Walk 16 Monday February 2026: Oriq.CLOSED.

[Geoff]

Walk is now closed.

Don't faint, but it might be dry next week!

We will probably do Linda and Russell's Barragem walk to work up an appetite. There are lots of ups and downs , and it's a bit overgrown in places, but mainly all on good tracks, with lots of baragems. Walk is about 2h 30m . However, it may be flooded, in which case we will do their alternative walk from the Oriq....similar ups and downs. We will try and recce it in next few days and decide which one to do,

Degree of Difficulty : It is a grade 3.5 due to the number of ups and downs.

Meeting Time: Meeting Point: Restaurant Ouriq, 10.00. However, it probably won't be open for coffee , so you might want to stop at Mia Ria if coming from Silves or the Ti Emilia in Porto de Lagos if coming from the N125. ( OK, it's not a port and it's not in Lagos, but....). We will be at the Ti Emilia.

Directions: Drive to Lagoa and turn left on the N125. Drive to the the Portimao/Monchique exit and follow the N124 directions Monchique/Silves. At the roundabouts keep right and follow the signs for Silves. The restaurant is on the right side of the road on a sharp bend before Odelouca. Please park just before the restaurant.
Alternatively, drive to Silves, over the bridge , turn left and drive on N124 for 10km, when restaurant will be on your left.

Lunch . The restaurant does Prato de Dia, though price edges up as they enhance the place...last time it was for 12/13/14 € plus drinks, so expect to pay about 17/18 € pp.....please bring some coins! Hopefully, it will be sunny enough to eat outside.

Usual caveats - all walks are at your own risk, and we do not walk if it is pouring with rain ( v unlikely!).....I will endeavour to put any cancellation note on this site by 0800 on the day of the walk. Numbers are limited to 20, please sign up & indicate if you will want lunch.

Any questions , please ask or email geoffrey.j.hill@btopenworld.com

[etsac]

Trish and Alan for wark and lunch p l ease Geoff.

[LovattAmanda]

Amanda and Rob for the walk and lunch please. Rob has volunteered to be the official photographer!

[mikeandkaren]

Mike and Karen would like to join for the walk and the lunch! Thanks

[mbcartwright]

Please include Bev & Mark, also Catherine and David for the walk and lunch.
Many thanks.

[Linda and Russell]

Please add Linda and Russell for walk and lunch and Toby dog for walk only. Thanks

[BrianJane]

Hello everybody. Looking forward to catching up. Walk and lunch please.
Jane and Brian

[Rick@Carvoeiro]

Debbie for walk and lunch please if anyone can kindly provide a lift.

[Francesca]

Francesca for walk and lunch please.

[Geoff]

Debbie for walk and lunch please if anyone can kindly provide a lift.

We can pick Debbie up at pingo at 0900

[Geoff]

Walk is closed.

[Rick@Carvoeiro]

Thanks for providing a lift Geoff.

[Geoff]

It was a lovely day yesterday, so we set off to do the recce as mentionned, with Alan & Trish. Whilst it was wet underfoot, nothing untoward until we got to an overflowing stream....some bridge building helped us get across albeit with wet footwear for some.

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All was then ok until we got to the overflowing barragem, with the path totally under water.

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We abandoned the walk....a nice 2 h 15 mins though. Many thanks to Linda & Russell for pointing out this potential problem.

Walk on monday will thus be Plan B....the walk we used to do from the Oriq, it should be drier...though hillier!

[LovattAmanda]

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Great views

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[Geoff]

Thanks for photos Rob.....we set off on a lovely morning for a change, but soon came across an impaasse!

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Fortunately, Linda had a work around and we did a good 2.5 hour walk, followed by usual nice lunch at Oriq , outside, although there was rather a long wait! Lunch took longer than walk....18 walkers and lunchers.