13 NOVEMBER 2010 DRAFT
GR -8 (RUTA DO LOR)
SECTION 2 SEOANE Santalla-Forge (O Courel)
Distance: 10.8 km
Duration of tour: 3 hours
Difficulty: Easy
Route description:
This second stage of long distance walking route GR-8, like the first, is a comfortable ride that runs almost always falling on old roads and trails through some of the great forest that holds this nature as souto of Mostad, always near the great river Lor.
We start Santalla main square, next to the source, where we continue a stretch of road until you reach the small village of Traber, with great charm.
From here we start walking along a trail leading down to the river hospitalized for areas with large diversity of vegetation and trees up to "Ponte do Fedo", the first reference point across the rego for Moreira, a tributary of Lor.
The road continues near the river, may be somewhat difficult depending on time of year when transiting in the amount of existing vegetation and the rapid growth of the same. We arrived at "Ponte das Mestas' other bridges in the area that is half fallen, and we cross to follow the river course. Somewhat later cross a third bridge, very nice and totally traditional wood.
The trail continues through beautiful forests up to an area where some huts began to appear: they are the "Cabanas de Paparone, formerly used for keeping cattle, tools or chestnuts.
began to rise smoothly to a very clear crossing in which we will turn to the right towards the Courel campsite. At this point we entered the great souto of Mostad, we cross a narrow path. We headed for the river to link up with a good road that runs along a stretch that leads below the road in front of the campsite of Courel.
continue to the entrance where it follows the same route to reach the church of Esperante, the seventeenth century, situated in a beautiful setting that encourages relaxation and meditation.
After resting in this beautiful place, went up the road that leads to the Esperante village, situated on the slopes of the Serra das Travesas. We crossed it and continued the road that leads to an impressive souto. From this point the road becomes a path, sometimes very little patent, which leads us up the side of the mountain, reaching back to the road that will lead to few meters Nova Forge, where is the Forge Locay, one of the most impressive factories that existed in the Courel which transforms the iron that was extracted from the Monte Formigueiros and where it ends the second section of the GR-8.
Locay The forge is now restored but is not allowed to visit. It is a stunning example of folk architecture and one of the largest steel factories throughout southern lugués, especially height of Banza, about 10 m in height. It was built in 1808 by General Juan Manuel Munarriz artillery during the war of Independence against Napoleon, for the transformation of iron that was extracted Formigueiros Mount, using energy as a source of strong currents of water from the Rio Lor. Later, in 1910, a neighbor arrived from Cuba, became a mill, mill and power plant providing electricity to all Courel.
GR -8 (RUTA DO LOR)
SECTION 2 SEOANE Santalla-Forge (O Courel)
Distance: 10.8 km
Duration of tour: 3 hours
Difficulty: Easy
Route description:
This second stage of long distance walking route GR-8, like the first, is a comfortable ride that runs almost always falling on old roads and trails through some of the great forest that holds this nature as souto of Mostad, always near the great river Lor.
We start Santalla main square, next to the source, where we continue a stretch of road until you reach the small village of Traber, with great charm.
From here we start walking along a trail leading down to the river hospitalized for areas with large diversity of vegetation and trees up to "Ponte do Fedo", the first reference point across the rego for Moreira, a tributary of Lor.
The road continues near the river, may be somewhat difficult depending on time of year when transiting in the amount of existing vegetation and the rapid growth of the same. We arrived at "Ponte das Mestas' other bridges in the area that is half fallen, and we cross to follow the river course. Somewhat later cross a third bridge, very nice and totally traditional wood.
The trail continues through beautiful forests up to an area where some huts began to appear: they are the "Cabanas de Paparone, formerly used for keeping cattle, tools or chestnuts.
began to rise smoothly to a very clear crossing in which we will turn to the right towards the Courel campsite. At this point we entered the great souto of Mostad, we cross a narrow path. We headed for the river to link up with a good road that runs along a stretch that leads below the road in front of the campsite of Courel.
continue to the entrance where it follows the same route to reach the church of Esperante, the seventeenth century, situated in a beautiful setting that encourages relaxation and meditation.
After resting in this beautiful place, went up the road that leads to the Esperante village, situated on the slopes of the Serra das Travesas. We crossed it and continued the road that leads to an impressive souto. From this point the road becomes a path, sometimes very little patent, which leads us up the side of the mountain, reaching back to the road that will lead to few meters Nova Forge, where is the Forge Locay, one of the most impressive factories that existed in the Courel which transforms the iron that was extracted from the Monte Formigueiros and where it ends the second section of the GR-8.
Locay The forge is now restored but is not allowed to visit. It is a stunning example of folk architecture and one of the largest steel factories throughout southern lugués, especially height of Banza, about 10 m in height. It was built in 1808 by General Juan Manuel Munarriz artillery during the war of Independence against Napoleon, for the transformation of iron that was extracted Formigueiros Mount, using energy as a source of strong currents of water from the Rio Lor. Later, in 1910, a neighbor arrived from Cuba, became a mill, mill and power plant providing electricity to all Courel.
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