The Legend tells you what the arrows í mean and how the terms "right" and "left" are used.

Outline of Tracks
and  Classification
 

Sal Rei - Wrack Cabo Santa Maria

A hike to the beaches of the North is a pleasure to many tourists. We describe it in direction from the town to the wrack, as navigation is a little more tricky than in opposite direction.

3 Liter trinking water per person, rugged shoework, sun protection, map and compass are basic equipment..

Starting Point is the SHELL filling station in the Sout-East of the town. Right behind it  é the former paved road to Rabil starts, nowadays italianized as "via pittoresca" for marketing. Followig to a little pass è  a bifurcation is reached and you continue  ì  over a sandy little road in the dunes. [SMar13].

Palm trees ì of  Floresta Clotilde are the endemic phoenix atlantica and the taller phoenix phoenix as well as phoenix dactilifera showing several trunks spreading from a common centre like the fingers of a hand. At Boa  Espanca ì dunes take over and accompany the road to the pass. There is little to detect of the paved road ì as it is covered with sand and any goat track helps to get to the wrack.
 

In opposite direction the starting point is the signpost on the slopes shoulder over the wrack. From here the former paved road shows the directon to follow í to the pass. In Floresta Clotilde, when confused by a variety of tracks the right one í is easily detected by a look in the map.

Option The opening of Hotel Spinguera in Espingueira allows to continue another 2.5 hours coombing the beach è without getting lost. Before reaching Praia der Derrubado car-tracksè  leed to what from a distance continues to appear like a workcamp but reveals to be the very special hotel and restaurant Spinguera [Spingu] führt. In opposite direction the starting point is Hotel Spinguera and car-tracks leed the way ç to the beach.