{"id":1135,"date":"2022-10-05T23:07:20","date_gmt":"2022-10-05T22:07:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fordingbridgeweather.co.uk\/blog\/?p=1135"},"modified":"2025-12-20T17:23:12","modified_gmt":"2025-12-20T17:23:12","slug":"paradela-to-mondim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fordingbridgeweather.co.uk\/blog\/paradela-to-mondim\/","title":{"rendered":"Day 1. Paradela to Mondim"},"content":{"rendered":"

46.9 miles, 1,170 metres climbed and 1,600 metres of descent. (I realise I am mixing imperial and metric measures but that\u2019s how my Garmin records things)<\/p>\n

Clear blue skies all day with temperature of 26C.<\/p>\n

We were bussed from Porto to our start point at the dam at Paradela. The bikes had ben transferred from Porto and were all ready and set up just leaving us to add our kit and do a test ride. We were on the bikes just after 11:15 – a later than usual start.<\/p>\n

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The reservoir behind the dam was almost totally dry – the result of 2 years of drought and extraction for hydroelectricity, according to a \u00a0local walking group member.<\/p>\n

The climbing started immediately we crossed the dam and continued, more or less, for the next 20 miles. The majority of the day’s climbing was completed in this first part of the day.<\/p>\n

The scenery was dramatic with a little flora and fauna.<\/p>\n

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The view back to the dry reservoir on the right<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A large crocus-type flower growing in the verge<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Some type of mountain goat?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

After lunch Sandra suffered a rear tyre puncture which delayed us a little.<\/p>\n

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Puncture repair by committee!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

We then enjoyed a long descent followed by \u00a07 miles along a smooth cycle path – a disused railway line – which ended on the outskirts of Mondim.<\/p>\n

\"\"The old station<\/span><\/p>\n

There was a final sting in the tail with a cobbled climb up to our hotel.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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