Hello adventurous friends! And so begins my first trail of 2024 and it is an adventure of more than 12km in which we will travel through beautiful landscapes, streams, mountains, the beautiful views of the Lousa mountain range and I present everything to you in this post! Let's say it's not one of the most difficult things I've done but it's not one of the easiest either. I fell twice haha and I'm a really experienced walker, the terrain presents quite a challenge now in winter with so much humidity! However, that gives a special touch to our walk!🧭🚩🌏
taking the right path🚵♂️🚩
Hola amigos aventureros! y asi comienza mi primer sendero del 2024 y se trata de una aventura de mas de 12km la cual recorreremos hermosos paisajes, riachuelos, montañas, las hermosas vistas de la coordillera de Lousa y todo te lo presento en este post! digamos que no es de los mas dificiles que hice pero tampoco de los mas faciles me cai dos veces haha y soy un caminante experimentado de verdad el terreno presenta todo un reto ahora en invierno con tanta humedad! sin embargo eso le da un toque especial a nuestra caminata!🌄🌷🍄
The first walk of the year🧭🌄/La primera caminata del año🍍🚩
Our adventure begins here in a small village called "Alfocheira", which is very small, I dare say, with less than 500 inhabitants and from here begins our journey towards the beginning of the Toffu trail which from this point to the point of origin you must walk about 3km, starting with an easy walk through the streets of the village until taking the route that will take you to an alternative dirt road that is quite hard to walk on, full of stones and slippery sand. Here began my first adventure of the year with high intensity! As you can see, the village traditionally decorates with Christmas things and the birth of Jesus! Many houses have handmade facades built with seashells!🌏🚩🚙
Nuestra aventura comienza aqui en una pequeña aldea llamada "Alfocheira", la cual es muy pequeña me atrevo a decir con menos de 500 habitantes y de aqui comienza nuestra travesia hacia el inicio del sendero Toffu el cual desde este punto hasta el punto de origen debes caminar unos 3km comenzando con una caminata facil entre las calles de la aldea hasta coger la ruta que te llevara a una carretera alternativa de tierra bastante dura para caminar llena de piedra y arena resbaladiza aqui comenzo mi primera aventura del año con alta intensidad! como puedes ver la aldea tradicionalmente decoran con cosas de navidad y nascimientos de jesus! muchas casas tienen fachadas artesanales construidas con conchas marinas!🌷🧭
uff!! What a piece of landscape when we began to walk between the main road that would take us to the trail, it would undoubtedly be a place where I would retire!! It is full of peace, there are no tourists, quite safe by the way, to the sides we see the small mountains of Lousa which is like a mountain range that borders the Loures area and Lousa is quite visited by hikers and there are actually exclusive trails for motocross or bikecross! If you ask me the best height? I would say summer but prepare for the heat and sun!🚙🚩🍍
Uff!! que pedazo de paisaje cuando comenzamos a caminar entre el camino principal que nos llevara al sendero sin duda seria un lugar donde me jubilaria!! esta lleno de paz, no hay turistas, bastante seguro por cierto, hacia los lados vemos las pequeñas montañas de Lousa la cual es como una cordillera que bordea la zona de Loures y Lousa es bastante visitada por senderistas y en realidad hay senderos exclusivos para motocross o bicicross! si me preguntas la mejor altura? diria verano pero preparate para el calor y el sol!🚵♂️🌏
Entering the Toffu trail 12km🧭🌄/Entrando en el sendero Toffu 12km🍍🚩
After walking about 2.5km we will reach a descent where we will begin the Trail which will have a route of approximately 12km and is classified as a circular trail because you will return to the starting point! Depending on your pace, it could take you between 2-3 hours! The characteristics of the terrain as I mentioned are very rustic, you will need hiking boots and walking sticks or you could hurt yourself! very likely you will slip sometime along the way xD👀🧭🌏
Luego de caminar unos 2.5km llegaremos a una bajada donde comenzaremos el Sendero el cual tendra un recorrido de 12km aproximados y es clasificado como sendero circular porque volveras al punto de inicio! dependiendo tu ritmo podras demorarte entre 2-3horas! las caracteristicas del terreno como la mencione son muy rusticas necesitaras si o si botas de excursion y bastones o podras hacerte daño! muy probable te resbales alguna vez en todo el camino xD😲🚙
After walking about 4km, the first thing to do is come across this beautiful windmill from the beginning of the 17th century and here we can take some photos and rest a little, in reality you can climb to the top of the windmill but I didn't want to because it is very high and the terrain It is quite dangerous so I preferred to admire the mill from a distance! This area in winter is quite humid and outside of the sun it is too cold!🍍🚩
Luego de caminar unos 4km lo primero en toparnos con este bonito molino de viento de principios del siglo XVII y aqui podemos tomarnos unas fotos y descansar un poco, en realidad puedes subir hasta la cima del molino pero no quise porque es muy alto y el terreno es bastante peligroso por lo que preferi admirar el molino desde la distancia! esta zona en invierno es bastante humeda y fuera del sol hace demasiado frio!🚙🧭🌄
First stop🧭🌄/Primera parada🍍🚩
As we move forward we reach a hill that is less than 100 meters high and here we enter another 3 trails, all of which are circuits that allow us to walk between them either on foot or by bicycle! They are quite hard and some of them require a cane to climb, however the view rewards the effort we see many country houses in the distance and the giant fans decorate the landscape. Additionally, the stones give a mythical touch to the landscape!🚙🚩🍍
Cuando vamos avanzando llegamos a una colina diria menos de 100 metros de altura y aqui entramos en otros 3 senderos todos son circuitos que permiten andar entre ellos bien sea caminando o en bicicleta! son bastante duros y algunos para subirlos necesitamos el baston sin embargo la vista recompensa el esfuerzo vemos muchas casas de campo a lo lejos y los ventiladores gigantes decoran el paisaje ademas las piedras dan un toque mitico al paisaje!🌏🚩🚙
Let's continue the adventure🧭🌄/Sigamos la aventura🍍🚩
The landscape becomes more and more interesting and the views are beautiful in addition to the different plants that decorate the landscape with their striking colors, despite it being winter we can see a colorful landscape since Portugal is not at all a very cold country we even see Lots of insects here! I sat down for a while to enjoy the breeze coming from the mountains and reflect a little!🧭🚵♂️🌷🍄
El paisaje se pone cada vez mas interesante y las vistas son bonitas ademas de las diferentes plantas que decoran el paisaje con sus llamativos colores, apesar de ser invierno podemos ver un paisaje colorido ya que Portugal no es del todo un pais demasiado frio hasta incluso vemos muchos insectos por aqui! me senti un rato para disfrutar de la brisa que viene de las montañas y reflexionar un poco!🍂🌾🌻
in the magic forest🧭🌄/En el bosque magico 🍍🚩
This is my favorite part of the trail and at this point we are more than 10km into the walk with 2km left to reach our destination! We are within the hills of Lousa where the landscape is virgin and full of different species of plants, some making the winter change and losing their leaves! Here it is interesting to have a picnic because we are more than 150 meters high!🚵♂️🧭
Esta es mi parte favorita del sendero y a esta altura estamos a mas de 10km de caminata faltando 2km para llegar a nuestro destino! estamos dentro de las colinas de Lousa donde el paisaje es virgen y lleno de diferentes especies de plantas, algunas haciendo el cambio de invierno y perdiendo sus hojas! aqui es interesante para hacer un picnic porque estamos a mas de 150metros de altura!🚙🌏
Almost 12km🧭🌄/Casi los 12km🍍🚩
And here my adventure ends in one of the most beautiful views of the Lousa mountain range. At this point I am more than 400 meters high and we can see the valley of the village of Moita! I definitely enjoyed the experience to the fullest and the trail, despite being quite a challenge, is something you have to do if you come to Portugal!🚵♂️🧭
Y aqui acaba mi aventura en una de las vistas mas bonitas de la serra de Lousa en este punto estoy a mas de 400 metros de altura y podemos ver el valle de la aldea de Moita! definitivamente disfrute de la experiencia al maximo y el sendero apesar de ser todo un reto es algo que tienes que hacer si vienes a Portugal!🌄🍍
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