Guided walks through stories and landscapes
Villages, woodland and mountains: interpretive routes for discovering the region on foot.
Find your experience
How to choose
Compare distance, duration and difficulty where listed. A circular walk and a mountain route need different preparation; read each description, meeting point and requirements.
Choose footwear and clothing for the route and season. Water Walking is a different experience, in the river, listed in the water catalogue.
Explore each experience
Piódão hike
- Place
- Serra do Açor
- Duration
- Around 5–6 hours.
- Route
- Around 12 km, on a circular route.
Margaraça Forest hike
- Place
- Serra do Açor
- Duration
- Around 5–6 hours.
- Route
- Around 8 km, on a circular route.
Schist Traditions hike — Góis
- Place
- Aldeias do Xisto · Góis
- Duration
- Around 4–5 hours.
- Route
- Around 9 km, on a circular route.
Lousã Schist Villages hike
- Place
- Aldeias do Xisto · Lousã
- Duration
- Around 5–6 hours.
- Route
- Around 10 km, on a circular route.
Loriga Gorge hike
- Place
- Loriga · Serra da Estrela
- Route
- Around 12 km, on a linear route between Loriga and Torre.
Estrela Upper Plateau hike
- Place
- Planalto Central · Serra da Estrela
- Route
- Around 18 km, between Penhas Douradas and Torre.
Zêzere Glacial Valley hike
- Place
- Vale Glaciar do Zêzere
- Route
- Around 10–18 km; circular or linear variants.
Mondego Walkways hike
- Place
- Vale do Mondego · Guarda
- Experience
- Guided walks
Beech Forest hike
- Place
- Manteigas · Serra da Estrela
- Route
- Around 6–7 km, on a circular route.