
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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