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Vale Glaciar de Loriga
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EN339
6270, Seia
A valley of great natural beauty, with seven kilometres of green hillsides. It had its origins in a glacier whose tongues of ice dissolved at an altitude of 800 metres. The Loriga Brook also resulted from that very same glacier.
Trilho de Santa Maria das Júnias
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Pitões das Júnias
5470, Pitões das Júnias
A pedestrian trail that may start at Pitões das Júnias and end in the village of Paredes do Rio, on the eastern side of the National Park Peneda-Gerês. The trail includes the passage by the ruins of the old monastery of Saint Maria das Júnias, the monumental waterfalls at the Campesinho Brook and the houses at Parada do Outeiro, by the dam. A trail surrounded by lush vegetation and by blue waters. The trail is recommended in the spring or in the summer due to the steep and occasionally slippery ground. It is four kilometres long and lasts approximately one …
Percurso Pedestre da Vereda do Pico Ruivo (PR1.2)
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Pico Ruivo
9230, Pico Ruivo
A pedestrian walk that is about 8 kilometres long and lasts about four hours. Regardless the time of the year, this walk is a bit slippery, and is thus advisable only for adults.
Percurso Pedestre da Levada do Rei (PR 18)
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São Jorge
9230, São Jorge
A 10.2 kilometres long pedestrian walk, along which there are several tunnels, meaning one should carry lanterns. The first part of the trail goes along the "levada" and has nice views of São Jorge and Santana.
Percurso Pedestre da Vereda dos Balcões (PR11)
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Levada Velha
9230, Ribeiro Frio
A 1.5 kilometres long pedestrian walk that starts and ends at the mountain village of Ribeiro Frio. From here one can reach the Balcões belvedere from where one can enjoy wondrful views of the Ribeira da Metade valley.
Percurso Pedestre da Levada dos Cedros (PR14)
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ER 209
9270, Ribeira da Janela
A 5.4 kilometres walk along the Levada dos Cedros with its unique irrigation systems on the ridges of the Madeira island.
Percurso Pedestre da Vereda do Areeiro (PR1)
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Pico do Arieiro
9230, Santana
A 7 kilometres walk that lasts an average of three and a half hours. It has a maximum altitude of 1861 metres and a minimum altitude of 1542 metres.
Percurso Pedestre da Levada do Caldeirão Verde (PR9)
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Parque das Queimadas
9230, Queimadas
An 18 kilometres long pedestrian walk that lasts about 5 hours. Along the way you may observe the beauty of the Laurissilva forest with its countless waterfalls. Once at the Caldeirão Verde there’s one more waterfall with about 100 metres, ending in a clear water lagoon.
Percurso Pedestre da Levada do Furado (PR10)
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ER 103
9230, Ribeiro Frio
A pedestrian walk that is about eleven kilometres long, along which one can enjoy the natural beauty of the Laurissilva forest.
Passadiços do Sistelo
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Sistelo
4970-645, Arcos de Valdevez
Parte integrante da Ecovia do Vez, o trilho dos Passadiços do Sistelo tem início e término no centro da aldeia de Sistelo. É um percurso simples e de dificuldade reduzida, ainda que haja alguma elevação em partes do trilho. No inverno, com o aumento do caudal do rio Vez, torna-se um percurso de difícil acesso, pelo que é aconselhável percorrê-lo na primavera ou verão.