Walk location:  A walk on the south/east outskirts of Alcobaça including the villages of Chiqueda and Carrascal.

Author:  Morag.

The walk:  The first part of the walk is a gentle ascent through the steep-sided, wooded Vale de Mogo. There is a short road section followed by a woodland path before entering the village of Carrascal. A gravel track brings us round the hill and back down to Chiqueda with a walk through the village alongside the canalised river and back to the cars.

The start of the walk is the same as the short walk in this area.

Timing:  The walk is just over 10 km and is expected to take about 2.5 hrs, plus extra for coffee.

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Car Meeting Point:   09:45 a.m., Lidl´s Car Park, Rua De Leiria, Alcobaca   We can then drive in convoy or share cars to the start point.

Deg, Min, Secs:  Latitude  39°32’52.83″N  Longitude  8°58’0.83″W
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Walk Start Point:   Source of the Rio Alcoa, Chiqueda, park by the river next to the derelict factories.

Deg, Min, Secs:  Latitude  39°32’12.63″N  Longitude  8°56’48.02″W
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NB.  The two flags on the map above show the car meeting and walk start points.  If you need directions, click on the flag to display the flag text and click on the itinéraire link to open Google Maps.  You may need to zoom out to see the second flag.

Coffee stop:  There may be a village café open en route, or we can drive to a café for coffee after the walk.

Notes:  LIDL is just outside Alcobaça by-pass on the road to Leiria.

Contacts:  See the walks’ email for contact telephone numbers or send an email from the web site.

Last Walked:  27/01/17