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The GR22 Long Distance Trail
Historical Villages of Portugal
(Grande Rota das Aldeias Históricas de Portugal)

The GR22 connects in a 565km long loop the historical villages of Portugal. The route traverses sparsely populated areas in the eastern part of Portugal near the spanisch border. It also leads through the Serra da Estrela, the highest mountain range in Portugal.

The full loop connects 12 historical villages, with many cultural and historical highlights.

 

The trail is suited for hiking and for mountain bikes.

It can be done as a South Loop, a North Loop or the total trail.

 

Total length: 565km and additionally 40 km Connection Trail.

North Loop:

This loop connects 8 historical villages (Sortelha, Castelo Mendo, Almeida, Castelo Rodrigo, Marialva, Trancoso, Linhares da Beira, Belmonte).

Length: 328 km

Duration: 14-16 days (walking), 4-6 days (mountain bike)

 

South Loop:

This loop connects 7 historical villages (Sortelha, Belmonte, Piódão, Castelo Novo, Idanha-a-Velha, Monsanto).

Length: 337 km

Duration: 15-17 days (walking), 5-7 days (mountain bike)

 

Detailled Maps of all these trails are available in the Online Shop

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The track of the full trail is available as gpx file: Download gpx File



Sectors of the GR22 long distance trail
North Loop
Number WIP Name Length
(km)
Time Difficulty
GR22-1 Sortelha - Castelo Mendo 79 4 Tage difficult
GR22-2 Castelo Mendo - Almeida 19 1 Tag moderate
GR22-3 Almeida - Castelo Rodrigo 36 1 Tag moderate
GR22-4 Castelo Rodrigo - Marialva 36 1 Tag difficult
GR22-5 Marialva - Trancoso 29 1 Tag difficult
GR22-6 Trancoso - Linhares da Beira 43 2 Tage difficult
GR22-7 Linhares da Beira - Vale do Rossim 28.5 1 Tag difficult
GR22-13 Vale do Rossim - Belmonte 40 2 Tage difficult
GR22-12 Belmonte - Sortelha 18 1 Tag difficult
Sectors of the GR22 long distance trail
South Loop
Number WIP Name Length
(km)
Time Difficulty
GR22-12 Sortelha - Belmonte 18 1 Tag moderate
GR22- 13 Belmonte - Vale do Rossim 40 2 Tage difficult
GR22-7 Vale do Rossim - Piódão 52 2 Tage difficult
GR22-8 Piódão - Castelo Novo 87 4 Tage difficult
GR22-9 Castelo Novo - Idanha-a-Velha 45 2 Tage moderate
GR22-10 Idanha-a-Velha - Monsanto 19 1 Tag difficult
GR22-11 / GR22-1 Monsanto - Sortelha 75 3 Tage difficult

 

Sectors of the GR22 long distance trail
Total Trail
Number WIP Name Length
(km)
Time Difficulty
GR22-1 Sortelha - Castelo Mendo 79 3 Tage difficult
GR22-2 Castelo Mendo - Almeida 19 1 Tag moderate
GR22-3 Almeida - Castelo Rodrigo 36 1 Tag moderate
GR22-4 Castelo Rodrigo - Marialva 36 1 Tag difficult
GR22-5 Marialva - Trancoso 29 1 Tag difficult
GR22-6 Trancoso - Linhares da Beira 43 2 Tage difficult
GR22-7 Linhares da Beira -Piódão 80 4 Tage difficult
GR22-8 Piódão - Castelo Novo 87 4 Tage difficult
GR22-9 Castelo Novo - Idanha-a-Velha 45 2 Tage moderate
GR22-10 Idanha-a-Velha - Monsanto 19 1 Tag difficult
GR22-11 Monsanto - Sortelha 75 3 Tage difficult
GR22-12 Sortelha - Belmonte 18 1 Tag difficult