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Rio Caldo

Leonte Waterfall – Laja Waterfall loop from Rio Caldo

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Portugal

Braga

Rio Caldo

Leonte Waterfall – Laja Waterfall loop from Rio Caldo

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Leonte Waterfall – Laja Waterfall loop from Rio Caldo

03:11

38.4km

920m

Mountain biking

Hard mountain bike ride. Very good fitness required. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: April 16, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 34.4 km for 76 m

After 34.9 km for 76 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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10.5 km

Campo do Gerês

Highlight • Settlement

Campo do Gerês is a picturesque village located in the heart of the Peneda-Gerês National Park.

It is renowned as an ideal starting point for hiking and outdoor activities, offering access to trails, waterfalls and breathtaking views. The village itself retains a traditional atmosphere, with granite houses and a museum documenting local history, including Roman remains of the Via Nova (Geira).

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22.6 km

Leonte Waterfall

Highlight • Waterfall

The Leonte Waterfall appears when the waters of the Taleira stream fall from a granite cliff, plunging 19 metres into the bed of the Gerês River.

However, in drier summers, nature imposes its own rhythm and the flow can disappear, transforming the waterfall into a temporary silence.

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23.4 km

Laja Waterfall

Highlight • Waterfall

The Laja Waterfall owes its name to the small stream that feeds it, which flows freely through dense vegetation. Hidden behind a picturesque wooden bridge and surrounded by a lush forest, where the oak trees create an almost magical setting, this waterfall is a true enchanted refuge.

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25.6 km

Waterfall in Peneda-Gerês National Park

Highlight • Waterfall

34.7 km

Alqueirão Beach (Gerês beach)

Highlight • Beach

Also known as Praia de Alqueirão. Perhaps the best developed beach in the nature reserve of Peneda-Gerês. Surrounded by pure granite ridges that extend from Braga to almost Chaves in the northeast (almost 100 km), the water is used here several times: from here, Portugal draws a significant amount of its energy through a series of hydroelectric power plants and bathing facilities the cities in northern Portugal. 25 minutes from Braga. From year to year, the bathroom is upgraded more and more; There are water castles for the children, jet ski rental, pedal boats, and also the lifeguards are on site. Around this point there are many challenging tours for hikers and cyclists - there you get to 30 km fast times to 1400 vertical meters.

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35.1 km

Caniçada Dam

Highlight • Monument

35.2 km

Bridge over the Cávado River

Highlight • Bridge

Architecturally very beautiful bridge made of granite blocks over the reservoirs with views of the marina, the beach resorts and the mountains - a pivot for all tours around the many reservoirs in the nature reserve Gerês

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38.4 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

22.3 km

10.8 km

2.45 km

2.16 km

715 m

Surfaces

27.0 km

8.44 km

2.14 km

700 m

178 m

Elevation

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Highest point (860 m)

Lowest point (150 m)

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Leonte Waterfall – Laja Waterfall loop from Rio Caldo

Campo do Gerês

Leonte Waterfall

Laja Waterfall

Waterfall in Peneda-Gerês National Park

Alqueirão Beach (Gerês beach)

Caniçada Dam

Bridge over the Cávado River

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