Lumiar Mountains
Lumiar Mountains is a district of
Nova Friburgo, the same town of another mountains, like
Tres Picos ,
Torres de Bonsucesso and
Altíssimo do Caledônia. But, Lumiar region is different, because exhist very unclimbed mountains with green and atlantic forest. The people who live there, conserve the area by the
" hippie culture ", just making love and not war! There are 5 principal mountains in this region :
Morro da Boa Vista - 1802 mts.
Siberia Peak - 1517 mts.
Pedra Benfica - 1434 mts.
Pico do Frade - 1429 mts.
Pedra Riscada - 1348 mts.
Getting There
From
Rio de Janeiro , go to Nova Friburgo Town by
RJ-116 to
north. Arriving at
Mury ( another district of Nova Friburgo ) turn to right to
Lumiar. From Mury, about
24 km separates the districts. The road to Lumiar, you'll see many
hippie villages, with cool places (
Galdinopolis and
Macae de Cima ), falls, restaurants, and mountains. The region shows to you the "Brazilian hippie way of life", without the city pollution, noises and traffic. If you want an isolate place to hike, you
should to know Lumiar!
How to go to Lumiar Mountains
Morro da Boa Vista
Morro da Boa Vista is an isolate mountain
without clear trails, and the access, just for the particular farms. This is the
highest mountain in Lumiar mountains and over there, as possible to see many peaks above
2000 mts and Atlantic Ocean.
Pedra Benfica
Pedra Benfica is a central mountain of Lumiar. In my point of view, the best hike to do, because is easy and very beautiful view of Lumiar Mountains. The access to the trailhead is on the road to
São Pedro da Serra.
Pico do Frade
Pico do Frade is the farther mountain of the region. There are many routes to climb the big walls of Frade. This is one of the most beautiful mountains of Rio de Janeiro with many, hard and big routes to climb the great wall.
Fábio Pé route - 6º VIIb A1+ E4
Normal Route - 1º I
Routes of Pico do Frade
Pico do Frade from the trailhead
Pedra Riscada
Pedra Riscada is the most famous mountain of there. The climbers go there to look the sunset or sunrise. After the spetacle, people drop down and dance the night away at Lumiar square, drinking beer and good wines! The trail is
easy , but very
slippery
Pedra Aguda
Another impressive mountain after
São Pedro da Serra district. There aren't clear trails to climb this mountain.
Rivers
There are many rivers there with falls and natural pools.
Alto do Macabu
This is the best place to
camping in this region. Arriving in Lumiar, drive or walk to
Boa Esperança district, to the end of the road. Then, you'll see this beautiful place with wild things at
1600 mts.
Another places near Lumiar mountains
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