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Covilhã

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Long Distance Hiking · Aldeias do Xisto
GR33 - Zêzere Great Route: Irrigating Cova da Beira [Sector 2]
recommended route Difficulty difficult Open
Distance 56.4 km
Duration 14:45 h
Ascent 10,631 m
Descent 12,134 m

With 55.7 km, the second of the GRZ sectors is Irrigating Cova da Beira. It connects Valhelhas, municipality of Guarda, to the Barco Rest Area, ...

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from Informação Aldeias do Xisto,   Aldeias do Xisto
Mountainbike Transalp · Aldeias do Xisto
Irrigating Cova da Beira [GRZ - MTB Sector 2]
recommended route Difficulty moderate Stage 2 Open
Distance 56.2 km
Duration 450:00 h
Ascent 467 m
Descent 587 m

Spanning 55.7 km, Irrigating Cova da Beira is the second sector of GRZ. It connects the Valhelhas rest area, in the municipality of Guarda, to the ...

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from Informação Aldeias do Xisto,   Aldeias do Xisto
Hiking Trail · Parque Natural da Serra da Estrela
PR14 CVL - Shepherds' Balcony Trail
recommended route Difficulty difficult Open
Distance 12.2 km
Duration 3:00 h
Ascent 493 m
Descent 493 m

This trail runs along the plateau adjacent to Penhas da Saúde and is a great way to get a feel for the Serra da Estrela.

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Hiking Trail · Parque Natural da Serra da Estrela
PR13 CVL - Granite Route
recommended route Difficulty easy Open
Distance 8.7 km
Duration 3:40 h
Ascent 315 m
Descent 315 m

This medium difficulty route will guide you in discovering unique landscapes and shapes that have accompanied shepherds since time immemorial.

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from Responsible Trails,   Município da Covilhã
Water trails · Portugal
Mining Land [GR33 - GRZ: Canoeing]
recommended route Difficulty moderate Open
Distance 9.8 km
Duration 2:01 h
Ascent 13 m
Descent 23 m

With 9.2 Km, this route blends the agricultural lands that border the banks of the Zêzere, delimited by walls perpendicular to the river, with the ...

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from Informação Aldeias do Xisto,   Aldeias do Xisto
Hiking Trail · Castelo Branco
Mining Land: Cabeço do Pião > Barroca [GR33 - GRZ: Stage 2]
recommended route Difficulty easy
Distance 3.2 km
Duration 0:45 h
Ascent 32 m
Descent 25 m

Flanked by the imposing waste heaps of the Panasqueira Mines, this 3.4 km route takes you towards the rock engravings of the Barroca Schist Village.

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from Informação Aldeias do Xisto,   Aldeias do Xisto
Hiking Trail · Castelo Branco
Irrigating Cova da Beira - Vale Formoso > Borralheira - GRZ on Foot: Stage 2
recommended route Difficulty moderate
Distance 11.6 km
Duration 2:35 h
Ascent 130 m
Descent 165 m

With about 11.6 km, this section of GRZ departs from Vale Formoso and ends in Borralheira, in the municipality of Covilhã. 

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from Informação Aldeias do Xisto,   Aldeias do Xisto
Hiking Trail · Castelo Branco
GRZ on Foot - Mining Territory - Stage 1
recommended route Difficulty difficult closed
Distance 13.8 km
Duration 3:25 h
Ascent 78 m
Descent 125 m

Departing from Barco Rest Area, the almost 14km route, approaching the Zêzere river, takes you to the Cabeço do Pião bridge, in the neighboring ...

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from Informação Aldeias do Xisto,   Aldeias do Xisto
Hiking Trail · Covilhã
PR17 CVL - Bridges Route
recommended route Difficulty moderate Open
Distance 7.5 km
Duration 2:35 h
Ascent 212 m
Descent 212 m

Discover the secrets of the Cortes Valley!

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from Responsible Trails,   Município da Covilhã
Long Distance Hiking · Castelo Branco
Covilhã-Torre (Serra da Estrela)-Covilhã
Map / Covilhã-Torre (Serra da Estrela)-Covilhã
recommended route Difficulty T3 moderate
Distance 48.9 km
Duration 16:50 h
Ascent 2,232 m
Descent 2,228 m

Trekking from Covilhã to Torre da Serra da Estrela passing through Penhas da Saúde.

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  • July 23, 2025
    Margot
    Community
    Today we had a great Schnitzeljagd (thanks for this “new” word Renate Mauser). The stone marks were good enough and the weather was perfect!
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    Written July 23, 2025
    Hiking Trail
    PR13 CVL - Granite Route
  • June 26, 2025
    Renate Mauser 🥾
    Community
    June 10, 2025
    Einfache Wege - schöne Aussicht.
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    Photo: Renate Mauser 🥾, Community
    Photo: Renate Mauser 🥾, Community
    Written June 26, 2025
    Hiking Trail
    PR8 CVL - Cherry Blossom Trail
  • June 22, 2025
    Renate Mauser 🥾
    Community
    June 04, 2025
    Eine sehr schöne Wanderung mit etlichen Highlights. Die vielen eingestellen Fotos bezeugen das ja bereits. Es gab viele Wanderzeichen und Steinmännchen, aber einen ausgetretenen Pfad sucht man hier vergebens. Es ist so was wie eine Schnitzeljagd auf Zeichen und Steinmännchen.
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    Written June 22, 2025
    Hiking Trail
    PR13 CVL - Granite Route
  • June 19, 2025
    Renate Mauser 🥾
    Community
    June 02, 2025
    Eine sehr schöne Route, die Rota dos Poios Brancos. Sie ist nicht allzu lang und hat auch nicht sehr viele Höhenmeter. Hier eine kurze Wegbeschreibung: Start ist am Parkplatz direkt an der Straße. Ein Wegweiser direkt an der Straße weist uns den Weg. Danach geht es ziemlich weglos über Ginsterbüsche und Steine. Ein paar Steinmännchen weisen den Weg. Es geht in Richtung eines Sendemastens. Es geht rechts an der Antenne vorbei. Danach wird der Pfad breiter und man sieht von weitem schon die markanten Felsen auf der Höhe von Poios Branco. Am höchsten Felsen (markiert mit einem Höhenstein) gehen wir rechts vorbei und schon kurze Zeit später geht es ziemlich steil bergab. Hier gibt es sehr große Steinmännchen, die weit oben auf großen Steinen gebaut sind. Vorbei an einem Birkenwald erreichen wir eine breite Sandstraße. Wir gehen nach links und folgen dieser bis zur Landstraße. Wir gehen an der Landstraße ein Stück nach rechts bergab und kommen zu einem Abzweig, der uns nach links durch einen Wald wieder bergauf führt. Achtung! Dieser Weg ist gar nicht gekennzeichnet. Hier muss dem GPX-Track gefolgt werden. Wir erreichen einen breiteren Weg und über eine Wiese erreichen wir den Brunnen von Stº. António. Noch ein kleines Stück bergauf und wir haben unser Ziel erreicht.
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    Photo: Renate Mauser 🥾, Community
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    Photo: Renate Mauser 🥾, Community
    Written June 19, 2025
    Hiking Trail
    Scenic hiking round trip on the Rota dos Poios Brancos
  • June 18, 2025
    Renate Mauser 🥾
    Community
    May 31, 2025
    Sehr schöne Wanderung mit vielen Eindrücken.
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    Photo: Renate Mauser 🥾, Community
    Photo: Renate Mauser 🥾, Community
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    Photo: Renate Mauser 🥾, Community
    Written June 18, 2025
    Hiking Trail
    PR17 CVL - Bridges Route
  • May 21, 2024
    Pedro A
    Community
    This is a lovely route with great views and definitely one to seriously consider . Delighted to have completed it and only 2 others in the walk today so you will have it to yourself . Words of warning as we got lucky : It takes a good 4 hours so do pay attention to the weather forecast as there is no shelter available. We did it on a moderately cloudy day in May , 11 degrees so with wind and rain would be chilly. The route is intermittently marked with red and yellow on stones but largely relies on others piling little stones on the bigger boulders to help guide the route . In poor visibility this route will be very very challenging to navigate. Even in good visibility you rely heavily on the app to stay on course. In places you literally have to battle through overgrown 6 foot high vegetation to proceed!! These are on the final ascent which is particularly poorly marked. Hopefully by summer these bits might be properly cleared to help walkers pass.
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    Written May 21, 2024
    Hiking Trail
    PR14 CVL - Shepherds' Balcony Trail
  • April 12, 2024
    Alan Turner
    Community
    Excellent walk. Bit difficult in places as water flowed down the mountain making underfoot conditions tricky - even though temperature was 28 and no clouds.
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    Written April 12, 2024
    Hiking Trail
    PR17 CVL - Bridges Route
  • September 14, 2023
    Mark Smit
    Community
    September 14, 2023
    great easy 3-4 hour hike! when we walked the part along the EN 339 trail down to the abandoned estate is poorly kept and completely gone at some points. we ended up just walking along the EN339. Could be an end-of-season problem though, as we also saw workers with weedwhackers taking care of the road elsewhere
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    Written September 14, 2023
    Hiking Trail
    PR12 CVL - Forest Trail
  • September 26, 2022
    Florian Faber
    Community
    September 25, 2022
    Due to the fire in September, the north eastern part is totally burnt down. The marker stones are black on black, no chance without GPS.
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    Written September 26, 2022
    Hiking Trail
    PR13 CVL - Granite Route
  • August 03, 2022
    David Alfaiate
    Community
    Tal como os comentários anteriores referem, ao início é difícil encontrar o trilho. Depois é seguir as marialvas, porque a sinalética é insuficiente. Em algumas zonas, convém mesmo ter a rota em GPS para não nos confundirmos com indicações de outros trilhos. Para caminhada ou corrida é um percurso acessível.
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    Photo: David Alfaiate, Community
    Photo: David Alfaiate, Community
    Photo: David Alfaiate, Community
    Photo: David Alfaiate, Community
    Photo: David Alfaiate, Community
    Photo: David Alfaiate, Community
    Photo: David Alfaiate, Community
    Photo: David Alfaiate, Community
    Photo: David Alfaiate, Community
    Photo: David Alfaiate, Community
    Written August 03, 2022
    Hiking Trail
    PR13 CVL - Granite Route
  • August 03, 2022
    David Alfaiate
    Community
    August 03, 2022
    Bom percurso. Silêncio, calma e beleza. Até à Varanda dos Pastores (lugar incrível) segue se bem, mesmo a trote. A partir daí, é necessário mais alguma atenção, principalmente nos últimos 3 quilómetros, onde por vezes é mais difícil distinguir o trilho e ver as marialvas.
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    Photo: David Alfaiate, Community
    Photo: David Alfaiate, Community
    Photo: David Alfaiate, Community
    Photo: David Alfaiate, Community
    Photo: David Alfaiate, Community
    Photo: David Alfaiate, Community
    Photo: David Alfaiate, Community
    Photo: David Alfaiate, Community
    Photo: David Alfaiate, Community
    Photo: David Alfaiate, Community
    Photo: David Alfaiate, Community
    Photo: David Alfaiate, Community
    Photo: David Alfaiate, Community
    Written August 03, 2022
    Hiking Trail
    PR14 CVL - Shepherds' Balcony Trail
  • September 03, 2021
    Nuno Lourenço
    Community
    September 05, 2021
    Poço do Funil
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    Photo: Nuno Lourenço, Community
    Written September 03, 2021
    Hiking Trail
    PR17 CVL - Bridges Route

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