The PR1 "Trilho dos Bufos" is a circular route that starts and ends at the Municipal Market of Pedrógão Pequeno.
This route will take you along a Roman road, where you can also see the magnificent granite cliffs of the Zêzere Valley and the round-winged eagle that frequently flies over this place.
The Ribeira dos Porteleiros, the place of Casal dos Bufos (which gives its name to this trail), the Cabril Dam (built on the Zêzere River and inaugurated on July 31, 1954), the Cabril quarry from which the stone was removed for the construction of the aforementioned dam and Monte da Senhora da Confiança are some of the places that you can see along the route.
Route Type
Pedestrian PR (circular)
Departure Point / Arrival Point
Municipal Market of Pedrógão Pequeno - 39°54'9.22"N 8° 7'51.56"W
Distance
9.75 km
Duration
3:30 am
Accumulated unevenness
359 m
Maximum Altitude
458 m
Minimum Altitude
300 m
Difficulty level
Level 2 - Easy
Era
The route can be taken at any time of the year, with its users having to be especially careful with the heat in the summer season.
Cartography
Letters 1:25,000 Military Letter from the Army Cartographic Service, sheet nº277
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