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Grande Rota da Travessia da Ribeira do Minho

In the Peneda Mountains

National route96 km · 59 miBest Mar–Sep

Next nearby hike: Aveleira 5.5 mi · 8.8 kmExplore Peneda Mountains →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Mar–Sep · highs 12–23 °C (54–73 °F)

  1. J8°0°225
  2. F9°0°198
  3. M12°2°175
  4. A13°3°191
  5. M15°6°160
  6. J20°10°76
  7. J23°12°41
  8. A23°12°51
  9. S20°10°125
  10. O15°7°286
  11. N11°3°262
  12. D9°1°356

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

Percurso Pedestre de Grande Rota com Derivação

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Trail facts

Length (signed)
96 km · 59 mi (OSM distance tag)
Mapped length
97 km · 60 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Mountain range
Peneda Mountains (Peneda-Gerês Mountains › Galician Massif; GMBA)
Nearest town
3.2 km W of Vila (Melgaço, Viana do Castelo) · GeoNames
Best months
Mar–Sep
Country
Portugal
Region
Viana do Castelo
Continent
Europe
Route type
National route
Ref
GR
Operator (OSM)
Associação de Municípios do Vale do Minho
Route centre
42.0441, -8.4703
Route start
42.0391, -8.1961
OpenStreetMap
relation 8657332
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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Nearest trails

distance from the trail start

Aveleira

5.5 mi · 8.8 km · Viana do Castelo

Travessia das Serras da Peneda e do Soajo

9 mi · 14 km · Viana do Castelo

GR 2 – Inter Municipal – Arcos de Valdevez Norte

12 mi · 19 km · Viana do Castelo

Grande Rota de Montanha do Alto Minho - Ponte da Barca

14 mi · 23 km · Viana do Castelo

Ecovia do Vez

17 mi · 27 km · Viana do Castelo

Trilho Interpretativo da Serra Amarela

17 mi · 28 km · Braga

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