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Ecovia do rabaçal (De Sonim à Praia fluvial)

In the Montesinho Mountains

Regional route13 km · 8 miBest Feb–Jun, Sep–Dec

Next nearby hike: Tresmonte 13 mi · 21 kmExplore Montesinho Mountains →

Vila Real, PortugalVila RealEcovia do rabaçal (De Tinhela à praia fluvial) · Vila RealEndStart5 kmN ↑

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Best time to hike

Best months: Feb–Jun, Sep–Dec · highs 10–25 °C (50–77 °F)

  1. J10°2°96
  2. F12°2°67
  3. M15°4°66
  4. A16°6°75
  5. M20°9°70
  6. J25°13°35
  7. J28°15°17
  8. A28°15°21
  9. S25°13°50
  10. O18°9°115
  11. N13°5°101
  12. D10°3°128

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

Ecovia do rabaçal (De Sonim à Praia fluvial) is a regional hiking route of about 13 km (8 mi) in Vila Real, Portugal. It is in the Montesinho Mountains. It lies about 14 km northeast of Valpaços.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Mapped length
13 km · 8 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Mountain range
Montesinho Mountains (Galician Massif › Iberian Peninsula; GMBA)
Nearest town
14 km NE of Valpaços (Vila Real) · GeoNames
Best months
Feb–Jun, Sep–Dec
Country
Portugal
Region
Vila Real
Continent
Europe
Route type
Regional route
Ref
PR1 VLP
From / to
Sonim → Praia fluvial
Route centre
41.6747, -7.2279
Route start
41.7099, -7.2237
OpenStreetMap
relation 14673022
Official info
ecoviadorabacal.pt/ecovia-do-rabacal/
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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