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Branda do Alhal – Branda de Rio Covo loop from Sistelo

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Portugal

Viana do Castelo

Sistelo

Branda do Alhal – Branda de Rio Covo loop from Sistelo

Hard

4.8

(20)

hikers

Branda do Alhal – Branda de Rio Covo loop from Sistelo

03:10

8.08km

500m

Hiking

Hard hike. Good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: July 15, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment that may be dangerous

A part of this route comprises technical, difficult, or hazardous terrain. Specialist equipment and prior experience may be required.

After 289 m for 1.59 km

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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541 m

Terraced Fields of the Vez Valley

Highlight (Segment) • Structure

The terraces of the Vez Valley, between Padrão and Porta Cova, are a masterpiece of the relationship between man and nature. Created by our ancestors to cultivate the land and …

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3.27 km

Branda do Alhal

Highlight • Settlement

stop and refuel in the local shop.

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4.14 km

Forest Trail in Reserva da Biosfera Transfronteira Gerês-Xurés

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Beautiful old forest

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4.57 km

The Brandas are temporary summer villages, living testimonies of ancient transhumance. For centuries, shepherds and farmers would climb the mountains in search of fertile pastures, leaving the "Inverneiras" where they …

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5.03 km

Rocky Trail in Reserva da Biosfera Transfronteira Gerês-Xurés

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7.69 km

Sistelo Castle

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Sistelo, a beautiful town with places to eat and heritage surroundings

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8.08 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.63 km

1.96 km

1.05 km

929 m

485 m

Surfaces

3.97 km

2.97 km

587 m

519 m

Elevation

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Highest point (790 m)

Lowest point (290 m)

Weather

Friday 17 July

29°C

11°C

29 %

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Max wind speed: 9.0 km/h

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Comments

July 14, 2024,Portugal,Trilho das Brandas de Sistelo

Very beautiful hike with beautiful views of the crops of Sistelo, passing through the old village with magnificent paths, a forest at the top of the climb, passing through the pastures. You should know that there are beautiful climbs, a mandatory passage by a stream with little water. You have to watch out for dogs in the village and bulls.

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Branda do Alhal – Branda de Rio Covo loop from Sistelo

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