Walks in Portugal

In order to know better Portugal, know a little of each region, town, city, location and environment, the recommended are hiking, entranhando in small spaces that a routine day do not walk, to observe that detail that once was not repaired . So stand out some places to take a walk one afternoon, a day, a weekend getaway.

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Portraying a little better the center of Portugal, there are hiking paths that are on land that create a global routes. Between avenues of exploration, knowledge and adventure are emphasized as the Route of Invasions, in Vila Velha de Ródão; the Vultures Route, Route of Egitânia and Fossils Trail in Idanha-a-Nova; the route of Salreu in Aveiro, which covers the areas of marshland and Paul; the path of the Schist Casal de São Simão, which allows the descent to the Fragas in Figueiró Wine; Route Boa Viagem Figueira da Foz, it lets us know the Serra da Boa Viagem and together cliffs to Cabo Mondego.

What to do

Thematic routesWalking tours

Agroal

There are two paths that are in the spotlight. The first is about two kilometers, being made along the slopes adjacent to tidal karst cannon, allowing know a little better the geological environment, as their characteristics of Mediterranean flora and fauna. This follows the line of the river beach, which has a very desirable landscape to explore a little better.

The second has a greater distance of about eight kilometers, offering a very distinct to the previous setting, this focuses on forest and floral world, an indoor landscape of tree species with Mediterranean characteristics, in which gives a greater emphasis to the oak -cerquinho and holm oak.

Agroal

Leiria

Focusing on the forest area that is the Pinhal de Leiria, especially in the area of São Pedro de Moel, there are several routes that connect the sea, the beach, the pine forest, forest, rivers and streams to the landscape, especially the pathways of “Return of seven “and” Return of the Five.”.

Leiria

Porto Mós

Reposing in the vestiges of the civilizations that passed through here, Porto Mós has a natural heritage and transcendent history, being known truly with footpaths of Fórnea, Lapa dos Pocilgões, Rail False Source, St. Benedict and Serra Galega, these depict the best Porto Mos, with its beauty and Portomosense history.

Porto Mos

Arouca

Being quite fashionable, the Paiva Walkways are the river Paiva companions, following by the left bank, these bridges start up in both Espiunca or Areinho. One of the major objectives of these are full appreciation of nature involving, among green spots and clear water river, hosting and are home to thousands of species. But the landscape is just perfect with the five geosites of Arouca Geopark, which are observed and felt during the journey and an adventure to the past, here thousands of years of history are presented.

Arouca

Sardoal

This offers a variety of courses that can be made and regulated by the Federation of Camping and Mountaineering Portugal, which highlighted routes – On Route Boar; Rail Pastor; From the bread to the wine; Via Romana; the Moura Encantada Way and the Great Route of the Silver and Gold, these aim to present and enhance the natural beauty, combining the cultural traditions and a whole heritage that Sardoal both want to make known.

sardoal

Pombal

In this county are presented several courses among which are highlighted, the Rail Lake St. Joseph, present in Sedge, this circular route starts and ends next to the Juncal Gordo Guard, skirting the lagoon of St. Joseph, with a distance of three kilometers, this is assessed on a medium difficulty; the Rail Green Whale, also in Sedge, this is based on the forest as the main issue to its full knowledge and appreciation of the beauty of biodiversity, such as lichens and samoucos, being a circular path about four kilometers, these starts and ends at the Picnic Park of Osso da Baleia Beach; and Route Paleolithic, this has a distance of about thirty kilometers, has an average degree of difficulty, starting from the roundabout of the farmer in Pombal and ending in the village of Redinha, this continues to Alcaria, Ereira, Pousadas Vedras, Poio Valley Poios in Star Lady of the escarpment, this great route allows to know the Massif of Sico during Plateau descent Degracias-Alvorge to the Valley of Anços.

Pombal