Louredo
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 4.94 mi
- Elevation gain
- 741 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Moderate
- Elevation loss
- 741 ft
- Max elevation
- 1,204 ft
- TrailRank
- 34
- Min elevation
- 652 ft
- Trail type
- Loop
- Moving time
- 2 hours 9 minutes
- Time
- 3 hours 27 minutes
- Coordinates
- 1413
- Uploaded
- May 30, 2021
- Recorded
- May 2021
near Louredo, Porto (Portugal)
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Itinerary description
A circular route, starting and ending in the village of Louredo.
The route starts out on a paved surface but then runs through a meadow of tall grass, before reaching the Miragaia Leisure Park. After passing through the park, the route runs alongside, and crosses the Ames River, passing by a couple of watermills (one of which has been renovated to show how it would have looked when operating).
The route rejoins paved road surface for a while, before climbing uphill on rough surface, through mainly Eucalyptus plantations. There are some panoramic views over the Sousa Valley along the way, but it is not a particularly scenic location. The temperature was around 27C, and was particularly noticeable whilst climbing the hill, although the Eucalyptus trees provided shade.
At the top of the hill, we visited the derelict sanatorium building and took advantage of the shade that it provided to eat our lunch.
After the sanatorium, there is a slight climb to the Chapel of St. James, where water bottles can be replenished from the fountain. From there, it is all downhill, back to the village of Louredo.
I wasn't particularly impressed by this route, but my partners enjoyed the variety that it provided, with some rural settings and some historical architecture.
The route starts out on a paved surface but then runs through a meadow of tall grass, before reaching the Miragaia Leisure Park. After passing through the park, the route runs alongside, and crosses the Ames River, passing by a couple of watermills (one of which has been renovated to show how it would have looked when operating).
The route rejoins paved road surface for a while, before climbing uphill on rough surface, through mainly Eucalyptus plantations. There are some panoramic views over the Sousa Valley along the way, but it is not a particularly scenic location. The temperature was around 27C, and was particularly noticeable whilst climbing the hill, although the Eucalyptus trees provided shade.
At the top of the hill, we visited the derelict sanatorium building and took advantage of the shade that it provided to eat our lunch.
After the sanatorium, there is a slight climb to the Chapel of St. James, where water bottles can be replenished from the fountain. From there, it is all downhill, back to the village of Louredo.
I wasn't particularly impressed by this route, but my partners enjoyed the variety that it provided, with some rural settings and some historical architecture.
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