What an amazing walk with stunning coastal scenery, plus many historical sites too.
This is the walk we took, and it is now running up until the 10th of June, then again this Autumn starting September 15th.
Walk
location: In the Serra between Rio Maior and Porto de Mós
The walk: This walk is described in
the Guia Percursos Pedestres for the
Parque Natural das Serras de Aire e Candeeiras (PNSAC) as walk PR2 – Rio
Maior. It is 17km long and will probably
take about 5+ hrs. It is classified as
of medium difficulty, but I would call it tough as it involves a long (400m)
climb – steep in places to the ridge where the wind turbines are placed. Most of the walk is along earthen tracks, but
there is some road walking.
We
start the walk in the small town of Alcobertas where some Moorish Cisterns and
a dolmen attached to the parish church can be visited at the end of the walk.
Car Meeting Point: The car meeting point is at by
the church at Alcobertas at 09:30 (see
the notes below). If anyone wants to
drive in convoy with us please send an email so we can arrange a meeting
point. We will be driving from São
Martinho do Porto via Tornada then the A15.
Latitude: 39°25'4.78"N
Longitude: 8°54'12.90"W
Walk Start Point: The same as the walk start point.
Coffee stop: There are no stops on the walk and given the walk
length you should take food and plenty of drink as well as a windproof coat.
Timing: The
walk is about 17km and is expected
to take about 5+ hrs, plus extra for
food stops.
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