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| Atlantic Wolf Trail |
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Type of Route: small route Characteristics: landscape, cultural Distance: 8,5 km Duration: 4h00 Difficulty: easy |
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Localization: Ponte de Lima – a circular route, starting point and arrival in Cerquido (Estorãos), takes place in the heart of the Arga mountain, in the municipalities of Ponte de Lima and Caminha, providing direct contact with the patrimony, customs and traditions associated with the mountain |
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| Entre Ambos-os-Rios to Ermida Trail |
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Type of Route: small route Characteristics: ecological, historical
Distance: 20 km
Duration: 6h00
Difficulty: average |
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Localization: Ponte da Barca – circular route in Entre-Ambos-os-Rios and Ermida, which allows a partial view of the human and natural wealth of the Serra Amarela. Its main points of interest are the Froufe river valley, the Carcerelha valley, the villages of Ermida, Froufe and Lourido and the natural and built heritage |
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| Germil Trail |
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Type of Route: small route Characteristics: landscape, cultural Distance: 6 km Duration: 3h00 Difficulty: average |
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Localization: Ponte da Barca – circular route in Germil that crosses the slopes of the Amarela Mountain and the Valley of the Germil river. It has as points of interest the Village of Germil, the landscape that reflects the balance of man with nature, the bear “silhas”(stone structures that protected the bee hives from bears), and the woods that crosses |
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| Glacier and Alto Vez Trail |
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Type of Route: small route Characteristics: landscape Distance: 12,8 km Duration: 5h00 Difficulty: average |
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Localization: Arcos de Valdevez – departure and arrival at Porto Cova, in Sistelo. In the north slope of the Peneda mountain, in the valley where for thousands of years an ancient glacier has passed, stands out an farming, forest and pastoral complex, several summer pastures, besides geomorphological traces, that contributed to the formation of a unique landscape and unique beauty |
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| Moldes Hill Fort Trail |
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Type of Route: small route Characteristics: archaeological, landscape Distance: 11,2 km Duration: 4h00 Difficulty: easy |
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Localization: Viana do Castelo – in the parish of Castelo de Neiva, has as its starting point and arrival the site of the parish council. Following towards Castro de Moldes, it is possible to discover all the patrimonial and environmental wealth of the parish, passing by the mouth of the river Neiva and Atlantic Ocean |
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| Paçô Fort Mills Trail |
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Type of Route: small route Characteristics: landscape, ecological, cultural Distance: 4 km Duration: 1h30 Difficulty: easy |
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Localization: Viana do Castelo – in the parish of Carreço, has as its starting point and arrival the Fornelos beach. path with high archaeological and environmental interest, where rock carvings and windmills stand out; the Lighthouse and Gandara de Montedor, as well as the magnificent Paçô beach, guarded by the fort with the same name |
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| Paths of Bread, Paths of Faith |
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Type of Route: small route Characteristics: landscape, local history Distance: 5,4 km Duration: 3h00 Difficulty: easy |
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Localization: Arcos de Valdevez – takes place in the parish of Soajo and goes along the sidewalks through which, over centuries, various rhythms of life and religious festivities, resulting from the syncretism between the deities and the struggle for survival (bread) |
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| Romanesque Trail from Bravães to S. Martinho de Crasto |
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Type of Route: small route Characteristics: historical Distance: 10 km Duration: 4h30 Difficulty: average |
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Localization: Ponte da Barca – begins and ends in Bravães, next to the monastery. Its points of interest are the village mills, the Nossa Senhora da Pegadinha Chapel and the S. Martinho de Crasto Monastery |
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| S. Julião de Freixo Trail |
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Type of Route: small route Characteristics: landscape, cultural Distance: 5,5 km Duration: 3h30 Difficulty: easy |
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Localization: Ponte de Lima – circular path with starting and arriving point at Sr. dos Aflitos square, next to the Freixo parish church. Its points of interest are the Pombarinhos brook on the way to Paçô place and S. Sebastião chapel, and S. Cristovão mount, where there are two chapels based on an ancient hill fort |
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| The Table of the Four Monks Trail |
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Type of Route: small route Characteristics: cultural, landscape Distance: 11,7 km Duration: 5h30 Difficulty: average |
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Localization: Ponte de Lima – the starting point is the place of Vacariça, in Refóios do Lima. Exit towards Arcos de Valdevez, follow to Salgueiros Gordos Lagoon and then to the “Table of the Four Monks”, the place where four of Ponte de Lima’s parishes converge and to the Vacariça Lookout |
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| Trail “Close to the Sky” |
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Type of Route: small route Characteristics: cultural, ecological Distance: 6 km Duration: 3h30 Difficulty: easy-average |
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Localization: Arcos de Valdevez – starts and finishes at the parish of Gavieira, by the road that unites Rouças and S. Bento de Cando. Heads towards the Bousgalinhas summer pastures and then, farther ahead, the S. Bento de Cando summer pastures. Here, traditional cultivation methods and various animals can be observed |
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