Cycling in Portugal - Peneda-Gerês National Park classic loop
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 54.79 mi
- Elevation gain
- 7,024 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Difficult
- Elevation loss
- 7,024 ft
- Max elevation
- 3,371 ft
- TrailRank
- 40
- Min elevation
- 1,107 ft
- Trail type
- Loop
- Moving time
- 4 hours 32 minutes
- Time
- 6 hours 8 minutes
- Coordinates
- 11460
- Uploaded
- April 13, 2019
- Recorded
- April 2019
near Lobios, Galicia (España)
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Itinerary description
Cycling is your hobby and you like challenges? Then Peneda-Gerês Bicycle Tour is totally for you! The route of the tour sets off in Spain, going through mostly in Portugal then ending back in Spain. We cycle through Peneda-Gerês National Park, where the second highest mountain of Portugal is situated (Madeira and Azori Islands excluded).
Typical view of the mountains in the Peneda-Gerês National Park
During our journey we can get an insight into the life of isolated Portuguese villages and also into the beauty of untouched nature with a high chance of spotting free range cows, native wild horses called Garrano or even Iberian wolves. From the top of the mountains you can enjoy the breath-taking view to Gerês Mountains and Valleys and River Lima.
After completing the tour we give our fatigued muscles a chance to regenerate and relax a bit in a natural thermal spring on the bank of River Caldo. We recommend this ‘slope-full’ tour to those in love with mountains and who have experience in riding race bikes on mountain roads and paths.
If you are on holiday nearby and looking for a ride, contact me, I can organize you a personalized ride! Check out my website for more details or send me a private message here on Wikiloc!
Typical view of the mountains in the Peneda-Gerês National Park
During our journey we can get an insight into the life of isolated Portuguese villages and also into the beauty of untouched nature with a high chance of spotting free range cows, native wild horses called Garrano or even Iberian wolves. From the top of the mountains you can enjoy the breath-taking view to Gerês Mountains and Valleys and River Lima.
After completing the tour we give our fatigued muscles a chance to regenerate and relax a bit in a natural thermal spring on the bank of River Caldo. We recommend this ‘slope-full’ tour to those in love with mountains and who have experience in riding race bikes on mountain roads and paths.
If you are on holiday nearby and looking for a ride, contact me, I can organize you a personalized ride! Check out my website for more details or send me a private message here on Wikiloc!
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Podria acompañarme en esta ruta mañana?
Bom dia!
Por favor entre em contacto comigo por e-mail (andras.herczog@gmail.com) e falamos melhor.
Obrigado! Com os melhores cumprimentos!