GRZ: Return to Serenity

Return to Serenity [GRZ - Sector 7]

Return to Serenity is the 7th Sector and spans 28.4 km. The route connects Bouçã, in the municipality de Pedrógão Grande, to the Serrão Valley rest area, in the municipality of Ferreira do Zêzere. It goes through Prudência, Foz de Alge, the Valbom rest area and Dornes.

This sector contains 5 walking stages, 1 for mountain bike and 1 for canoeing. 

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recommended route Difficulty moderate Stage 7 Open
Distance 28.4 km
Duration 2:50 h
Ascent 515 m
Descent 512 m

Return to Serenity is the 7th sector and spans 28.4 km. The route connects Bouçã, in the municipality de Pedrógão Grande, to the Serrão Valley rest ...

from Aldeias do Xisto,   Aldeias do Xisto
recommended route Difficulty easy
Distance 3.8 km
Duration 1:05 h
Ascent 155 m
Descent 165 m

This section connects the municipalities of Pedrógão Grande and Figueiró dos Vinhos. The 3.8km route connects Bouçã to Prudência. 

from Aldeias do Xisto,   Aldeias do Xisto
recommended route Difficulty moderate
Distance 5.3 km
Duration 1:20 h
Ascent 145 m
Descent 145 m

This section takes you from Prudência to Foz de Alge, in the municipality of Figueiró dos Vinhos. The route is 5.3km. 

from Aldeias do Xisto,   Aldeias do Xisto
recommended route Difficulty easy
Distance 4.1 km
Duration 1:05 h
Ascent 125 m
Descent 130 m

This route goes from Foz de Alge to the Valbom rest area and takes you through a history of blacksmiths that marked the region’s past. 

from Aldeias do Xisto,   Aldeias do Xisto
recommended route Difficulty moderate
Distance 11.5 km
Duration 3:10 h
Ascent 430 m
Descent 420 m

From Valbom to Dornes it is 11,5km. This section includes the ascent of the Serra de São Paulo, place of Moorish legends and some Visigothic graves. 

from Aldeias do Xisto,   Aldeias do Xisto
recommended route Difficulty easy
Distance 3.7 km
Duration 0:50 h
Ascent 60 m
Descent 40 m

This section connects the village of Dornes to the Vale Serrão Rest Area, Ferreira do Zêzere municipality, along 3.7km. 

from Aldeias do Xisto,   Aldeias do Xisto
Difficulty
Distance 9.3 km
Duration 1:55 h
Ascent 18 m
Descent 10 m

Spanning 9.3 km, this route envelops visitors in the serenity of the river, thanks to the Castelo de Bode Reservoir, away from the roiling waters ...

from Aldeias do Xisto,   Aldeias do Xisto