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Farol de Montedor – Fornelos Salt Pans loop from Carreço

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Viana do Castelo

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Farol de Montedor – Fornelos Salt Pans loop from Carreço

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Farol de Montedor – Fornelos Salt Pans loop from Carreço

01:10

4.29km

70m

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Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 19, 2026

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Litoral Norte

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1.15 km

Farol de Montedor

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The Farol de Montedor in Carreço is the northernmost lighthouse on the Portuguese coast. It was opened on March 20, 1910, and stands on a large cliff. Its tower is …

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1.68 km

Montedor's windmills arose as a result of the local grain abundance. In this museum center, you can visit the only windmill with trapezoidal wooden sails in Portugal: the Marinheiro Windmill. querciahouses.com/montedor-mills-and-lighthouse

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3.35 km

View of Litoral Norte Conservation Area

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This structure, known as the Ronca, is located in Carreço (Viana do Castelo), between the Montedor Lighthouse and the Atlantic Ocean. It emitted an audible signal day and night and …

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3.41 km

Montedor Fog Signal Tower

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Next to the Montedor lighthouse stands this striking concrete structure from the 1930s. Built together with the Farol de Montedor, it worked as a unit: the lighthouse beamed its light, …

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3.76 km

Montedor Cliff

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It is very easy to climb onto the large rocks and listen to the powerful roar of the waves crashing into the Montedor Cliff.

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3.77 km

Rock Engravings on Fornelos Beach

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Nestled in a small cove, Fornelos Beach is worth a visit in itself, but here we also find an interesting series of petroglyphs carved into the reddish rocks. These engravings, …

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3.86 km

Fornelos Salt Pans

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The Fornelos salt pans, dating back to the Iron Age, are located above the high-tide mark, preventing them from being flooded when the tide reached its maximum level. This suggests …

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3.87 km

Red Frame View of the Atlantic Ocean

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Here you have a beautiful red frame through which you can admire the ocean.

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4.29 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

1.41 km

920 m

884 m

710 m

359 m

Surfaces

1.58 km

1.52 km

709 m

466 m

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Weather

Saturday 29 August

21°C

17°C

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Comments

September 19, 2025,Portugal: Küstenrunde bei Montedor - Windmühle, Signaltürme und Atlantikwellen

After arriving in Porto, completely exhausted and worn out, we checked into our hotel for the first night and then drove north up the coast in our rental car. Our destination was the natural monument "Cemitério de Praias Antigas do Alcantilado de Montedor." This natural monument features old beach levels... perhaps not particularly spectacular visually, but the tour offered other …

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Farol de Montedor – Fornelos Salt Pans loop from Carreço

Farol de Montedor

Montedor Windmills

View of Litoral Norte Conservation Area

Montedor Fog Signal Tower

Montedor Cliff

Rock Engravings on Fornelos Beach

Fornelos Salt Pans

Red Frame View of the Atlantic Ocean

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