Trilho da Serra de Covas

Walk through the village, where you can see some such as traditional houses, granaries, threshing floors, and mills. Once you leave this area, you’ll enter a dense, green forest of maritime pine, where you can spot some animal species of significant conservation value, such as the booted eagle and the red squirrel. Leaving the forest, the descent begins toward the Pagade mills, a place of great beauty, where you can cool off in the waters of the Coura River and hear the sound of its waterfalls. Follow along the paved road for a few meters, then leave it and take the trail that follows the Coura River through farmland, leading you to the center of the parish of Covas. From here, follow the road to the church, then turn onto a cobblestone path that will lead you back to where the route began.