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Ribeira da Magueija - Sarzedas

In the Lousa Mountains

Local route9.6 km · 6.0 miBest Sep–Jun

Next nearby hike: Caminho de Xisto de Porto das Vacas 8 mi · 13 kmExplore Lousa Mountains →

Castelo Branco, PortugalEndStart5 kmN ↑

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Best time to hike

Best months: Sep–Jun · highs 11–26 °C (52–79 °F)

  1. J11°4°129
  2. F13°5°101
  3. M16°7°75
  4. A18°8°95
  5. M21°11°78
  6. J26°15°34
  7. J30°17°11
  8. A30°17°13
  9. S26°15°50
  10. O20°12°144
  11. N15°7°150
  12. D12°5°176

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

Ribeira da Magueija - Sarzedas is a local hiking route in Castelo Branco, Portugal, about 9.6 km (6.0 mi) in length. It is in the Lousa Mountains. It lies about 18 km southeast of Barroca Grande.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Mapped length
9.6 km · 6.0 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Mountain range
Lousa Mountains (Sistema Montejunto-Estrela › Central System; GMBA)
Nearest town
18 km SE of Barroca Grande (Covilhã, Castelo Branco) · GeoNames
Best months
Sep–Jun
Country
Portugal
Region
Castelo Branco
Continent
Europe
Route type
Local route
Ref
PR9CTB
Route centre
39.9764, -7.6446
Route start
40.0070, -7.6616
OpenStreetMap
relation 9480896
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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Grande Rota do Zêzere

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Rota da Cereja

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