São Bento
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 4.74 mi
- Elevation gain
- 564 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Easy
- Elevation loss
- 564 ft
- Max elevation
- 1,926 ft
- TrailRank
- 43
- Min elevation
- 1,539 ft
- Trail type
- Loop
- Moving time
- one hour 53 minutes
- Time
- 2 hours 27 minutes
- Coordinates
- 1349
- Uploaded
- March 20, 2024
- Recorded
- March 2024
near São Bento, Leiria (Portugal)
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Itinerary description
A circular walk on a high plateau in the Candeeiros.
São Bento is located on the Santo António Plateau, which separates Serra D'Aire from Serra dos Candeeiros. Here, karst, rugged landscapes with unmistakable panoramic beauty predominate, with the added value of having a very rich landscape and environmental heritage.
The limestone nature of the rock, associated with the absence of watercourses on the surface, creates a landscape that gives the mountain a strong personality, both due to the particularities of the natural aspects and the uniqueness of the uses and customs of the population. Water, the source of life, is scarce on the surface - when it rains, it is swallowed by the earth, with only a small part of it being retained in lagoons, sinks and man-made cisterns. Faults, tears and cracks in the rock allow water to infiltrate the soil, entering a vast and complex network of underground watercourses, which run through the mountain internally.
The tracery of the stacked stone walls mark the landscape and reflect the human need to protect crops and obtain arable land. The stone houses and corrals portray the way in which rural workers and their livestock sheltered, according to ancestral Neolithic styles.
São Bento is located on the Santo António Plateau, which separates Serra D'Aire from Serra dos Candeeiros. Here, karst, rugged landscapes with unmistakable panoramic beauty predominate, with the added value of having a very rich landscape and environmental heritage.
The limestone nature of the rock, associated with the absence of watercourses on the surface, creates a landscape that gives the mountain a strong personality, both due to the particularities of the natural aspects and the uniqueness of the uses and customs of the population. Water, the source of life, is scarce on the surface - when it rains, it is swallowed by the earth, with only a small part of it being retained in lagoons, sinks and man-made cisterns. Faults, tears and cracks in the rock allow water to infiltrate the soil, entering a vast and complex network of underground watercourses, which run through the mountain internally.
The tracery of the stacked stone walls mark the landscape and reflect the human need to protect crops and obtain arable land. The stone houses and corrals portray the way in which rural workers and their livestock sheltered, according to ancestral Neolithic styles.
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1,608 ft
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