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Medieval Bridge of Sistelo – Branda de Rio Covo loop from Sistelo

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Viana do Castelo

Sistelo

Medieval Bridge of Sistelo – Branda de Rio Covo loop from Sistelo

Hard

4.8

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Medieval Bridge of Sistelo – Branda de Rio Covo loop from Sistelo

03:27

8.73km

540m

Hiking

Hard hike. Good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required.

Last updated: April 15, 2026

Tips

Includes segments that may be dangerous

Parts of this route comprise highly technical, difficult, or hazardous terrain. Specialist equipment and prior experience is required.

After 284 m for 95 m

After 438 m for 565 m

After 1.08 km for 1.59 km

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Start point

Restaurant

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408 m

Medieval Bridge of Sistelo

Highlight • Bridge

Bridge over the Rio Vez

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1.33 km

Terraced Fields of the Vez Valley

Highlight (Segment) • Structure

The terraces of the Vez Valley, between Padrão and Porta Cova, are a masterpiece of the relationship between man and nature. Created by our ancestors to cultivate the land and ensure their livelihood, they change with each season, painting the landscape with ever-new colors. It is no wonder that this unique landscape was elected one of the “7 Wonders of Portugal” in the Rural Village category.

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4.06 km

Branda do Alhal

Highlight • Settlement

stop and refuel in the local shop.

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4.93 km

Forest Trail in Reserva da Biosfera Transfronteira Gerês-Xurés

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Beautiful old forest

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5.37 km

Branda de Rio Covo

Highlight • Mountain Hut

The Brandas are temporary summer villages, living testimonies of ancient transhumance. For centuries, shepherds and farmers would climb the mountains in search of fertile pastures, leaving the "Inverneiras" where they spent the winter. An ancient cycle, marked by communion with nature and adaptation to the seasons, which shaped the heritage and identity of this region.

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5.82 km

Rocky Trail in Reserva da Biosfera Transfronteira Gerês-Xurés

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8.48 km

Sistelo Castle

Highlight • Castle

Sistelo, a beautiful town with places to eat and heritage surroundings

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8.73 km

End point

Restaurant

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.49 km

2.02 km

1.09 km

630 m

485 m

Surfaces

4.04 km

3.77 km

519 m

219 m

170 m

Elevation

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Highest point (790 m)

Lowest point (260 m)

Weather

Sunday 17 May

14°C

4°C

31 %

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Medieval Bridge of Sistelo – Branda de Rio Covo loop from Sistelo

Medieval Bridge of Sistelo

Terraced Fields of the Vez Valley

Branda do Alhal

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