Galegos - Monte de Baixo - Pitaranha

Serra de São Mamede Natural park

Circular walk, 6 km

Route: Galegos - Monte de Baixo - Pitaranha

Walk through the Parque Natural da Serra de São Mamede from Galegos.
The walk starts in the hamlet of Galegos and goes first to Monte de Baixo. Then the path rises via a coffee smuggling route towards La Fontanera (Spain). On the way we pass a waiting place for smugglers. Before we reach la Fontañera we turn to Pitaranha, where we have a view of Marvão and the mountain range of Port de Roque.
Then it goes via the medieval bridge of Pomar Velho back to Galegos

shape
loop
length
5 km 743
location
Portalegre, Portugal
start / arrival
Igreja de São Sebastião dos Galegos, Galegos
path
path:75%  road:25% 
elevation
rise: 240m / fall: -240m
lowest: 508m / highest: 649m
 
Photo: Igreja de São Sebastião dos Galegos
Igreja de São Sebastião dos Galegos
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Points of interest

  • Igreja de São Sebastião dos Galegos
  • Abegoes (592m)

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Source

We found this trail, ‘PR4 MRV - PERCURSO DO CONTRABANDO DO CAFÉ’, in publication ‘Alentejo Feel Nature - A rede de percursos em natureza’ of Comunidade Intermunicipal do Alto Alentejo, published by Turismo de Portugal, I.P. in 2015.

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