Foxo do Lobo (Wolf Trap) – Parada de Sil loop from Parada de Sil

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Foxo do Lobo (Wolf Trap) – Parada de Sil loop from Parada de Sil

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Foxo do Lobo (Wolf Trap) – Parada de Sil loop from Parada de Sil

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3.66km

60m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: July 18, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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Reserva da Biosfera Ribeira Sacra e Serras do Oribio e Courel

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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152 m

Soul shrines

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The petos de ánimas or “soul piggy banks” are an artistic expression of medieval popular architecture linked to the cult of the dead and beliefs about life and death. In …

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1.60 km

Viewing platform over the Sil River

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viewpoint from which they said goodbye to emigrants, spectacular views of the Sil canyons

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1.76 km

Foxo do Lobo (Wolf Trap)

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"A "foxo do lobo" was an ancestral trap used to regulate wolf populations in certain geographical areas. Centuries ago, its population was not the same as it is today and …

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1.95 km

Balcones de Madrid Viewpoint (Os Torgás Viewpoint)

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The Torgás recreational area is in an area where a bush called heather abounds, it is also close to leafy groves of century-old chestnut trees.
Mountainous hiking area, with viewpoints that offer panoramic views of a river valley.

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2.13 km

Ribeira Sacra and Serras do Oribio and Courel Biosphere Reserve

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2.14 km

View of the Sil Canyon from Balcones de Madrid

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Spectacular, according to tradition, the site from where the emigrants who went to Madrid were fired, spectacular views of the sil canyons

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3.46 km

Parada de Sil

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The trail begins in the Plaza do Barquilleiro, in Parada de Sil, a must-see in the essential landscapes of the Sil Canyon and the Ribeira Sacra to discover fantasy forests, …

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3.66 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

1.55 km

993 m

828 m

287 m

Surfaces