• The route starts at Mosteiro rivermouth, going north along a vicinal path, crossing the river on a pontoon and continuing to Calçada de Alpajares, going up to the castro of São Paulito and continuing along the vicinal path to Picão de Ana. From there goes down by an old sidewalk to the river and crosses it by Alminhas bridge. From there continues along the sidewalk to the place of Alminhas and follow south by a small municipal road to the starting point.
  • North

  • Freixo de Espada à Cinta

  • Douro Internacional Nature Park

  • PTCON0022 Douro Internacional (International Douro)

    PTZPE0038 Douro Internacional e Vale do Águeda (Intern. Douro and Águeda Valley)

  • Insituto da Conservação da Natureza e das Florestas, I.P. (ICNF, I.P.)

  • Access to Alpajares (on the road between Freixo de Espada à Cinta and Barca d'Alva, cut to the road to Candedo /ribeira do Mosteiro) coming from:

    - Porto - A4, IC5, EN220, EN221 and EN325;

    - Lisboa -  A1, A23, IP2, IC5, EN220, EN221 and EN325.

     

    GPS: 41.042181, -6.907926

  • No

  • Mosteiro rivermouth (ribeira do Mosteiro)
  • Mosteiro rivermouth (ribeira do Mosteiro)
  • 8 km

  • Spring

    Autumn

    Winter

  • 3 h

  • 255 m

  • Medium

  • Ring road

  • Todos os grupos

  • Marked and signaled according to national and international standards.
     
    It has interpretive panels.
  • Picnic area.

Points of Interest

The trail has 2 alternative routes:

- to the village of Poiares (deriving from the Castro de São Paulito); or

- to  Castro de Alva and village of Barca d'Alva (deriving from Foz da Ribeira).

Access

Access to Alpajares (on the road between Freixo de Espada à Cinta and Barca d'Alva, cut to the road to Candedo /ribeira do Mosteiro) coming from:

- Porto - A4, IC5, EN220, EN221 and EN325;

- Lisboa -  A1, A23, IP2, IC5, EN220, EN221 and EN325.

 

GPS: 41.042181, -6.907926

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