Walking in Portugal (eBook)

40 graded short and multi-day walks including Serra da Estrela and Peneda Gerês National Park

Simon Whitmarsh, Andrew Mok (Autoren)

eBook Download: PDF

2018
264 Seiten
Cicerone Press (Verlag)
978-1-78362-573-4 (ISBN)

Infos

Guidebook describing over 40 walks throughout Portugal. The mainly circular half-day and day routes cover most National and Nature Parks in Portugal including the country's highest peak in Serra da Estrela, as well as visiting traditional stone-built villages and sites of historical interest. Includes background information.

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This guide describes 40 graded walks, ranging from gentle family strolls to strenuous mountain hikes (including Portugal's highest peak Torre). The mainly circular routes range from 5 to 25km, and there are also two longer walks of 2 to 4 days duration. The walks are spread throughout Portugal, with a focus on the country's many natural and national parks, including Peneda-Geres, Serra da Estrela and Costa Vicentina. Clear route description is illustrated with 1:50,000 mapping and a route summary table makes it easy to choose the right walk.

As well as practical travel advice, there is information on Portugal's geology, history, plants, wildlife and agriculture and on numerous local points of interest. From the rugged mountains of the north to the UNESCO-listed Rio Douro river valley, from traditional schist villages to the unique geology of the Algarve coast, the walks have been carefully selected to showcase some of the best Portugal has to offer. They take in granite peaks, wildflower meadows, woodland, waterfalls, castles, churches and archeological remains.

Autor

Andrew Mok and Simon Whitmarsh are both keen walkers, covering over 2000km a year. They have walked extensively in Britain, doing (at least part) of all the major trails, have hiked across England twice, and have walked in most countries in Europe. More recently their addiction to mountains has increased, with treks in the US (including many parts of the Appalachian trail), Australia, New Zealand, Andrew's native Hong Kong, and Nepal (Everest Base Camp). They are both doctors, a General Practitioner and a Consultant Paediatrician, who decided to write this book after being delighted and astounded by the walking opportunities of Portugal.

Inhalt

Overview map
?Map key
?Preface

?Introduction
?About Portugal
?Geology
?History
?Wildlife
?Plants and flowers
?Agriculture
?Weather
?When to go
?Getting there
?Traveling around
?Where to stay
?Food and drink
?Equipment
?Waymarking
?Maps
?Water
?Emergencies and safety
?Using this guide

?Northern Portugal
?Peneda-Gerês National Park
?Walk 1 Caminho dos Mortos, Real
?Walk 2 Trilho Castrejo, Castro Laboreiro
?Walk 3 Peneda circuit
?Walk 4 Pertinho do Ceu, Gavieira
?Walk 5 Bicos and Pedrada
?Walk 6 Pites das Jnias and Capela de So Joo da Fraga
?Walk 7 Minas dos Carris, Portela de Homem
?Walk 8 Gerês circuit
?Walk 9 águia do Sarilho and Via Nova, Campo do Gerês
Walk 10 Trilho dos Currais, Vila do Gerês
?Montesinho Nature Park
?Walk 11 Trilho da Calada, Moimenta
?Walk 12 Montesinho summits
?Around Alvo Nature Park
?Walk 13 Senhora da Graa, Mondim de Basto
?Walk 14 Maro summit
?Douro International Nature Park
?Walk 15 Azeite, Bru
?Walk 16 Ribeira do Mosteiro

?Central Portugal and Lisbon
?Schist villages
?Walk 17 Schist villages of Lous
?Walk 18 Caminho do Xisto das Aldeias de Gis and Lous summit
?Walk 19 Trilho do Vale do Ceira, Cabreira
?Serra da Estrela Nature Park
?Walk 20 Sol and Rota das Faias, Manteigas
?Walk 21 Rota do Carvo, Manteigas
?Walk 22 Javali and Poo do Inferno, Manteigas
?Walk 23 Rota do Glaciar, Torre-Manteigas
?Walk 24 Poios Brancos, Manteigas
?Around Lisbon
?Walk 25 Castelejo, Alvados
?Walk 26 Chos
?Walk 27 Peninha
?Walk 28 Cabo Espichel, Arrábida
?Tejo and So Mamede Nature Parks
?Walk 29 Rota dos Abutres, Salvaterra do Extremo
?Walk 30 GR29 Rota dos Veados
?Walk 31 Marvo
?Monsaraz and évora
?Walk 32 évora aqueduct and Ecopista
?Walk 33 Monsaraz

?Southern Portugal
?The Algarve, Costa Vicentina and Guadiana
?Walk 34 Odeceixe beach circuit
?Walk 35 Cabo de So Vicente
?Walk 36 Rota das Cascatas, Monchique
?Walk 37 Trilho da Fia, Monchique
?Walk 38 Pulo do Lobo, Guadiana
?Walk 39 GR23
?Walk 40 Serra do Caldeiro, Parizes

?Appendix A Route summary table
?Appendix B Contacts
?Appendix C Language

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 31.1.2018
• Zusatzinfo: nearly 100 colour photos + 44 maps
• Verlagsort: Milnthorpe
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport
• Themenwelt: Reisen ► Reiseführer
• Schlagworte: Alentejo • Algarve • Arrabida • Douro • GR23 • hike • Lisbon • Montesinho • Peneda Geres • Serra da Estrela
• ISBN-10: 1-78362-573-2 / 1783625732
• ISBN-13: 978-1-78362-573-4 / 9781783625734