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Viana do Castelo

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Cruz dos Franceses – Gerês Red Cross loop from Insalde e Porreiras

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Mountain biking trails

Portugal

Viana do Castelo

Insalde

Cruz dos Franceses – Gerês Red Cross loop from Insalde e Porreiras

Hard

5.0

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Cruz dos Franceses – Gerês Red Cross loop from Insalde e Porreiras

07:42

78.2km

1,870m

Mountain biking

Hard mountain bike ride. Very good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. Some portions of the route may require you to push your bike. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: March 20, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Paisagem Protegida de Corno de Bico

Reserva da Biosfera Transfronteira Gerês-Xurés

Corno do Bico

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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25.9 km

A small stream crosses the path.

Highlight • River

Really beautiful place for a short rest. Vegetation around is luxuriant.

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26.1 km

Caminho de Santiago Via XIX – Bridge for Pilgrims

Highlight • Bridge

Camino de Santiago, route XIX.
Pilgrim bridge over the EN303

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30.9 km

Povoado Fortificado de Cossourado

Archaeological Site

50.1 km

Cruz dos Franceses

Highlight • Monument

In the heart of the Serra da Labruja, in what is considered one of the most difficult sections of the Portuguese Way of St. James (central), a nineteenth-century Latin cross stands out in the landscape, built by locals, recalling the battle between soldiers of the Portuguese army's ordinance, supported by the local population, against a group of stragglers from the Napoleonic troops, an episode that occurred in the context of the invasion of 1809 and the capture of Ponte de Lima by the French.

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50.9 km

Rest and picnic area. Top of Serra da Labruja

Highlight • Rest Area

Right at the top of Serra da Labruja we find this space, often used by pilgrims to rest or have a meal after the hard climb up the mountain. The landscape is magnificent.

Despite the lack of rubbish bins, the place is perfectly clean, which denotes the civility of the pilgrims who pass through here.

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57.5 km

Trailhead for Corno de Bico Routes

Highlight • Parking

Ideal place to leave the car

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61.9 km

Gerês Red Cross

Highlight • Monument

Really beautiful route, both the mountains and the tracks are spectacular

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64.1 km

Corno de Bico Summit (883 m)

Highlight • Summit

The Corno do Bico Protected Landscape Area lies entirely within Paredes de Coura, Portugal. As one of the country's 30 officially protected areas, it encompasses forests, pastures, and well-preserved oak woodlands. The area is home to a diverse range of native and European flora and fauna, including species such as the Iberian wolf, the Pyrenean desman, the European otter, the palmate newt, the genet, the European roe deer, and the wild boar.

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64.1 km

Corno de Bico Observation Tower

Highlight • Viewpoint

Spectacular views, beautiful tracks, ideal place for a rest and replenish water

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78.2 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

58.0 km

10.8 km

6.95 km

1.55 km

911 m

Surfaces

56.7 km

10.2 km

6.08 km

3.02 km

1.70 km

564 m

Elevation

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Highest point (870 m)

Lowest point (120 m)

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Saturday 16 May

18°C

4°C

20 %

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Cruz dos Franceses – Gerês Red Cross loop from Insalde e Porreiras

A small stream crosses the path.

Caminho de Santiago Via XIX – Bridge for Pilgrims

Cruz dos Franceses

Rest and picnic area. Top of Serra da Labruja

Trailhead for Corno de Bico Routes

Gerês Red Cross

Corno de Bico Summit (883 m)

Corno de Bico Observation Tower

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