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Póvoa e Meadas Reservoir – Ruins loop from Parque de Caravanas

Póvoa e Meadas Reservoir – Ruins loop from Parque de Caravanas

Moderate

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Póvoa e Meadas Reservoir – Ruins loop from Parque de Caravanas

01:26

31.8km

340m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride.

Last updated: May 7, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 15.6 km for 172 m

Waypoints

Start point

Camper Parking

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628 m

Dam

Highlight • Monument

You can cycle on the dam and watch the reservoir from this viewpoint.

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1.14 km

The Albufeira de Póvoa e Meadas is an artificial lake immersed in a landscape of great natural beauty. This is also a perfect place for birdwatching, thanks to its remarkable richness and diversity of avifauna species.

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2.86 km

Tapada do Alcaide

Archaeological Site

3.11 km

Ruins

Highlight • Historical Site

The chafurdão is a traditional dry-stone shelter with a false dome, typical of the region’s vernacular heritage. Though most surviving examples are recent (the oldest dated to 1733), they follow …

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3.13 km

Chafurdão of Vale de Cales

Highlight • Structure

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15.3 km

Castelo de Vide

Highlight • Settlement

Urban centre and municipal headquarters. Town situated on a hill on the border of Alentejo. Medieval town under the jurisdiction of a religious-military order (Order of Christ) with castle and …

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15.4 km

Dom Pedro V Square (Castelo de Vide)

Highlight • Settlement

Main square of Castelo de Vide.

"Urban centre and municipal headquarters. Town situated on a hill on the border of Alentejo. Medieval town under the jurisdiction of a religious-military order …

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15.6 km

Castelo de Vide

Highlight • Settlement

Next Marvão the second beautiful city in the region

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15.7 km

Church of Santa Maria da Devesa

Highlight • Religious Site

Construction of the Church of Santa Maria da Devesa began in 1789 on the site of a small chapel of the same name, founded in 1311 by Loureno Pires and …

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31.8 km

End point

Camper Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

24.9 km

6.05 km

481 m

401 m

Surfaces

30.9 km

531 m

300 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (570 m)

Lowest point (310 m)

Weather

Wednesday 20 May

33°C

16°C

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Póvoa e Meadas Reservoir – Ruins loop from Parque de Caravanas

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