one kilometer long, which fed the Covão Grande glacier. Numerous glacial scars are visible along its banks, making this lake one of the most interesting geomorphological sites in the Serra da Estrela.
Construction on this lake began in 1911, and by 1914, it was already six meters high. Later, in 1965, it underwent heightening work that increased its height to 28 meters, currently boasting a storage capacity of approximately 14 cubic hectometers, flooding an area of approximately 80 hectares.
Small streams of water flow into this lagoon, as well as water retained in the Covões dos Conchos and Covões do Meio and carried to this lagoon through underground tunnels.
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12.0 km
Albufeira do Covão do Forno
Lake
12.4 km
Trail to the Upper Lakes, Serra da Estrela Natural Park
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22.5 km
End point
Parking
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
9.90 km
7.23 km
4.45 km
679 m
106 m
< 100 m
Surfaces
18.1 km
2.97 km
679 m
362 m
239 m
< 100 m
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Elevation
Highest point (1,700 m)
Lowest point (1,410 m)
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