PR9 Entre o Escalda e o Pulo do Lobo

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Trail for experient walkers. The beginning of this circular route is marked by the encounter with a landmark of the ancient history of this territory: the Pias dolmen. Back on the trail, the path leads to the river. Turning right, we head to the ruin of the old miller’s house at Escalda water mill, also known around here as “Pulo da Zorra” (fox leap). To the left is the road that leads to the mouth of the Terges e Cobres stream. On the way to Pulo do Lobo, the path becomes hard and the mill comes up amongst a dense vegetation of Cistus, Montpellier Cistus and Spurge Flax. The wild nature reigns and we can catch sight of the Black Stork or the Iberian Imperial Eagle. The path follows alongside the river and to the right we may see a still primitive luxurious vegetation. These are the remains of the holm oak woods. As we approach Pulo do Lobo (wolf leap), the ground becomes bumpier, which increases the challenge of the walk. As we arrive, the peacefulness and magnitude of such a unique place are a clear invitation to silence and contemplation. Pulo do Lobo is an ex-libris of the Nature Park of the Guadiana Valley. After a fall of about 16 metres over the Sável (Allis Shad) stream pool, the river flows toward the mouth. Here the river runs narrow between rocky walls, where the Black Stork, the Golden Eagle and the Eurasian Eagle-owl live and breed.