It is located in Largo da Aldeia de Vale de Lobo, Municipality of Mirandela, District of Bragança, Northwest of Portugal
In the square of the village of Vale de Lobo it is possible to see an old community olive press, the chapel of Nossa Senhora do Rosário, and following the trail you will pass 50m from the Igreja Matriz de Vale de Lobo where you can take a detour to visit it, and then continue to the bottom of the village where you will enter a dirt road towards the mountain.
In this place you can see the large olive groves and properties that continue to be cultivated today and where you can find cattle and goats grazing.
In the past, this path was walked by people from this village who traveled to the town of Mirandela on the occasion of the Nossa Senhora do Amparo festivals, and some people walked the path barefoot as at the time most of them only had one pair of shoes (clogs or flip-flops) and when they arrived at the town of Mirandela (São Sebastião) they cleaned their feet with the cloth, put on their shoes and went to the party.
The people of the village made this journey weekly with donkeys loaded with firewood that they sold to the owners of the village's bakeries.
The Vale de Lobo Trail is a linear route almost nine kilometers long that covers rural paths between the village of Vale do Lobo and the city of Mirandela.
This short route allows pedestrians to follow the same route that people who live in the village took to get to the city.
The starting point of the itinerary is Largo da Aldeia, where before starting the journey it is possible to visit an old olive oil press and the Chapel of Nossa Senhora do Rosário.
The path then heads towards the Igreja Matriz de Vale de Lobo until a dirt road where visitors can observe some olive groves and farmland, as well as encounter livestock.
Along the route, visitors can admire some species of trees such as pine, oak and cork oak and observe some birds that fly over the area.
The Vale do Lobo Trail in Mirandela is certified by the Portuguese Camping and Mountaineering Federation.
In this place you can see the large olive groves and properties that continue to be cultivated today and where you can find cattle and goats grazing.
In the past, this path was walked by people from this village who traveled to the town of Mirandela on the occasion of the Nossa Senhora do Amparo festivals, and some people walked the path barefoot as at the time most of them only had one pair of shoes (clogs or flip-flops) and when they arrived at the town of Mirandela (São Sebastião) they cleaned their feet with the cloth, put on their shoes and went to the party.
The people of the village made this journey weekly with donkeys loaded with firewood that they sold to the owners of the village's bakeries.
The Vale de Lobo Trail is a linear route almost nine kilometers long that covers rural paths between the village of Vale do Lobo and the city of Mirandela.
This short route allows pedestrians to follow the same route that people who live in the village took to get to the city.
The starting point of the itinerary is Largo da Aldeia, where before starting the journey it is possible to visit an old olive oil press and the Chapel of Nossa Senhora do Rosário.
The path then heads towards the Igreja Matriz de Vale de Lobo until a dirt road where visitors can observe some olive groves and farmland, as well as encounter livestock.
Along the route, visitors can admire some species of trees such as pine, oak and cork oak and observe some birds that fly over the area.
The Vale do Lobo Trail in Mirandela is certified by the Portuguese Camping and Mountaineering Federation.
