12 May 2022
The ride this morning from the campsite to Torre, Serra da Estrela in Portugal is one of the great and unusual rides in Europe. A great ride because of the bends, road surface and the spectacular views, unusual because there is a paved road to the highest point in mainland Portugal at 1993 m. The views from the top are definitely worth the ride, I rode this route twice last year, the first time in low cloud with poor visibility and rain, it wasn’t fun and there was no view to compensate.
I decided to return to the camp site at Mogadoura along a section of the ACT, a great end to the day riding off tarmac.
The camp site is very tidy, has good facilities and is an easy walk to bars and restaurants in the town, all for the ridiculous price of 4.17 Euros a night.
