Estrada do Soajo
EM 304Arcos de Valdevez to Merufe · Viana do Castelo
Distance7.7mi · 12.4 km
Drive time17 minon the road
DifficultyDemanding
MountainValleyForest
Acclaimed mountain road over the Serra do Soajo in northern Portugal.
Part of the former N304, now signed EM 304, this road climbs through the Serra do Soajo above Sistelo and the Vez valley in the Peneda-Geres region of northern Portugal. Motoring writers prize its sweeping, near-empty mountain curves and the Peneda-Geres scenery. Mind the narrow unguarded edges, free-roaming garrano ponies and patchy surface in the higher sections.
Where it runs
Arcos de ValdevezStart · Viana do Castelo
MerufeEnd · Portugal
Character
Corners50bends
Tightness7of 10
Max gradient12%≈ 1-in-8
Hairpins0tight bends
Climb258 mtotal ascent
Summit417 mhighest point · 1368 ft
SpringSummerAutumn
Elevation
214 m rangeKnow before you go
- Narrow unguarded edges
- Free-roaming ponies and cattle
- Patchy mountain surface
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