Vinhais

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140 KM OF TRAILS 
4 LEVELS OF DIFFICULTY
4 ROUTES

Vinhais belongs to the Bragança district. It is a parish and county seat of an area of 694.68 Km2 and 9066 habitants (2011), subdivided in 26 parishes. Vinhais has activities related to agriculture, nature, gastronomy, small and medium industry. Highlights include products such as the chestnut and the Bísaro pork, an indigenous breed responsible for one of the largest gastronomic fairs in the country, the "Feira do Fumeiro de Vinhais", which takes place every year in February. It is visited by thousands of people. For this reason, Vinhais is nicknamed by "Smokehouse capital".

Vinhais has also stood out in tourism and ecotourism where it has created several equipments and structures that make available various activities where man and nature live in perfect harmony. An example of these spaces is the Biological Park of Vinhais where the Mountain Biking Center is located. The Mountain Biological Park of Vinhais is part of the Montezinho Natural Park.

In the surroundings are the typical villages, recovered mills, nature observatories, an irrigation dam that can be used for beautiful dives. The Biological Park, besides being able to interact and observe with native breeds, offers an equestrian centre and an excellent hotel.

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    N 41º 51,525' W 006º 59,261’

  • Car - Itinerary A4 Faro/Vinhais (distance - 762 km) (A2 Faro/Lisbon; A1- Lisbon/Porto; A4 Porto/Vila Real; A4 Vila Real/Mirandela (North exit); N315 Mirandela/Rebordelo; N103 Rebordelo/Vinhais) Lisboa / Vinhais (distance - 523 km) (A1 Lisboa/Porto; A4 Porto/Vila Real; A4 Vila Real/Mirandela (North exit); N315 Mirandela/Rebordelo; N103 Rebordelo/Vinhais)


    Car - Itinerary Highway (to Chaves) Porto/Vinhais (distance -190 km) (Follow towards Porto. From Porto follow the signs towards Braga (A3) and after the toll turn towards Guimarães (A7) continuing on the same highway following the signs until Chaves (A24). At Chaves follow the Nacional 103 towards Vinhais.
    Car - Other directions Madrid/Bragança and Bragança/Vinhais (A6/N.VI Madrid/Tordesillas; N122/E82 Tordesillas/Zamora/Alcañices; A4 Bragança; N103 Vinhais).


    Valladolid / Bragança and Bragança/Vinhais (N620/E80 Valladolid/Tordesilhas; N122/E82 Tordesilhas/Zamora/Alcañices; A4 Bragança; N103 Vinhais)
    Salamanca/Bragança and Bragança/Vinhais (N160 Salamanca/Zamora/Alcañices; A4 Bragança; N103 Vinhais) Vigo/Vinhais (A52- exit Pereiro/ A Mezquita; OR-311; A Mezquita OR-311; N1003;

  • Daily from 09h00 to 20h00

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Services

  • Bungalows

  • Restaurant
  • Cafe
  • Showers with Free Baths
  • WC
  • Paid Bike Wash
  • Self-Service Workshop

  • Other Activities

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Routes

p1 green

Circular trail, with start and end at the MTB Center (Biological Park). It has easy accessibility, regular and wide paths, it expands through the Montesinho Natural Park, around the Biological Park. It also passes by the observatories of the Charca de Vidoeira and Prada Dam.

Distance: 8,27 km / 5,13 mi

Time: 0h30 to 2h00

Climbing: 153 m / 501 ft

 

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p2 blue

Circular trail, with start and end at the MTB Center (Biological Park). A moderate accessibility route, with regular and wide paths. It expands through the Montesinho Natural Park, around the Biological Park, passing by the observatory of the Prada Dam and the localities of Paçó and Prada.

Distance: 19,48 km / 12,10 mi

Time: 2h00 to 4h00

Climbing: 396 m / 1299 ft

 

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p3 red

Circular trail, with start and end at the MTB Center (Biological Park). Accessible to practitioners with some experience, with regular paths. It has points of great interest, passing by the observatory of the Charca de Vidoeira and the Natural Park of Montesinho, until the Fraga dos Três Reinos, with passage through the Historical Village of Moimenta, the localities of Montouto, Travanca, Paçó and Prada.

Distance: 49,90 km / 28,58 mi

Time: 3h00 to 5h00

Climbing: 1118 m / 3667 ft

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p4 black

Circular trail, with start and end at the MTB Center (Biological Park). Accessible to practitioners with a lot of experience. It passes by the observatory of Charca de Vidoeira, following the Natural Park of Montesinho, with descent through the village of Vinhais, passing by the parishes of Sobreiró de Baixo/Alvaredos, Travanca, Paçó and Vila Verde.

Distance: 65 km / 40,38 mi

Time: 3h30 to 7h00

Climbing: 1547 m / 5075 ft

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