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Covão do Ferro Lagoon – Serra da Estrela loop from Seia

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Portugal
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Covão do Ferro Lagoon – Serra da Estrela loop from Seia

Hard

4.7

(6)

176

riders

Covão do Ferro Lagoon – Serra da Estrela loop from Seia

03:37

57.2km

1,680m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: November 7, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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Parque Natural da Serra da Estrela

Waypoints

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Start point

Bus stop

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1

3.34 km

Side Road to Torre (Serra da Estrela)

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Virtually zero traffic. Absolutely quiet. Increase on average 8-9% after the ramp has been overcome by 14% in the starting area. The asphalt, however, is only for the increase.

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2

16.5 km

Covão do Ferro Lagoon

Highlight • Lake

terrific view

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3

17.8 km

Café Artesanato-Queijo

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On a long route, probably the only rest stop. Of course there is also a restaurant on Torre itself. Was not in there myself.

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28.4 km

Serra da Estrela

Highlight • Mountain Pass

Beautiful panoramic views from the highest point in Portugal. You can ski here in winter, and there is sometimes snow even in summer.

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28.5 km

This is the HP of mainland Portugal. The short way up is to drive up to the top, park up and walk 50m to the summit and then go and buy some good cheese and meats from the summit shops!

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28.6 km

Centrally located in the park and easily accessible via a beautiful, paved road is the Torre. This is the highest point of the Serra da Estrela mountain range; nowhere in …

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28.8 km

Torre (1993 m)

Highlight • Summit

The Torre (after Portuguese torre 'tower') is at 1993 m the highest mountain on the Portuguese mainland and after the Ponta do Pico in the Azores the second highest mountain …

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38.8 km

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57.2 km

End point

Bus stop

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

42.3 km

12.9 km

2.15 km

Surfaces

57.0 km

291 m

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Elevation

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Highest point (1,990 m)

Lowest point (520 m)

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Thursday 12 November

8°C

4°C

90 %

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