Salir do Porto

The Walk

A Visit to the Dinosaur Tracks on the Salir do Porto Headlands

We will follow a loop trail from Salir do Porto passing a recently cleared area containing hundres of dinosaur tracks. The walk starts at the Salir do Porto swimming pools and goes up the side of the dune to the headlands. From there it winds through the unpaved tracks and paths to an exposed limestone slab more than 20,000 square meters in area. A portion of this slab has been recently surveyed by palentologists and geologists from Geoparque Oeste in Bombarral and Sociedade de História Natural in Torres Vedras. Some of the tracks are cleaned and easy to find but more than 3/4 of the slab remains in its untouched state.

This same area is the site of a 1949 shipwreck of a 100+ meter long British Royal Navy tank transport ship. Very little remains of the wreck as it was salvaged shortly after the sinking.

The return to the Salir do Porto pools follows a different, but similar route.

Timing

The walk is about 6 km and is expected to take about 2 hrs

Car meeting and start point

Place	Coordinates
Salir do Porto swimming pool parking area	39.500742, -9.151386

Map

Coffee Stop

Refreshments at the Salir Pool Cafe after the walk

Notes

• Walk leader: Flynn Wendling

GeoParque Oeste: https://www.geoparqueoeste.com

Sociedade de História Natural de Torres Vedras: https://www.shn.pt

The Walk

A Visit to the Dinosaur Tracks on the Salir do Porto Headlands

We will follow a loop trail from Salir do Porto passing a recently cleared area containing hundres of dinosaur tracks. The walk starts at the Salir do Porto swimming pools and goes up the side of the dune to the headlands. From there it winds through the unpaved tracks and paths to an exposed limestone slab more than 20,000 square meters in area. A portion of this slab has been recently surveyed by palentologists and geologists from Geoparque Oeste in Bombarral and Sociedade de História Natural in Torres Vedras. Some of the tracks are cleaned and easy to find but more than 3/4 of the slab remains in its untouched state.

This same area is the site of a 1949 shipwreck of a 100+ meter long British Royal Navy tank transport ship. Very little remains of the wreck as it was salvaged shortly after the sinking.

The return to the Salir do Porto pools follows a different, but similar route.

Timing

The walk is about 6 km and is expected to take about 2 hrs

Car meeting and start point

Place	Coordinates
Salir do Porto swimming pool parking area	39.500742, -9.151386

Map

Coffee Stop

Refreshments at the Salir Pool Cafe after the walk

Notes

• Walk leader: Flynn Wendling

GeoParque Oeste: https://www.geoparqueoeste.com

Sociedade de História Natural de Torres Vedras: https://www.shn.pt

The Walk

We start from Rua da Pescaria (Serra da Pescaria) and walk direction Salgodo Beach but the turn right and and follow small tracks through the woods on the west coast to pass one the mills (blue one) and end on the sandy Estrada de Sao Gaio and follow the direction towards Nazaré. After passing the Igreja de S; Gaio we turn right and go again in the schadows of the woods on the west coast and after some climbing we arrive again in Serra da Pescaria were we all started.

The height differs from about 12 meter to 180 meter providing nice ocean views !

The track is sometimes very sandy and or hard underground. So wear good shoes and bring poles if you use them.

Timing

about 6.4 kilometer and will take 2.0 hours.

Car meeting and start point

Meeting/Parking Place	Coordinates
Rua da Pescaria, in front of the Condominium Trade Winds where sufficient parking space besides the road is available.	39.555711, -9.085775

Walking route

Coffee Stop

Paderia 33 after the walk.

Notes

The Walk

A circular walk along the forest inland trails and coastal paths

The walk is a loop through Salir do Porto forest and headlands of approximately 6 km. An easy walk with some shade at the beginning and distant views of the sea and bay near the end. Mostly sand and gravel with a couple of places to navigate small rocks and trees. If unsure of your footing, a pole(s) may be helpful. We will end by walking through the village back to the cars. For those that wish to divert to a cafe, there is a large one by the swimming pool and beach. We will walk by a smaller one with limited outdoor seating. Of course, they can be visited afterwards, also. ON LEASH (2 meters), WELL SOCIALIZED dogs are welcome. Be aware that if canine behavior is deemed inappropriate for a group walk by the leader, you may be asked to separate from the larger group.

Timing

The walk is about 6.25 km and is expected to take about 1.5 hrs.

Car meeting and start point

Meeting/Parking Place	Coordinates
Travessa da Assimôa, Salir do Porto. Parking space for about 10 cars along the street. Carpool if your can.	39.500750, -9.151379

Walking route

Coffee Stop

After the walk in Salir do Porto Pools Cafe

Notes

The Walk

A circular walk along the coastal path and inland on sandy tracks

The route starts/ends at the parking area across from the swimming pools in Salir do Porto. It begins with a short walk through the streets of Salir do Porto to the access road to the headland. It follows a gravel road on an uphill grade and passes a couple of windmills. Next the path veers off of the road onto a dirt track and begins a doward slope toward the coast. When it reaches the coast the track turns into a winding, more or less level trail and hugs the coastline winding through coastal scubs with magnificent views of the ocean and coastline.

The trail loops around to the gravel access road to the Chapel of Saint Ann (Capela de Santa Ana). After visiting the chapel, the path turns off of the gravel road into the scrub covered dunes and follows a sandy path to the top of the Salir do Porto Dune.

There are views of Salir do Porto and São Martinho do Porto from the top of the dune. From here you can choose to take a short cut to the completion of the walk by walking / running / tumbling / etc. down the dune, or you can follow the less adventurous path in this trail.

Please Note: We may do a few variations to the route below, so the walk maybe a little longer up to 7km & 2 hours.

Timing

The walk is about 5.5 km and is expected to take about 1.5 hrs.

Car meeting and start point

Place	Coordinates
Parking area in front of the Salir do Porto swimming pools	39.500750, -9.151379

Walking route

NB.  The flag on the map above shows the car meeting and walk start point.  If you need directions, click on the flag to display the flag text and click on the itinéraire link to open Google Maps

Coffee Stop

After the walk in Salir do Porto Pools Cafe

Notes

The Walk

A walk in the woods near to Salir do Porto

The walk follows sandy tracks through woodland and cultivated fields. The surface is sandy or firm track. There is one stretch of quiet road through Boa Vista and an uphill climb.

Timing

The walk is 3 to 6 km and is expected to take about 1.5 to 2 hrs

Car meeting

Place	Coordinates
The parking space opposite the Nascer do Sol restaurante near Salir do Porto at 10:15	39.490925,  -9.146069

Starting point

Place	Coordinates
We will drive 1km to the start point in Casais do Salir	39.488792, -9.160047

Map

NB.  The flag on the map above shows the car meeting and walk start point.

Coffee Stop

After the walk at Nascer do Sol or Salir do Porto

Notes

• Walk leader: Flunn Wendling
• flynn@silvercoastwalks.com