Looking for orchids in Rocha da Pena - Algarve, Portugal
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 4.44 mi
- Elevation gain
- 673 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Easy
- Elevation loss
- 663 ft
- Max elevation
- 1,574 ft
- TrailRank
-
48
4.7
- Min elevation
- 1,032 ft
- Trail type
- Loop
- Time
- 4 hours one minute
- Coordinates
- 654
- Uploaded
- April 3, 2011
- Recorded
- March 2011
near Rocha, Faro (Portugal)
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Itinerary description
A nice walk through Rocha da Pena, near Loulé, in the Algarve (southern region of Portugal). The walk was organized by LPN Algarve (the local branch of the oldest Portuguese environmental NGO). Its objective was to show a very beautiful plateau in the Algarve with a very interesting Mediterranean vegetation, including several species of orchids. Unfortunately, the place had been ravaged by bulb thieves.
(Photos taken with a Blackberry 9700 Bold.)
(Photos taken with a Blackberry 9700 Bold.)
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Easy to follow
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Moderate
Nice hike to and over a mountain ridge. Beautiful views.
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Easy to follow
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Moderate
Wonderful hike! Some passages require special concentration as the stony ground is difficult to walk on. I would therefore rate the difficulty as medium. It's true, wild boar have rummaged through a lot along the path. But the hike is varied, with beautiful views, and we found 7 different species of orchid.