Distância

distance 18.0km

Duração

duration 7:00h

Percurso

type of course circular

Dificuldade

degree of difficulty something difficult

Desnível acumulado

accumulated gradient (M) 440m

Altitude máxima

maximum altitude (M) 318m

Altitude mínima

minimum altitude 161m

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Rescue Points
Alerts
What to visit

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types of rescue points:

terrestrial means

by aerial means

types of walking trails:

means 4x4 rescue route

walking rescue route

Approved Path - Camping and Mountaineering Federation of Portugal

Extreme heat in summer is recommended

Trail

The Penhascoso Route stretches along an extensive and green valley crossed entirely by the Coadouro stream, the main thread of this trail. Along the way, water is a constant presence, and there are many places that invite you to be in close contact with nature.

The trail starts and ends in the Jardim do Fundão, in the center of the picturesque village of Penhascoso, rich in cultural heritage and landscapes. The bandstand, the various chapels and fountains, as well as the Church of Nossa Senhora do Pranto and the Clock Tower, in addition to the houses, beautiful and cared for, deserve a careful and long look before (or after) the walk.

With notes that recall, here and there, lives dedicated to the countryside, cattle and pine forests, this is a markedly rural trail, where some still cultivated fields, small flocks and bucolic landscapes stand out.

Natural Heritage

As you travel along the banks of the Penhascoso you will find banks with riparian galleries populated by tree species such as the ash, the alder and the water lily. As we move away from the waters, other native species appear, among which we can highlight the strawberry tree, the Lily-of-the-Valley Tree and several varieties of orchids that color the landscape.

In the skies abound birds of prey in search of their prey, some common presences are the harpy eagle, the booted eagle, the common hawk and the common buzzard that lives all year round in these parts. In the flatter areas we find ponds and shallow wells populated with several species of water snakes, frogs, toads and other amphibians.

Cultural Heritage

To walk the 18km that make up the Penhascoso Route is to take a walk through a truly charming and genuine area. Besides the vast built patrimony in the locality of Penhascoso, from which we point out the magnificent Fonte Velha, we also highlight in this route the Coadouro Bridge, Roman, composed of three arches, the largest central one, with talamares on the foot of both sides, the (abandoned) village of Monte João Dias and the Fountain, Public Washing and Drinking of the Donkeys, these three in Carregueira.

As for the natural patrimony, there are the viewpoints of Casal do Barba Pouca (village where a silex halberd was found), Coadouro and Serra da Feiteira, the water mine of Ribeirinho, Fraga da Penha, rock formation with potential for climbing lovers, the Penha Well and the Coadouro Dam.

STARTING POINT:

JARDIM DO FUNDÃO

N 39º 32' 32.935'' W 8º 2' 18.917''

ENDING POINT:

JARDIM DO FUNDÃO

N 39º 32' 32.935'' W 8º 2' 18.917''

RECOMMENDED TIME OF YEAR: SPRING, WINTER, AUTUMN

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