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Portas de Ródão

Name: Portas de Ródão
Rating: 2

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Location: Vila Velha De Ródão, Castelo Branco, Portugal

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1. Museum of Pottery and Embroidery – Portas de Ródão loop from Castelo Branco

94.9km

04:46

1,290m

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride.

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2. Castelo de Vide – View of Castelo de Vide loop from São Salvador da Aramenha

103km

04:58

1,430m

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride.

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3. Beirã Train Station – Castelo de Vide loop from Ródão

108km

05:16

1,540m

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride.

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Fernando

April 1, 2025

The Portas de Ródão are a geological formation located near Vila Velha de Ródão, resulting from the intersection of the hard quartzite relief of the Serra das Talhadas with the course of the River Tagus. At this location, there is a narrowing of the valley, which runs between two steep walls, which reach about 170 m in height, resembling two "gates", one to the north in the District of Castelo Branco, Beira Baixa, and another to the south in the Municipality of Nisa, District of Portalegre, Alto Alentejo.[1][2][3]

The embedding of the Tagus began by upward erosion, about 2.6 million years ago, taking advantage of tectonic accidents associated with the Pônsul fault, and occurred in several stages, reflected in river terraces and platforms embedded by erosion, most visible on the right bank upstream of the Portas.

The large lake and the great depths immediately downstream from Portas bear witness to the grandeur of the waterfall that must have existed here before the current equilibrium phase was reached.

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Elevation 110 m

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Location: Vila Velha De Ródão, Castelo Branco, Portugal

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Portas de Ródão

1. Museum of Pottery and Embroidery – Portas de Ródão loop from Castelo Branco

2. Castelo de Vide – View of Castelo de Vide loop from São Salvador da Aramenha

3. Beirã Train Station – Castelo de Vide loop from Ródão

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