EN3-FG05
| EN3-FG05 | |
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| Route information | |
| Length: | 25 km (16 mi) |
| Major junctions | |
| South end: | Fonte Aleixo |
| Cova Figueira-Achada Furna-Lomba Route (2 parts) | |
| North end: | Bangaeira, Chã das Caldeiras |
| Location | |
| Villages: | Achada Furna, Cabeça Fundão |
| Highway system | |
| Roads in Cape Verde | |
EN3-FG05, also known as EN3-FG5 and EN3-5, some signs posts as N3-5 or N3-FG05, the second part is of the Island of Fogo, highway name: Caminho de Fonte Aleixo e Achada Furna (Fonte Aleixo-Achada Furna Road), south of Achada Furna, remainder: Caminho de Pico e Caldeiras (Pico and Chã das Caldeiras) is one of the main roads of the island behind EN2-FG01 and EN3-FG02 (Lomba-Cova Figueira and runs primarily south-north). It not just carries tourist and passenger traffic but carries primarily agricultural goods mainly to other parts of the island such as Chã das Caldeiras wine and other fruits. The northernmost portion was devastated by the recent eruption in November and December 2014, it was also partly devastated near Chã das Caldeiras during the April 1995 eruption. The national route is being the highest in Cape Verde running at about 1,600 meters elevation, other routes running at higher elevations in the nation are Porto Novo-Tarrafal de Monte Trigo Road and Estrada da Corda (Porto Novo-Corda-Ribeira Grande), both located on the island of Santo Antão. The route starts at Fonte Aleixo and finishes at Bangaeira in Chã das Caldeiras. Its total length is 25 km, before the 2014-15 eruption, it was 19.8 km long.
The highway starts at the junction with Fogo Circular Road (EN1-ST01) in Fonte Aleixo at about 500 meters above sea level, a stretch that remains to be paved with cobblestone and its lanes are narrow. For a few hundred meters, it forms a joint with the road (EN3-FG01) connecting Cova Figueira and Lomba and runs into the center of Achada Furna at 850 meters above sea level. From that portion up to Cabeça Fundão at Bordeira, the road are paved with asphalt, first paved in the early 2000s and being the fewest on the island, the Circular Road and parts of the Cova Figueira-Lomba road are also paved with asphalt.
A stretch of highway has zig-zag and winding curves heading uphill and into 1,000 meters above sea level. It runs within several hills of volcanic origin along with a forested one that features a caldeira. At that location, it offers panoramic views of Monte Fogo and also the southern portion of the island and rarely offers views of the nearby island of Brava. It slightly runs east before it runs north in Cabeça Fundão, also at that location, the paved section ends and the remainder are baved in local basalt. At 1,600 meters elevation, it runs in the eastern rim of Bordeira and curves to the west then north then west which encircles the west of the caldeira and Pico da Caldeira for about 10–15 km and enters the country's largest caldera (Portuguese: Caldeira do Fogo). A part of the road runs near the old stretch of the road.
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