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The Castro do Zambujal Route is a circular route with 16 km. PR4.1 is an alternative to this route, covering 11,750 km. PR4.1 separates at kilometer 7, after Castro do Zambujal, heading to Torres Vedras.
Castro do Zambujal is a fortified settlement from the Copper Age or Chalcolithic, dating from the 3rd millennium BC and located on a rocky spur on the right bank of the Ribeira de Pedrulhos, a tributary of the Sizandro River. Discovered in 1932 by Leonel Trindade, it was excavated throughout the 1960s and early 1970s by the German Archaeological Institute. It is a prehistoric fortification with four walls and towers. It has had human occupation for at least 800 years.
TECHNICAL SHEET OF THE ROUTE
Route name: Castro do Zambujal Route
County: Torres Vedras Parish of Santa Maria, São Pedro and Matacães
Acess
A8: Lisbon »Torres Vedras» Leiria
EN 8-2: Torres Vedras »Lourinhã» Peniche
EN 8: Malveira »Torres Vedras» Bombarral
EN 115: Torres Vedras »Cadaval
EN 9: Alenquer »Torres Vedras» Mafra
Type of route: Circular
Departure and arrival point: Parque Verde da Várzea (Torres Vedras)
Distances: PR4: 13 km
Extension: 0.8 km
Variation PR4.1: 2.1 km
Total distance: 16 km
Accumulated gaps: 430 m
Altitude: Maximum: 185 m
Minimum: 27 m
Duration: 3h30
Degree of difficulty: Medium
Recommended season: All year
Cartography: Military Card of Portugal, on the scale 1/25 000, series M, sheet no. 374, from the Army Geographic Institute
Taking into account the permanent possibility of vandalism on the pedestrian route signaling, guidance is recommended through complementary means (leaflet or gps).
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