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GR57 - Great Route of Ria de Aveiro: Blue Route

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  • GR57 - Great Route of the Aveiro Estuary: Blue Route
    GR57 - Great Route of the Aveiro Estuary: Blue Route
    Photo: Comunidade Intermunicipal da Região de Aveiro

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    Around the main channel of the Ria de Aveiro, crossing the territory of the municipalities of Ovar, Murtosa, Estarreja, Aveiro, Ílhavo, Vagos, and partially, Albergaria-a-Velha. Lasting six days, the Blue Route starts and ends at the São Roque Canal.

    moderate
    Distance 131.3 km
    31:35 h
    127 m
    127 m
    22 m
    -5 m

    The GR57 is one of the three major routes of the Ria de Aveiro. Designed along its banks, this blue route covers about 131 km, along paths as diverse as the landscapes and biotopes of a unique lagoon ecosystem in Portugal. From salt marsh areas to the “Bocage” habitat, from the pine forests planted on the dune ridges that hold the Ocean to the cultivated fields of settlements that have coexisted with the Ria for several centuries, this is a route that reveals the diversity and richness of the relationships that humans establish with the natural world. This route connects with the GR11-E9 - Atlantic Way.

    This route is promoted by the Intermunicipal Community of the Aveiro Region, with texts and photographs authored and managed by them

    Difficulty
    moderate
    Overall difficulty
    moderate

    Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.

    Highest point
    22 m
    Lowest point
    -5 m
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    40.645778, -8.654125
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    40°38'44.8"N 8°39'14.9"W
    UTM
    29T 529243 4499493
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    Difficulty
    moderate
    Overall difficulty
    moderate

    Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.

    Distance
    131.3 km
    Duration
    31:35 h
    Ascent
    127 m
    Descent
    127 m
    Highest point
    22 m
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    Distance 22 km
    Duration 5:25 h
    Ascent 18 m
    Descent 3 m

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    Duration 5:32 h
    Ascent 15 m
    Descent 16 m

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    Distance 26.8 km
    Duration 6:29 h
    Ascent 23 m
    Descent 20 m

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    recommended route Difficulty Stage 4
    Distance 25 km
    Duration 6:00 h
    Ascent 4 m
    Descent 7 m

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    Distance 19 km
    Duration 4:35 h
    Ascent 9 m
    Descent 27 m

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    Distance 14.3 km
    Duration 3:30 h
    Ascent 5 m
    Descent 15 m

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