Portugal, Minho, Portugal
Portugal's only national park unfolds in granite crags, waterfalls and wild ponies.
Length
55 km
In miles
34.2 mi
Driving time
1 hr 23 min
Atlas rating
9.1 / 10
The run
Ponte da Barca to Montalegre, following the N304. Drive it in either direction, though the views usually favour the climb.
Season
Higher stretches occasionally icy in winter
Nearby
23 km away
Mezio to Lamas de Mouro
A lonely ridge road through the Peneda massif with sweeping views over granite peaks.
78 km away
N222 Douro Valley Road
Voted among the world's best roads, it snakes above terraced vineyards along the Douro.
84 km away
N226 to the Tua Valley
Quiet switchbacks descend through schist vineyard terraces to the meeting of two rivers.
165 km away
N339 Serra da Estrela
Mainland Portugal's highest road crosses granite boulder fields to the Torre summit.
216 km away
Puerto de Somiedo
Tight switchbacks climb past bear country lookouts to a windswept pass over 1400 metres.
312 km away
Lagos de Covadonga Road
Hairpins climb from the Covadonga basilica into limestone peaks above two glacial lakes.