The “Rota da Água” trail was inaugurated in Angra do Heroísmo, approximately 4.1 kilometers long and of medium to high difficulty.
Starting in the Nasce Água area, the trail goes up to the last few meters of the Serra do Morião, at an altitude of around 600 meters, taking advantage of a viewpoint as a turning point, and from there, it returns to the starting point along the same ascent route.
With the inauguration of this trail, Angra do Heroísmo City Council, as the promoter, has added another option for hiking in the municipality and Terceira to the “Passagem das Bestas” and “Grande Rota do Oeste” routes. The island now has 12 trails and a major route.
According to the municipality of Angra, “in addition to expanding the network of certified hiking trails, this route is located in a strategic quadrant from a hydrogeological and landscape point of view, providing a privileged panoramic viewpoint over a vast area in the south of the municipality, with a special centrality overlooking the city of Angra”.

“This site includes two structures of interest to visitors, namely the hydroelectric system’s compensation tank, with the iconic green tube that descends to the city, and the cruise that has a dominant presence over the landscape and was built following the commemorations of the fifth centenary of the discovery of the Azores by the Junta Geral do Distrito Autónomo de Angra and the Angra municipality,” reads the statement from the City Council.
In addition, this route “plays a key role in interpreting the cycle and importance of water over the centuries, taking in old water mills, catchment springs for public and animal supply and a whole range of infrastructures created to harness water as a source of hydraulic energy production”.
This circuit represents the culmination of a project that the Angrense municipality has been working on for some years, in collaboration with the Conceição and São Bento Parish Councils. It has now been implemented and approved, making it available to the population in a “comfortable and safe” way.

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