CHAVES

1 - Cycle route along the banks of Tâmega

Location: Chaves

Start / End: Ponte da Galinheira

End / Home: Ponte da Galinheira

Extension: 7 000 meters

Description: Requalified, the banks of the Tâmega River conform the Urban Park of the City of Chaves, a green space to enjoy walking or cycling. It also includes various playgrounds and games (beach soccer, skate and trial track) and other leisure spaces where the presence of water and green is a constant. (External source: Portoenorte.pt)

GPS: 41.753706 7.457973

PESO DA RÉGUA

2 - Ecovia Ribeirinha

Localization: Peso da Régua

Start / End: Junqueira Pier

End / Home: Salgueiral

Length: 2 233 meters

Accessibility: EN108 or Avenida do Douro

Description: The Ecovia Ribeirinha do Peso da Régua, a result of the urban regeneration operation of the Douro River, offers a very pleasant route along the banks of the Douro river that bathes the city, being used by cyclists and hikers for the enjoyment of nature or for sports. The riverside area crossed by the ecovia has an enormous environmental and landscape value, in an area classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and from where it is possible to glimpse the Metallic Bridge and access the Douro Museum. (External source: Portoenorte.pt)

GPS: 41 ° 9'21.60 "N 7 ° 46'57.86" W

RIBEIRA DE PENA

3 - Ecovia of the Natura de Lamelas Park

Location: Portela de Santa Eulália | Ribeira de Pena

Start / End: Natura de Lamelas Park

End / Home: Natura de Lamelas Park

Extension: 3 500 meters

Accessibility: Who arrives by the A7, leave at the node of Ribeira de Pena. After the first roundabout, head towards the Pena Aventura Park. From Vila Pouca de Aguiar, take the N206 to Portela de Santa Eulália and then follow the direction of Pena Aventura Park.

Description: The eco-park of the Natura de Lamelas Park is a circular route that can be found in Parque Natura de Lamelas, which covers an area of ??3,500 meters. This ecovia can be used on foot or by bicycle. It is completely paved. To find some points of interest, it is suggested to the user that he leave a little of the ecovia to pay a visit to the Lamas Rock Prints 300 meters away. At about 800 meters, in the downward direction, this will find the Merenda de Lamelas Park and a little further away you can visit the Environmental Park of Ribeira de Pena. Adventurous adventure lovers suggest the Pena Aventura Park. (External source: Portoenorte.pt)

GPS: 41 ° 30'16.15 "N 7 ° 48 '10.64" W

VILA POUCA DE AGUIAR

4 - Ecopista Intermunicipal of Vila Pouca de Aguiar

Localization: Vila Pouca de Aguiar

Start / End: Tourencinho | Parish of Telões

End / Home: Tasty by Aguiar

Extension: 20 000 meters

Accessibilities: National Road nº2

Description: The ecopist is the result of the reconversion of the old railway axis of the Corgo in a clickable route that crosses the whole municipality of Vila Pouca de Aguiar. The old railway line of Corgo crosses different typologies of landscapes, from the steep slopes of the mountain to the valleys in the water lines, the traditional agricultural landscape and the urban mesh of Vila Pouca de Aguiar, combining the physical-cultural and social conditions necessary for the conversion into a clickable path. Thus, the Ecopista of Vila Pouca de Aguiar represents a cultural course of enjoyment of the environment and a vehicle for the development of sustainable tourism in the region, corresponding to an important link to Pedras Salgadas and its periphery, favoring the flows between the rural and the urban environment and local relations. (External source: Portoenorte.pt)

GPS:

Top: 41,407639 -7,682827

End: 41.596941 -7.573100

VILA REAL

5 - Ecopista do Corgo

Location:

Start / End: Vila Real Station

End / Home: Limits of the county with Vila Pouca de Aguiar

Extension: 17 800 meters

Description: The Corgo Ecopista is the result of the restoration of the old railway line, which linked Vila Real to Vila Pouca de Aguiar, which was closed in 1990. It is an uninterrupted, safe and pleasant infrastructure to walk through, by bicycle and on horseback. Those who use it enjoy a magnificent landscape where the mountains of Marão and Alvão stand out and some heritage, not forgetting the enviable wealth of fauna and flora along the way. It is a panoramic route with leisure areas. Throughout the Ecopista trees were planted, banks laid and recreation areas and green spaces created. (External source: portoenorte.pt)