#4 PT Serra de S. Mamede Traditional Cache

O power trail da Serra de S. Mamede pretende dar  a conhecer  um lugar da Serra de S. Mamede potencialmente desconhecido pela maioria dos geocachers.

Pretende-se  assim com este PT dar a conhecer parte de um percurso pedestre do Parque Natural da Serra de S. Mamede. Este PT é constituido por 7 caches com uma cache bónus no final.

RECOMENDAÇÕES:

A NÃO FAZER:

# não fazer o PT de automóvel ou qualquer outro veículo motorizado;

# não façam este PT de noite;

ACONSELHA-SE A FAZER:

# leve roupa confortavél, bem como água;

# de bicicleta ou a pé em jeito de caminhada, pois assim poderão disfrutar melhor da vista e beleza do local;

# o PT por ordem numérica, de preferência com companhia e divirtam-se;

The Power Trail of Serra S. Mamede seeks to present a place of Serra de S. Mamede potentially unknown by most geocachers.

This PT consists of seven cache caches with a bonus at the end.

DO NOT:

# do this PT in your automobile or other motor vehicle;

# do not do this PT at night;

RECOMEND TO DO:

# lightweight confortable clothes and water;

# cycling or walking;

# do this PT in numerial order, preferably with company and have fun;

The Parque Natural da Serra de São Mamede (PNSSM) is a protected area of Portugal, located in the border region of nordesteAlentejano. It occupies an area of approximately 55,524 ha, spread over five counties in the district of Portalegre:

Portalegre

Nisa

Castelo de Vide

Marvão

Arronches

The southern area of the park features a soft and wavy relief, with an altitude ranging between 300 and 400 m. The Porch Portalegre, which lies at an altitude of 400 to 500 m, form a sort of step that protrudes from the south of the park. It is a transition zone between the traditional Alentejo landscape and the hills.

The mountain itself, which lies mostly in the north and center of the park area, with elevations above 800 m, is a landscaped area marked by the crossing of quartzite ridges and prominent reliefs.

The creation of the Parque Natural brand, in line with their natural heritage and landscape, the beginning of a process of restoration of traditional farming systems of the mountain, in degradation since the late nineteenth century by the campaigns cereal.

Agriculture remains the dominant economic activity in this region.

In more mountainous area in the north dominated by small and medium property, with a diversified use of the resulting consequent partitioning of space: oak, cork oak groves emontados, alternating with olive groves, pine and eucalyptus woods, alternating with small rainfed and irrigated fields and woods , on the grounds of higher altitude.

To the south, the small and medium property is replaced by large property, predominantly rainfed agriculture extensive, sometimes in combination with cork oak and holm and cattle.

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