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BTT M Cortelha
Some of the original mountain bike circuits in the council of Loulé have been recently decorated with a formal information panel at the starting point. So is this one at Cortelha's football pitch promising a beautiful tour through the heart of the Serra de Caldeirão. The tour is beautiful indeed, but a pity that the marks and signposting along the route have not received an update. At least not until the day we recorded this track. Hopefully the people from the municipality of Loulé will execute this necessary job. Not everybody is using a gps and Prof. Arménio's routes deserve so. Certainly this one because it is showing a lot of what Serra de Caldeirão has to offer to visitors. Great views from hill tops, abandoned hamlets like Pêro de Elvas or Vale Luis Neto and typical villages such as Montes Novos, Cumeada or Vale Maria Dias. We hardly take any tarmac roads. The old rural tracks are excellent for mountain biking. Technically the route is not very complicated, but almost constantly going up or down and although not very long, a few serious hills can not be avoided.
Distance: 25,56 km.
Accumulated ascent: 456 m.
Our rating:
- Technical difficulty: 2/5
- Physical difficulty: 3/5
- Scenery: 4/5
Points of interest:
- Caldeirão, Natura 2000 PTCON0057, http://www.icnb.pt/
Track author: Prof. Arménio, http://www.cm-loule.pt/
To view, compare, rate or download this track, open: http://www.gpsies.com/map.do?fileId=uvvusxyujrsichfy
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