Highlight (Segment) • Monument
Achada do Gamo Copper Mine Ruins
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ryanlegarrec
December 18, 2022
Cycling
The old disaffected copper mines are just a lunar landscape gravel heaven, worth doing a bit of a research about the history of this place or just read the signs along the way. Smooth gravel tracks. Easy rolling. Amazing light reflected in the copper coloured little lakes. A must do if you are riding gravel in Portugal.
oro96
May 21, 2024
Cycling
This abandoned mine presents itself to the viewer like a bizarre stage set. A dam-like road leads through the area on the finest gravel. Streams and ponds shimmer in copper to green and black. Signs warn about the water. Dramatic and eerily beautiful.
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4B_CastroVerde
January 31, 2025
Cycling
Unforgettable connection between Mina and Santana de Cambas. Route of the old railway line. The ACHADA DO GAMO site is post-apocalyptic (blast sulphur furnaces from the 1940's).
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Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.
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Distance 5.98 km
Uphill 10 m
Downhill 60 m
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