Cycling in Portugal - The Peneda-Gerês National Park classic loop
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 55.71 mi
- Elevation gain
- 7,497 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Difficult
- Elevation loss
- 7,497 ft
- Max elevation
- 3,301 ft
- TrailRank
- 36
- Min elevation
- 1,106 ft
- Trail type
- Loop
- Moving time
- 4 hours
- Time
- 5 hours 35 minutes
- Coordinates
- 10371
- Uploaded
- June 29, 2019
- Recorded
- June 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).
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.
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.
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Hola! Pinta muy bien esta ruta! La carretera es 100� asfalto ? Saludos
Olá, sim é 100% asfalto e é espetacular esta rota, já fiz esta rota 10x no mínimo. Desfrute! Abraço