Sabor Greenway

The Ecopista do Sabor follows the disused Sabor railway line in north-east Portugal. Its main section runs for 34 kilometres in the municipality of Torre de Moncorvo, from the north bank of the Douro at Pocinho up to the village of Carviçais. A second section of 14 kilometres links the old stations of Sendim and Duas Igrejas, in Miranda do Douro, inside the Douro Internacional Natural Park.

From the path there are wide views over the Douro, the Sabor valley and the Serra do Reboredo and, close to Carviçais, over the Vale de Ferreiros reservoir. Along the way are the Carmelite convent of the Sagrada Família, the old iron mines near Carvalhal and Cabeço da Mua, and the former Larinho station, converted into a café. Traditional olive groves, cereal fields and cork oak woods line the route.

The path is closed to motor vehicles and is used for walking, cycling and horse riding. The surface is compacted earth, not tarmac, and the line climbs steadily from the Douro to the plateau, so a mountain bike is the better choice. The stretches through Torre de Moncorvo, Larinho, Carvalhal and Carviçais have public lighting.

The lower end lies beside the Douro at Pocinho, where the Douro railway line ends; from there the path climbs about 11 kilometres to Torre de Moncorvo. The old Moncorvo station is the starting point of the signposted walk to Carviçais.