EV1 Portugal Silver Coast - Ericeira to Cascais - Day 4
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 39.97 mi
- Elevation gain
- 3,114 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Moderate
- Elevation loss
- 3,320 ft
- Max elevation
- 823 ft
- TrailRank
- 32
- Min elevation
- 3 ft
- Trail type
- One Way
- Coordinates
- 4482
- Uploaded
- September 21, 2023
- Recorded
- September 2023
near Ericeira, Lisboa (Portugal)
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Itinerary description
Fourth and final episode of the Silver Coast bycicle trip from Figueira da Foz to Lisbon, In this day we went from Ericeira to Cascais (Lisbon).
After we started our jorney at Ericeira, we entered in a busy National road, with some traffic and no shoulder (and Uphill!!), thanks God it was just a few km´s.
At a small village called "Carvoeira", we turned west, towards the ocean side again, and away from traffic.
Baleia, Assafora, Amoreira, São João das Lampas, Bolembre de Cima, Bolembre........................................................................And so on, we reached our Lunch spot, at a tiny little village, Azenhas do Mar was its name. For the summer for sure it is a really curious nook, if the Ocean waters are calmer.
From Azenhas do Mar we did not leave the sea shore anymore, at least we were quite close to it for the rest of the day.
Some highlights of the afternoon, Praia das Maçãs historic tramway, which connects that coastal village to the very known Sintra historic Village. Unfortunatelly we did not ran on it, but for the summer it is a remarkable activity to do at Lisbon outskirts.
Later on the day, we reached Cabo da Roca lighthouse, under super mad crosswinds. At some point we were spat by the gusts to the other side of the road, thanks God there was not much traffic. Cabo da Roca lighthouse is the westerner point of the European continent, if we do not count the islands. At a certain way, it was one of our goals for the trip. Untill 14th century it was considered the end of the world, due to the strong winds (not a surprise) and the steep cliffs.
From there we climbed a little bit more, righ before to start a huge downhill of 6 km (3.73 Miles), where we went down 250 mt high (820 ft). In those 6 km, the landscape drastically changed from the greenish Sintra forests to the yellow sandy beaches (allusion to the yellowish environment). At some point we crossed a stretch that looked like a sandstorm. It was funny anyway,
The last 10 km´s (6.20 Miles), were ran over a nice cyclepath always side by side with the ocean, untill we finally reached Cascais, finishing like this almost the totality of the portuguese Atlantic Coast.
It was a day marked by the wind and the sands from Africa, and of course reaching the "End of the world" by bycicle it is not for everyone :D
After we started our jorney at Ericeira, we entered in a busy National road, with some traffic and no shoulder (and Uphill!!), thanks God it was just a few km´s.
At a small village called "Carvoeira", we turned west, towards the ocean side again, and away from traffic.
Baleia, Assafora, Amoreira, São João das Lampas, Bolembre de Cima, Bolembre........................................................................And so on, we reached our Lunch spot, at a tiny little village, Azenhas do Mar was its name. For the summer for sure it is a really curious nook, if the Ocean waters are calmer.
From Azenhas do Mar we did not leave the sea shore anymore, at least we were quite close to it for the rest of the day.
Some highlights of the afternoon, Praia das Maçãs historic tramway, which connects that coastal village to the very known Sintra historic Village. Unfortunatelly we did not ran on it, but for the summer it is a remarkable activity to do at Lisbon outskirts.
Later on the day, we reached Cabo da Roca lighthouse, under super mad crosswinds. At some point we were spat by the gusts to the other side of the road, thanks God there was not much traffic. Cabo da Roca lighthouse is the westerner point of the European continent, if we do not count the islands. At a certain way, it was one of our goals for the trip. Untill 14th century it was considered the end of the world, due to the strong winds (not a surprise) and the steep cliffs.
From there we climbed a little bit more, righ before to start a huge downhill of 6 km (3.73 Miles), where we went down 250 mt high (820 ft). In those 6 km, the landscape drastically changed from the greenish Sintra forests to the yellow sandy beaches (allusion to the yellowish environment). At some point we crossed a stretch that looked like a sandstorm. It was funny anyway,
The last 10 km´s (6.20 Miles), were ran over a nice cyclepath always side by side with the ocean, untill we finally reached Cascais, finishing like this almost the totality of the portuguese Atlantic Coast.
It was a day marked by the wind and the sands from Africa, and of course reaching the "End of the world" by bycicle it is not for everyone :D
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