Hikes in Amarante

During the 14.3 kilometers of Route PR6, the variety of fauna and flora is great and the beauty of the landscapes even greater. 

The Ribeira da Póvoa located in the Marão mountain range is a place of rare beauty and unique biodiversity.

This route connects the Baião Riding Centre / Baião MTB Centre with the highest area of the Serra da Aboboreira, where the main examples of the archaeological heritage of this mountain range are located. It also connects to the villages of Aboboreira and Almofrela, characterized by preserved rural architecture where you can still witness the daily life lived in these villages for centuries. This route also offers magnificent views over the Tâmega and Baião valleys and links at the top of the mountain range with other routes of the Aboboreira Trails network.

This is a circular route with a distance of 11.9 km, an elevation gain of 408 m, and an estimated time of 4.00 h This route connects the village of Carvalho de Rei with the highest area of the Serra da Aboboreira, where archaeological heritage of this mountain range can be found. 

The route (6 km) owes its name to the fact that much of it runs along the stream of the same name, on one hand, and, on the other, because the toponym "Marancinho" (Marãozinho) recalls Marão, one of the great references of the natural heritage of this region. It starts and ends next to the Church of Santa Maria de Gondar, which is part of the Romanesque Route. This route is mostly made on ancient paths and trails, including a beautiful stretch of the old Roman road that, through Amarante, connected Tongobriga, in Marco de Canaveses, to the rock sanctuary of Panóias, in Vila Real.

It is a 12 km circular route. It starts next to the Fundo de Rua Bridge, which is part of the Romanesque Route, in Aboadela. The route passes by an old section of Roman road, next to the Marancinho stream, where one can still observe a Roman footbridge over the stream and a few dozen meters of the road, supported, due to the slope of the terrain, by a sturdy retaining wall.