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Meanders - Janeiro de Baixo Rest Area > Admoço - GRZ on Foot: Stage 5
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Meanders - Janeiro de Baixo Rest Area > Admoço - GRZ: Stage 5Photo: Diogo Martins, Aldeias do Xisto
With about 2.5km, this section goes through one of the most beautiful landscapes of all GRZ: Serra do Machialinho and the meanderings of the Zêzere.
easy
Distance 2.5 km
0:40 h
35 m
110 m
393 m
312 m
A hundred metres further on, join the GRZ, schist route PR4 PPS, which will take you to a place called Antro dos Penedos. On the horizon is one of the most beautiful landscapes of the entire GRZ, as well as the two Janeiros, the one above and the one bellow, Serra do Machialinho and the meanderings of the Zêzere, which are classified as geo-site by UNESCO. About 500 feet below, the PR4 PPS moves away from the GRZ, which continues for another 1km to Admoço.
Author’s recommendation
Visit the religious and architectural heritage in Janeiro de Baixo, including the “Trunk”. Take your time to enjoy the surrounding natural heritage.
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Difficulty
easy
Technique
Stamina
Experience
Landscape
Highest point
393 m
Lowest point
312 m
Best time of year
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Track types
Show elevation profileRest stops
Aldeia do Xisto de Janeiro de BaixoXisto Camping
Aldeia do Xisto of Janeiro de Cima
Casa de Janeiro
Casa Cova do Barro
Janeiro de Cima River Beach
Casa da Pedra Rolada
Fiado
Zêzere Canyon
Safety information
Take the necessary precautions for high temperatures in summer and slippery terrain in the winter. The levels of difficulty and times given are only indicative. They were calculated on a physical effort basis and do not include stops. Make your estimate by analising the technical data of path to be taken.
Contact information
SOS Emergency: 112
SOS Forest: 117
Pampilhosa da Serra Municipal Council: (+351) 235 590 320 |
Tips and hints
The accessible river beach, the rural campsite, the picnic park, the sports complex, the blacksmith trunk, the parish house, the quartzite crests in the Naturtejo Geo-Park (UNESCO), and the twists and turns of the Zêzere are prominent natural and tourist attractions that you simply must visit in the Aldeia do Xisto of Janeiro de Baixo.Start
Área de Descanso do Açude de Janeiro de Baixo (380 m)
Coordinates:
DD
40.040362, -7.810432
DMS
40°02'25.3"N 7°48'37.6"W
UTM
29T 601482 4432914
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Destination
Admoço Lat.: 40° 1' 46.2" NLong.: 7° 49' 31.728" W
Turn-by-turn directions
A hundred metres further on, join the GRZ, schist route PR4 PPS, which will take you to a place called Antro dos Penedos. On the horizon is one of the most beautiful landscapes of the entire GRZ, as well as the two Janeiros, the one above and the one bellow, Serra do Machialinho and the meanderings of the Zêzere, which are classified as geo-site by UNESCO. About 500 feet below, the PR4 PPS moves away from the GRZ, which continues for another 1km to Admoço.
Note
all notes on protected areas
Coordinates
DD
40.040362, -7.810432
DMS
40°02'25.3"N 7°48'37.6"W
UTM
29T 601482 4432914
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///cleansed.fatigue.thereof
Arrival by train, car, foot or bike
Difficulty
easy
Distance
2.5 km
Duration
0:40 h
Ascent
35 m
Descent
110 m
Highest point
393 m
Lowest point
312 m
Statistics
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Maps and trails
- 13 Waypoints
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Descent
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Highest point
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