Ouguela

Circular walk, 6 km

Route: Ouguela

You walk from the parking lot in Ouguela through the gate to the Praça da República. There you walk past the remains of the old castle and the wall. Then you walk along paths to Atalaia de São Pedro, an old watchtower. You descend to the Ribeira de Abrilongo, which you cross using stepping stones. You continue walking along paths, cross the river again and walk for a while along the Xévora River. Then you walk back to the village.

shape
loop
length
6 km 184
location
Portalegre, Portugal
start / arrival
parking area Ouguela
path
path:76%  road:24%  stairs:0% 
elevation
rise: 120m / fall: -120m
lowest: 197m / highest: 275m
 
Photo: Castle of Ouguela (XIII), Praça da República, Ouguela
Castle of Ouguela (XIII), Praça da República, Ouguela
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Points of interest

  • Igreja Matriz de Ouguela
  • Castelo de Ouguela (castle, XIII)
  • Casa do Governador de Ouguela
  • Atalaia de São Pedro, Ouguela (watchtower, XIII)
  • Ouguela
  • Río Xévora

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References

Source

We found this trail, ‘PR1 CMR - PERCURSO DE OUGUELA, SENTINELA DA RAIA’, 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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