FT8: Arrifana » Carrapateira
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 13.47 mi
- Elevation gain
- 804 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Moderate
- Elevation loss
- 922 ft
- Max elevation
- 515 ft
- TrailRank
- 21
- Min elevation
- 18 ft
- Trail type
- One Way
- Coordinates
- 545
- Uploaded
- November 1, 2022
- Recorded
- November 2022
near Praia da Arrifana, Faro (Portugal)
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Itinerary description
Degree of Difficulty: Average
Extension: 20 / 21.5KM
Approximate duration: 6 h
Accumulated ascent: 300 / 350m
Accumulated descent: 250 / 300m
Maximum ALTITUDE: 160m
*Tips
Consider staying a few extra days in this área in order to walk and explore the circular routes of Bordeira and Carrapateira.
*Warnings
The first part of this Route corresponds to the Historical Way, marked only in white and red.
!! Pay attention to the sea conditions at Bordeira Beach. If you can’t cross because of poor conditions, walk up to Pinhal do Bordalete and follow the rad until Carrapateira.
!! You will not find any refreshment points along the way. You should carry water (1.5 L minimum) and suficiente supplies.
This section overlaps with other routes. Pay attention to the signs.
*
On this trail, you can see cliffs up to 100 meters’ high that unveil a fascinating geological history.
The small fishing ports have operated since remote times in the most sheltered places of the coast, naturally sheltered from north and northwest winds. Some of the most fished species on this coast are sardines, mackerel, meagre, monkfish, lobster, Mediterranean moray, European conger, octopus, Atlantic seabream, European bass, red porgy, horse mackerel and goose barnacles.
On this route, the cliffs reach up to 100 meters high, displaying rocky strata with spectacular folds and presenting a rich geological history. When the supercontinent Pangea was formed, the clash between continents lifted, compressed, split and folded the continental shore rocks and the sediments deposited on the ocean floor, forming mountains with altitudes of more than 4000 meters. The present rocks of the cliffs (schist and grauvaques) have resulted from these giant movements of the compression of sedimentary strata that occurred more than three hundred million years ago!
The sustenance of the people of the southwest coast of Portugal has always been linked to the sea, and the land, too hard to work. In the most fertile and fresh lands near the streams, people grow corn, beans, potatoes, tomatoes, broad beans and chickpeas. The sargassum (seaweed) has been used as fertilizer. On the slopes, the rich flora provides grazing land to the cattle and supports bees that produce a fine and aromatic honey.
Extension: 20 / 21.5KM
Approximate duration: 6 h
Accumulated ascent: 300 / 350m
Accumulated descent: 250 / 300m
Maximum ALTITUDE: 160m
*Tips
Consider staying a few extra days in this área in order to walk and explore the circular routes of Bordeira and Carrapateira.
*Warnings
The first part of this Route corresponds to the Historical Way, marked only in white and red.
!! Pay attention to the sea conditions at Bordeira Beach. If you can’t cross because of poor conditions, walk up to Pinhal do Bordalete and follow the rad until Carrapateira.
!! You will not find any refreshment points along the way. You should carry water (1.5 L minimum) and suficiente supplies.
This section overlaps with other routes. Pay attention to the signs.
*
On this trail, you can see cliffs up to 100 meters’ high that unveil a fascinating geological history.
The small fishing ports have operated since remote times in the most sheltered places of the coast, naturally sheltered from north and northwest winds. Some of the most fished species on this coast are sardines, mackerel, meagre, monkfish, lobster, Mediterranean moray, European conger, octopus, Atlantic seabream, European bass, red porgy, horse mackerel and goose barnacles.
On this route, the cliffs reach up to 100 meters high, displaying rocky strata with spectacular folds and presenting a rich geological history. When the supercontinent Pangea was formed, the clash between continents lifted, compressed, split and folded the continental shore rocks and the sediments deposited on the ocean floor, forming mountains with altitudes of more than 4000 meters. The present rocks of the cliffs (schist and grauvaques) have resulted from these giant movements of the compression of sedimentary strata that occurred more than three hundred million years ago!
The sustenance of the people of the southwest coast of Portugal has always been linked to the sea, and the land, too hard to work. In the most fertile and fresh lands near the streams, people grow corn, beans, potatoes, tomatoes, broad beans and chickpeas. The sargassum (seaweed) has been used as fertilizer. On the slopes, the rich flora provides grazing land to the cattle and supports bees that produce a fine and aromatic honey.
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