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Alto dos Morrões Trail |
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Type of Route: small route Characteristics: ecological Distance: 4,5 km Duration: 2h30 Difficulty: easy |
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Localization: Paredes de Coura – starting from the small hermitage of the Giesteira, takes place in Vascões and its main point of interest is its biodiversity. Here several tree species proliferate in a space that serves as habitat for numerous animals, such as the Iberian wolf, red squirrel and the round-winged eagle |
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Cabeço do Meio-Dia Trail |
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Type of Route: small route Characteristics: cultural Distance: 8 km Duration: 3h00 Difficulty: easy |
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Localization: Caminha – with departure from the Chapel of Sto. Antão in Arga de Cima, the route through several forest paths takes us to the Pombas stream and several windmills. Arriving at Cabeço do Meio-Dia, head to the Moinho de Baixo, through the Gandara bridge and windmills, to finish at Ponta do Lobo, an invaluable resource for the architectural and ethnographic heritage of Serra d'Arga |
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Carvalheira de Abedim Trail |
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Type of Route: small route Characteristics: ecological, landscape Distance: 7,1 km Duration: 2h30m Difficulty: easy-average |
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Localization: Monção – begins and ends by the Abedim Town Hall. Its main attractions are the rich oak and holly woods, streams of water, the minifundia landscape of Gadanha Valley, Gandrachão Village and the Penha da Rainha Rocky Castle |
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Castro Laboreiro Megalithic Trail |
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Type of Route: small route Characteristics: historical, cultural Distance: 13,1 km Duration: 4h30 Difficulty: easy |
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Localization: Melgaço – the trail unfolds in Castro Laboreiro, from the Rodeiro Summer Pasture, a territory with human settlement since prehistoric times. Testimonies of this, and major points of interest to this journey, are the megalithic remains like the Necropolis at the Plateau in Castro Laboreiro |
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Corno de Bico Trail |
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Type of Route: small route Characteristics: ecological, landscape Distance: 7,5 km Duration: 4h00 Difficulty: easy |
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Localization: Paredes de Coura – starting in the place of Túmio, in Bico, is an interpretive route of the Protected Landscape of the Corno de Bico, where stands out a great diversity of arboreal, shrub and herbaceous species, besides some examples of traditional architecture |
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Cova da Moura Trail |
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Type of Route: small route Characteristics: historical, landscape Distance: 14,5 km Duration: 5h00 Difficulty: easy-average |
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Localization: Monção – begins and ends at the Church of Miracles. It has several points of interest, among them the Brejoeira Palace, Leisure Area of Sendim, old ceramics oven, Pinheiros Picnic Park, Vila Boa Rural Nucleus, lookout over the parish of Moreira and Carregal Rural Nucleus |
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Ínsua do Crasto Trail |
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Type of Route: small route Characteristics: landscape, cultural Distance 8,1 km Duration: 3h30 Difficulty: easy |
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Localization: Valença – beginning next to parish church of Friestas, walking in this rural environment allows us to observe the relationship of the inhabitants and their customs with nature. Part of this route is also done by the ecological trail towards the river Minho |
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Lamas de Mouro Interpretative Trail |
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Type of Route: small route Characteristics: landscape Distance: 4,5 km Duration: 2h00 Difficulty: easy |
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Localization: Melgaço – a circular pedestrian route that runs along the main places of the parish of Lamas de Mouro, right in the entrance of the Peneda-Gerês National Park, the highlight goes to the picturesque bridge, the historic water mill, the community-aged oven and the secular romanesque style church |
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Pedra Alçada Trail |
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Type of Route: small route Characteristics: ecological, panoramic Distance: 11,5 km Duration: 4/5h00 Difficulty: average |
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Localization: Caminha – starting at the Arga de S. João church, allows to reach from the highest point of the county, Pedra Alçada, from where you can observe the sea and the mouth of the Minho and Coura rivers. It also has as points of interest various tree species, shrubs and herbaceous, waterfalls, the Monastery and the village of S. João d'Arga |
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Riverside Trails |
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Type of Route: small route Characteristics: landscape Distance: 5,7 km Duration: 1h30 Difficulty: easy |
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Localization: Melgaço – the river is the central theme of this pedestrian route which, starting in the village next to the Inês Negra Boulevard, develops towards the Training Centre and the river, crossing an area inserted in the Natura Network finishing next to the Peso Thermal Springs in Paderne |
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Trail Between Monasteries |
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Type of Route: small route Characteristics: religious, cultural Distance: 11,6 km Duration: 4h30 Difficulty: easy |
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Localization: Valença – starting next to the Ganfei Monastery, this trail proceeds towards Sanfins and the mountain, from where a superb natural landscape can be glimpsed, especially the Minho river. Head down towards the valley and the Ecological Trail, which will take the traveller back to the starting point |
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Trail Between Sea and Mountain |
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Type of Route: small route Characteristics: landscape, ecological Distance: 19,3 km Duration: 5h30 Difficulty: average |
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Localization: Caminha – circular route, with the starting point at the Camping Park in Camarido, stands out the landscape on the estuaries of the rivers Minho and Coura. Follow the romanesque chapel of S. Pedro de Varais, from where the entire Âncora valley can be seen; continues towards the Sinos dos Mouros, in Moledo, and returns to the Camarido National Forest |
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Varanda do Coura Trail |
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Type of Route: small route Characteristics: ecological, landscape Distance: 7 km Duration: 4h00 Difficulty: easy |
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Localization: Paredes de Coura – begins next to the chapel in the place of Chavião, in Castanheira and unfolds in the middle of the fields and the typical forests of this protected area. It also crosses Cristelo (Espadanal) and Bico, mountainous lands that provide incredible views and landscapes |
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Veiga da Mira Trail |
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Type of Route: small route Characteristics: ecological, landscape Distance: 4,5km Duration: 2h30 Difficulty: easy |
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Localization: Valença – starting at the Senhora da Cabeça (Lady of the Head), by the river Minho, it covers the parishes of Cristelo Covo and S. Pedro da Torre. Between the waterfront fertile soils, it is possible to indulge in this region variety of flora and fauna species |
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