Wednesday 16th April, 2025 at 10.00 am / Car share at 9.30 am .
Walk location: A 7 km walk at Ribeira do Pereiro and the edge of Montes.
Originator: John
The walk: Along tracks and roads with one quite steep, long ascent on an uneven track and one long descent, so wear good shoes and bring your walking poles and water. We walk along a quiet road and tracks through the village of Ribeira do Pereiro then uphill through open countryside to the edge of the village of Montes then downhill to the start point.
Timing: A 7 km walk: about 2 hrs.
Car meeting point: Meet & park for CAR SHARE at the industrial park ( with ” Jorge Viera ” ) on the Valado dos Frades side of the A8 auto-estrada roundabout (junction 22) at 9.30 am. See the Notes section below for directions.
We then drive 10 km to the walk start point.
GPS for parking at parking places on industrial estate .
Decimal Deg: Latitude 39.589759 Longitude -9.014934
Walk start point: The start point is in a parque merendas (picnic spot) on the edge of Alpedriz.
Deg, Min, Secs: Latitude 39°37’41.81″N Longitude 8°57’30.35″W
Decimal Deg: Latitude 39.628332° Longitude -8.958480°
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: Local coffee places are Casal de Areia and Povoa.
Notes: To get ” Jorge Viera ” near Valado dos Frades, leave the A8 at junction 22 – signed Nazaré & Alcobaça. Turn right at the first roundabout and follow sign to Nazare. At next roundabout turnright into industrial area – You will see ” Jorges Viera ” on your left – drive past & park on the road further along.
Ôr coming from Alcobaça, go straight across the above roundabout.
Or coming through Valado dos Frades the industrial estate with ” Jorge Viera ” is on your left before the auto-estrada roundabout
Contacts: Leader – Chris Coell
Last Walked: 17/05/2017