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Travessia das Serras da Peneda e do Soajo

In the Peneda Mountains

National route76 km · 47 miBest Mar, May–Sep

Next nearby hike: GR 2 – Inter Municipal – Arcos de Valdevez Norte 3.5 mi · 5.6 kmExplore Peneda Mountains →

Viana do Castelo, PortugalViana do CasteloAveleira · Viana do CasteloEcovia do Vez · Viana do CasteloGR 2 – Inter Municipal – Arcos de Valdevez Norte · Viana do CasteloGrande Rota de Montanha do Alto Minho - Ponte da Barca · Viana do CasteloStart / end5 kmN ↑

Travessia das Serras da Peneda e do Soajo other trails nearby (tap a dot to open it)

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Best time to hike

Best months: Mar, May–Sep · highs 14–25 °C (57–77 °F)

  1. J10°2°245
  2. F11°2°209
  3. M14°4°187
  4. A15°5°205
  5. M18°8°171
  6. J22°12°79
  7. J24°14°44
  8. A25°14°56
  9. S22°12°136
  10. O17°9°302
  11. N13°5°287
  12. D11°3°370

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

The route crosses the mountainous complex of the Serra da Peneda and Serra do Soajo, along which you can observe the ingenious work of preparing the soil into agricultural terraces

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Trail facts

Length (signed)
76 km · 47 mi (OSM distance tag)
Mapped length
75 km · 47 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Mountain range
Peneda Mountains (Peneda-Gerês Mountains › Galician Massif; GMBA)
Nearest town
12 km N of Mozelos (Arcos de Valdevez, Viana do Castelo) · GeoNames
Best months
Mar, May–Sep
Country
Portugal
Region
Viana do Castelo
Continent
Europe
Route type
National route
Ref
GR1
Route centre
41.9313, -8.2889
Route start
41.9745, -8.3663
OpenStreetMap
relation 3924312
Official info
trilhosecaminhadas.pt/percursos/gr1-travessia-da
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.

More trails in the Peneda Mountains

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Grande Rota Peneda-Gerês

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Grande Rota de Montanha

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Caminho Minhoto Ribeiro

40 km · 20 mi · 33 km away

Caminho Português de Nossa Senhora do Norte

41 km · 21 mi · 33 km away

Trilho da Pedra Alçada

11 km · 21 mi · 34 km away

Ruta do Río Arnoia

11 km · 22 mi · 36 km away

Nearest trails

distance from the trail start

GR 2 – Inter Municipal – Arcos de Valdevez Norte

3.5 mi · 5.6 km · Viana do Castelo

Aveleira

4.7 mi · 7.6 km · Viana do Castelo

Grande Rota de Montanha do Alto Minho - Ponte da Barca

5.7 mi · 9.1 km · Viana do Castelo

Grande Rota da Travessia da Ribeira do Minho

7 mi · 12 km · Viana do Castelo

Ecovia do Vez

7 mi · 12 km · Viana do Castelo

Grande Rota de Montanha do Alto Minho

10 mi · 16 km · Viana do Castelo

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