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Ecovia dos Açudes

In the Gerês Mountains

Regional route17 km · 11 miBest Feb–Jul, Sep

Next nearby hike: Ecovia do Vez 5.4 mi · 8.6 kmExplore Gerês Mountains →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Feb–Jul, Sep · highs 14–27 °C (57–81 °F)

  1. J13°4°202
  2. F14°5°163
  3. M17°7°146
  4. A18°8°157
  5. M20°11°131
  6. J24°14°61
  7. J27°16°32
  8. A27°16°41
  9. S25°15°104
  10. O20°11°230
  11. N16°8°228
  12. D13°6°288

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.

Trail facts

Mapped length
17 km · 11 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Mountain range
Gerês Mountains (Peneda-Gerês Mountains › Galician Massif; GMBA)
Nearest town
1.7 km W of Ponte da Barca (Viana do Castelo) · GeoNames
Best months
Feb–Jul, Sep
Country
Portugal
Region
Viana do Castelo
Continent
Europe
Route type
Regional route
Route centre
41.7845, -8.5084
Route start
41.8049, -8.4362
OpenStreetMap
relation 9822489
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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