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quarta-feira, 24 de maio de 2017

Twin Waterfalls

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TWIN WATERFALLS


PT:
Esta cache irá te conduzir a duas bonitas cascatas situadas junto à madre da Levada Nova de Santa Cruz.

Existem várias formas de chegar até este local. Na listing são dadas três coordenadas com diferentes sítios onde começar este percurso:

I - Levada Nova de Santa Cruz
Total: 4,8km / 2h

II - Levada dos Tornos - Vereda do Alvoredo - Levada Nova
Total: 3km / 1h

III - Percurso Circular:
Levada Nova do Moinho da Serra - Ponte de Roma - Levada dos Tornos - Vereda do Alvoredo - Levada Nova de Santa Cruz - Madre da Levada Nova de Santa Cruz - Levada Nova de Santa Cruz
Total: 13km / 4h

Ao chegar à madre da Levada Nova de Santa Cruz atravesse o curso de àgua e siga em frente de pedra em pedra. Poucos metros depois irá ver na Ribeira de Santa Cruz a sua cascata de dois ressaltos, ladeada de colunas prismáticas. Linda e única.
Ali mesmo ao lado a Ribeira Primeira une-se à Ribeira de Santa Cruz e podemos ver também outra cascata. Subindo um pouco até a base dessa cascata podemos ver um afluente com outa cascata.



EN:
This cache will lead you to two beautiful waterfalls located next to the source of Levada Nova de Santa Cruz. 

There are several ways to get to this location. In the listing three coordinates are given with different places where to start this route:

I - Levada Nova de Santa Cruz
Total: 4,8km / 2h

II - Levada dos Tornos - Vereda do Alvoredo - Levada Nova
Total: 3km / 1h

III - Round-Trip:
Levada Nova do Moinho da Serra - Ponte de Roma - Levada dos Tornos - Vereda do Alvoredo - Levada Nova de Santa Cruz - Madre da Levada Nova de Santa Cruz - Levada Nova de Santa Cruz
Total: 13km / 4h

When reaching the source of the levada, improvise, cross the water course and go ahead from stone to stone. A few meters later you will see Ribeira de Santa Cruz and its waterfall with two junps flanked with prismatic columns. Beautiful and unique.
Right beside the aforementioned waterfall, Ribeira Primeira joins with Ribeira de Santa Cruz and we can see another waterfall. Climbing a little to the base of this waterfall we can see a tributary with a smaller waterfall.

 


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