This trail was clearly one of our hiking highlights on the Azores. It follows an old water channel (Levada) through dense jungle-like forests and grasslands. As there was a hurricane just some weeks earlier, we had to climb over fallen trees a lot and there was even a bridge which was hit by a tree. On time we had to pass trough a tunnel.
As we have parked our car at the beginning of the trail we had to take a taxi to bring us back to our initial point. I guess it would have been much more exhausting if we hadn’t found one because the climb to the start was rather steep.
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Thank you for taking us along! Lovely, soothing shots. Love the cows over there – big and beautiful, having a good life outdoors.
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The cows are really the happiest cows in the world. Tons of space and grass. And no people except of farmers (who are coming only in the evening to fetch the milk) and some lost hikers :-).
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Oh, I agree! And they are also the biggest cows I have ever seen – yes, they are happy!
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What a beautiful hike. I like that it has so much variety—lovely forest, flowers, the water channel, big views. I’d love to do this.
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As it was very “European” I didn’t find the Azores very exotic. But landscapes are really marvellous and the light! Just great. Little bit like in Scottland …
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Thanks so much for visiting my blog. It brought me back to a place that I love, and your photos are beautiful. Sharing this post on my walk next Monday, if you don’t mind? 🙂 🙂
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Of course! Thank you for that!
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Thanks for posting my Azores link!
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