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Caminho do Xisto da Barragem de Santa Luzia
Next nearby hike: Caminho de Xisto de Porto das Vacas 3.9 mi · 6.2 kmExplore Estrela Mountains →
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7-day forecast
Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)Best time to hike
Best months: Feb–Nov · highs 11–27 °C (52–81 °F)
- J10°2°149
- F11°3°119
- M14°4°88
- A15°5°118
- M18°8°96
- J23°12°45
- J27°14°16
- A27°15°19
- S23°13°61
- O18°9°160
- N13°5°164
- D10°3°203
Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.
How we pick months
Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.
About this trail
Caminho do Xisto da Barragem de Santa Luzia is a local hiking route of about 9.7 km (6.0 mi) in Coimbra, Portugal. It is in the Estrela Mountains. It lies about 5.9 km southwest of Unhais-o-Velho.
Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.
Trail facts
- Length (signed)
- 9.7 km · 6.0 mi (OSM distance tag)
- Mapped length
- 9.7 km · 6.0 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
- Mountain range
- Estrela Mountains (Sistema Montejunto-Estrela › Central System; GMBA)
- Nearest town
- 5.9 km SW of Unhais-o-Velho (Pampilhosa da Serra, Coimbra) · GeoNames
- Best months
- Feb–Nov
- Country
- Portugal
- Region
- Coimbra
- Continent
- Europe
- Route type
- Local route
- Ref
- PR3PPS
- Operator (OSM)
- C. M. da
- Shape
- Loop (OSM roundtrip=yes)
- Route centre
- 40.1038, -7.8635
- Route start
- 40.0896, -7.8535
- OpenStreetMap
- relation 19166146
- Official info
- cm-pampilhosadaserra.pt/visitar-a-pampilhosa/o-q
How it’s scored
Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.
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