The trip starts in Arouca and ends at "Portas de Montemuro"

Militar map nº 155. From "Arouca" till "Ponte de Telhe" (Paivô river)

Militar map nº 155. From "Ponte de Telhe" till "Janarde"

Militar map nº 156

Militar map nº 156

Going down from "S. Macário" and crossing the river at "Nodar" because could not wade through the river at another point

Offroading in a zigzag course to the top of the mountain where it is placed the Eolic Park of Lameira

Our friends Daniel and spouse at "Srª da Mó" belvedere (near Arouca) at the morning. Mountains of Arada (last plan) are waking up

On the way to the village of schist: "Janarde" a flock of sheep (self-managed) goes back to the village before the sun "barbecues" them.

A street in Janarde village

The main street of Janarde. This track goes to mountain of S. Macário and to S. Pedro do Sul city.

Each window is supported by a schist block

One 4x4 farm work

Too soon for picking figs

This chained poor dog it is the guardian of the chickens and the shed

Leaving Janarde village and Paiva river

After crossing Bordezelo village and the Deilão brook affluent of Paiva river

That plate tells us we are going to enter in "Covas do Rio" domain. On the plan the S. Macario mountain antenna

Even with a shrine on the wall, better to write in a red plate "look out the dog"

Here, the shepherd looks better than the sheep.....partial naked...

No...no..not yes at Lisbon... (name of an known avenue)

The village of Covas do Rio on the hillside of the Sequeiros mountain

A road on the top of a mountain. Place named (hell entrance)

In Drave village as the parking was full had to park on the sidewalk...:))

The way from the parking to Drave (schist village without inhabitants)

Spopt a Border Collie of Daniel and spouse take advantage of the shade and water

Young people is happy taking bath on a natural swimming pool at Drave

A road on the top of a mountain and Mountains of Montemuro on the last plan

On the mountains of Arada, Fraguinha dam has little water

The zigzag track to Gondim (schist village without inhabitants)

Southwest view. On the last plan involved in fog the Estrela mountains (highest mountains in Potugal - 2000m)

Pilgrims fullfil promises going by foot till the S. Macário sanctuary

Another perspective of the road of the "Hell entrance"

An upland in the mountains of Arada

Places to the north seen from Arada mountains

Places seen on the north direction at the mountains of Montemuro

The valley of Covas do Rio (sight to west) when going down from S. Macario mountain to Paiva river

All the tracks go the top of Arada Moutains

The villages of Fontes and Sequeiros when going down to Paiva river

Had to go up because could not cross at this point Paiva river...the motors would be drowned....:))

ox-carts out of order

Schist house after rebuilding

Nice place of Paiva river

Mos village and an eolic park on the south hillside of Montemuro mountains

Flock crosses a track

The last photo of the trip with the friends very pleased with the Arada and Montemuro mountains