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Estação da Biodiversidade de Souto da Casa

In the Lousa Mountains

Local route2.0 km · 1.2 miBest Mar–Nov

Next nearby hike: Rota da Cereja 2.2 mi · 3.6 kmExplore Lousa Mountains →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Mar–Nov · highs 12–27 °C (54–81 °F)

  1. J8°1°159
  2. F9°1°125
  3. M13°3°91
  4. A13°4°117
  5. M17°7°94
  6. J23°11°40
  7. J27°14°13
  8. A26°14°16
  9. S22°12°61
  10. O16°8°174
  11. N12°4°186
  12. D9°2°219

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

Estação da Biodiversidade de Souto da Casa is a local hiking route of about 2.0 km (1.2 mi) in Castelo Branco, Portugal. It is in the Lousa Mountains. It lies about 5.2 km south of Aldeia de Joanes.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Length (signed)
2.0 km · 1.2 mi (OSM distance tag)
Mapped length
2.7 km · 1.7 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Mountain range
Lousa Mountains (Sistema Montejunto-Estrela › Central System; GMBA)
Nearest town
5.2 km S of Aldeia de Joanes (Fundão, Castelo Branco) · GeoNames
Best months
Mar–Nov
Country
Portugal
Region
Castelo Branco
Continent
Europe
Route type
Local route
Ref
EBIO
Operator (OSM)
Centro de Conservação das Borboletas de Portugal
Shape
Loop (OSM roundtrip=yes)
Route centre
40.0921, -7.5301
Route start
40.0932, -7.5276
OpenStreetMap
relation 12514121
Official info
tagis.pt/souto-da-casa.html
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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distance from the trail start

Rota da Cereja

2.2 mi · 3.6 km · Castelo Branco

Rota da Gardunha

2.6 mi · 4.1 km · Castelo Branco

Rota da Pedra d’Hera

2.7 mi · 4.4 km · Castelo Branco

Ribeira da Magueija - Sarzedas

10 mi · 16 km · Castelo Branco

Caminho de Xisto de Porto das Vacas

13 mi · 22 km · Coimbra

Covilhã – Penhas da Saúde – Torre

15 mi · 23 km · Castelo Branco

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