Meia Encosta Trail – Chapel of Saint John the Baptist loop from Paisagem Protegida da Serra de Montejunto

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Meia Encosta Trail – Chapel of Saint John the Baptist loop from Paisagem Protegida da Serra de Montejunto

Hard

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Meia Encosta Trail – Chapel of Saint John the Baptist loop from Paisagem Protegida da Serra de Montejunto

04:04

25.3km

1,490m

Running

Hard run. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Some sure footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: July 17, 2026

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Paisagem Protegida da Serra de Montejunto

Serra de Montejunto

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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21 m

Montejunto Rural Campsite

Highlight • Rest Area

Located in the heart of the Montejunto mountain range, the Montejunto Rural Camping Park has ample shade and capacity for 90 people. Free to use, it has a bar, a tourist reception center and an Environmental Interpretation Centre.

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158 m

Serra Montejunto Bar

Highlight • Cafe

8.76 km

Meia Encosta Trail

Highlight • Trail

Very pleasant path that runs around Montejunto. It offers beautiful landscapes of the region. Some sections have loose stone floors, so it is worth paying attention.

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10.6 km

View of the Serra de Montejunto

Highlight • Viewpoint

The karst landscape of Montejunto, in the extreme southwest of the Estremenho Limestone Massif, displays deep valleys, lages, gravel pits and lapiás, formed by aquatic erosion over geological eras. Freezing of water in rock fissures results in gravel deposits.

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12.4 km

Chapel of Saint John the Baptist

Highlight • Religious Site

Located in Serra de Montejunto, Alenquer, the 13th century Chapel of São João Baptista is close to the Chapel of Nossa Senhora das Neves and the ruins of a Dominican …

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13.1 km

Serra de Montejunto Radar Station

Highlight • Monument

14.0 km

Picnic Area of Serra de Montejunto

Highlight • Rest Area

Located in the chestnut woods, it connects the Real Fábrica do Gelo complex and the Environmental Interpretation Centre. The Park has eight tables, with an average capacity of six to …

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15.6 km

Chapel of Our Lady of the Snows (Ruins)

Highlight • Religious Site

At the top of the Montejunto mountain range, very close to the chapel of Nossa Senhora das Neves, there are remains of the first convent of the Order of São …

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25.3 km

End point

Parking

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