Hiking
Walking Trails and Paths
Put on your sneakers or hiking boots and head out on an adventure. Our county has about 7 marked hiking routes and 6 trails. The marked routes range from 6 to 14 km in length, between easy and medium difficulty. The trails are less extensive (between 2 and 5 km), making them easier to follow.
For the bravest, there is a 135 km circular route, Grande Rota da Cortiçada. It is divided into 7 stages, finding at least one local accommodation in each village for rest, and our village is one of them.
In the village, you can always walk through its streets for a short walk, and meet its friendly people. We have a suggestion for a short walking trail in the village, about 2.5 km long.
Routes with walkways
Walkways of Orvalho - Oleiros
These walkways start around 40 minutes (43 km away) from the accommodation. They are around 2 km long, in their shortest version, and in it you will find the waterfall of Fraga de Água d'Alta and Cabeço do Mosqueiro. Download the official GeoRota do Orvalho map here.
GPS: 40.023251, -7.790926
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Walkways of Penedo Furado - Vila de Rei
They were built with the purpose of improving and making a better access between Penedo Furado River Beach and the waterfall area safer. They are about 1.8 circular km long. They are located 50 minutes (45 km away) from the accommodation. Great option to travel before arriving at our accommodation or after leaving, if the A1 highway is part of your trip.
GPS: 39.625967, -8.162097
(Image: Fraga de Água d'Alta Waterfall by Aldeias do Xisto)
Climb a slope
For the more adventurous
In Proença-a-Nova:
1 Portas de Almourão, Buraca da Moura and Green Lagoon
The Portas de Almourão geomonument were carved by the Ocreza River over the last two million years and are the setting for the climbing schools you will find, with 40 routes ranging between 8 and 30 meters.
GPS: 39.737457, -7.751857
2 Via Ferrata of the Talhadas Mountains
It is the longest in the country, measuring 2.190 meters in total, with 11 distinct sectors, a 15-meter Himalayan bridge and a 40-meter-long suspension bridge. It starts at the Watchtower of this mountain, assuming a 20-minute walk, ending in the same place. Due to the fire in August 2023, it is closed until renovation.
GPS: 39.773623, -7.775096
In Oleiros:
1 Crista do Zebro and Zebro Viewpoint - Estreito
The Crista do Zebro climbing school is located at an altitude of approximately 888 meters and is made up of 15 routes equipped with different degrees of difficulty. The Miradouro do Zebro climbing school has 32 routes.
GPS Crista do Zebro: 39.957589, -7.771534
GPS Miradouro do Zebro: 39°57'44.8"N 7°46'27.3"W
2 Via Ferrata of the Moradal Mountains
Part of the International Appalachian Trail – GR38 Great Pangea Walk Route, it is 211m long and its highest point is 872m.
GPS: 39.941416, -7.761990
(Source: Municipality of Proença-a-Nova and Parish Council of Estreito and Vilar Barroco)
Viewpoints
Views from high points of the mountains and natural monuments
We are in the heart of the Naturtejo Geopark of the Meridional Meseta (UNESCO Global Geopark), so it is inevitable not to enjoy this landscape!
Viewpoints at higher elevations are great places to watch the sunrise or sunset.
Corgas Geomorphological Viewpoint
A 5-minute drive from the accommodation (just go up to the mountain!)
Altitude: 850m
GPS: 39.796667 -7.895833
Talhadas Watchtower by Siza Vieira
Standing 16 meters high, in addition to being a tourist attraction due to its architecture and 360º view, it also serves as a surveillance point for the forest.
Altitude: 616m
Zebro Viewpoint by Siza Vieira
Located in Serra do Moradal, next to the EN238, it is a platform suspended over the rocky ridge.
Altitude: 30m
(Image: photo by Daniel Sousa to NiT)
Cabeço dos Três Marcos
Next to the N351, approximately 10 minutes by car from the accommodation.
Altitude: 906m
Picoto do Vergão
Just a short detour off the IC8 and around a 25-minute drive from the accommodation.
Portas de Almourão
Portas de Almourão are located between the villages of Foz do Cobrão and Sobral Fernando, corresponding to the gorge of the Ocreza river. This is a geological occurrence that results from the action of this river, whose waters ripped through the imposing quartzite cliffs and a geosite classified in the Naturtejo Geopark.
Altitude: 254m
Fernandaires Viewpoint
It allows you to glimpse the landscapes over the Castelo de Bode Reservoir and the village and river beach of Fernandaires. A little further away, about a 50-minute drive from the accommodation.