Water mills on the Rio Ave – Quincentennial Carrack loop from Parque Maia
Water mills on the Rio Ave – Quincentennial Carrack loop from Parque Maia
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Water mills on the Rio Ave – Quincentennial Carrack loop from Parque Maia
03:57
63.1km
560m
Cycling
Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.
Last updated: May 17, 2026
Tips
Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted
After 0 m for 314 m
Waypoints
Start point
Train Station
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2.15 km
Monument to the Triumph of the People of Maia
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The side volumes, contrary to what is normal, have openings in a different direction from the central volume, which evokes a pluralism of visions and perspectives that has always been the prerogative of the Maiatos, as well as a unified vision of development, regardless of the cardinal point of the Maia territory. The raw materials also evoke two of its basic characteristics: bronze, which recalls religiosity, but also strength, tenacity and resistance, the paradigm of which is that of church bells; gold recalls the nobility of the Maiatos, but also the dominant colour of the corn cobs, a source of food and the wealth of this fertile land.
The three volumes correspond to three fundamental pillars of the Maiata idiosyncrasy: religiosity, work and rural popular culture. The insertion of volumes with rectilinear shapes in a circular space such as the roundabout evokes the foreseen and planned rupture that Maia has experienced since the 1970s, which led to the municipality, from a very modest plan, becoming one of the five most important municipalities in the country, ceasing to be a rural municipality to become truly urban, without however losing the positive aspects of rurality: work, honesty, spirit of sacrifice, volunteerism, love for the land. These characteristics were the reason for the triumph of the people of Maia. A triumph that is embodied and embodied in some immortal winners, such as Lidador, Viscount Barreiros and Doctor José Vieira de Carvalho, as will be in the future all those who are capable, today, of learning from these examples and of building the future based on the foundations of the work and example of these builders of Maia. It celebrates the selfless effort of our People in the construction of our Land, and expresses the triumph of their work, which is clearly evident in the development that the municipality is experiencing.
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19.5 km
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19.9 km
Parque das Azenhas (Trofa)
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32.8 km
Water mills on the Rio Ave
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40.6 km
Quincentennial Carrack
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41.9 km
Aqueduto de Santa Clara
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61.4 km
Ecopista da Maia
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63.1 km
End point
Train Station
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
25.7 km
20.3 km
11.7 km
3.09 km
1.22 km
1.18 km
Surfaces
42.8 km
11.9 km
6.53 km
1.11 km
813 m
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Elevation
Highest point (120 m)
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Thursday 16 July
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18°C
17 %
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