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Vilar Da Veiga

View of Cascata do Arado – Fonte da Malhadoura loop from Cascata do Arado

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Braga

Vilar Da Veiga

View of Cascata do Arado – Fonte da Malhadoura loop from Cascata do Arado

Moderate

4.2

(186)

617

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View of Cascata do Arado – Fonte da Malhadoura loop from Cascata do Arado

04:52

12.9km

640m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: July 15, 2026

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Parque Nacional da Peneda-Gerês

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Parking

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53 m

Stairs to the Cascata do Arado viewpoint

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Easy access via stairs and short path to the waterfall viewpoint. But only to the viewpoint and not to the waterfall itself. This can only be reached with some scrambling and is quite difficult.

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187 m

View of Cascata do Arado

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Spectacular waterfall in the Gerês National Park - Northern Portugal, with a bathing pool at the foot! Be careful when descending to the pool!

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5.32 km

View of the waterfall and natural pools in Peneda-Gerês National Park

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On the way back we saw people swimming here.

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10.7 km

View from Curral dos Portos

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Again, the beautiful stone landscape with a stone bench, table and a shelter!

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11.4 km

Fonte da Malhadoura

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Fresh spring water and croaking frogs

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11.5 km

Pedra da Porta (Peneda-Gerês National Park)

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Have you always wonderd who built these rock formations? The answer is simple. Giants.

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11.5 km

Curral dos Portos

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Great stone formations

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12.9 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.74 km

4.05 km

2.08 km

972 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

6.29 km

4.05 km

2.00 km

530 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,230 m)

Lowest point (720 m)

Weather

Tuesday 21 July

27°C

11°C

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Comments

August 15, 2023,Cascata do Arado – Poço Azul boucle au départ de Gerês

Magnificent landscapes, but be careful my garmin recorded my precise movements and counts 20kms in total because we make turns all the time given the slope which reaches almost 25%. We left with our two children aged 8 and 11, it was far too ambitious. We spent 10 hours in total doing the last 3 kilometers at night. The path …

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September 22, 2023,Poço Azul Runde von Gerês

So tip 1: Don't start the tour after 12 p.m. - it takes about 6 hours and 30 minutes

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May 23, 2025,Cascata do Arado +waterfall) 🤩 – Cascata do Arado Runde von Louredo

A quick note for anyone who wants to do the tour. The time estimate is completely wrong. With three breaks totaling 1 hour, it took us a good 9.5 hours. The 25% incline and descent weren't manageable at more than 1.5 km/h. I think with very good fitness and a few fewer photos, it'll probably take 7 hours. The scenery, …

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July 7, 2022,Wanderung nach Cabana da Arrocela

After almost 7 km the path is no longer fully marked. However, since it is only steeply uphill over a large area anyway, it is not a problem to take the right path.

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6 days ago

Ik sluit me aan bij voorgaande reviews. De beschrijving van de tour is niet correct. Minder dan 10% van de route is een goed begaanbaar pad. De rest is steil klimmen of afdalen over losliggende stenen. Vaak door stekelige beplanting dus een lange broek is aan te raden. We hebben er in totaal 8 uur over gedaan. Wel mooie uitzichten …

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Stairs to the Cascata do Arado viewpoint

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View of the waterfall and natural pools in Peneda-Gerês National Park

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