Canyoning Rio Frades

Varaktighet: 3 timmar

An activity that involves walking down the Rio de Frades (Arouca), using jumps into the water, down-climbing, abseils and crossings through the water.

This canyoning route is located in the Serra da Freita, beside the old wolfram mines of Rio de Frades, in the village of the same name. The surroundings of this canyon suffered a major fire some years ago, so it is characterised by bare schist that gives the landscape a charming ruggedness. It is a river with a steep gradient, as it rises at 1097m and, with a 14km2 catchment area, flows into the Paivô at an altitude of 240m. It is a very interesting canyon with a fair degree of technical difficulty.

It begins at the footbridge that links Rio de Frades to Cabreiros (450m) and ends at the entrance to the tunnel of the Rio de Frades mines (370m or 320m). It has fairly wide, deep pools, allowing jumps from various heights. It starts with a 10-metre drop that can be negotiated by abseil or a jump from various heights. As down-climbing is possible, you can go back up several times.

On leaving this drop, another appears (one that can be bypassed) at 6 metres, which must be negotiated by abseil. Along the route there are various smaller down-climbs and jumps until you reach the last pools: two consecutive pools with drops of 12 and 10 metres respectively, which can be negotiated by simple abseil, guided abseil, a jump or a partial down-climb with a jump.

The end of the route is quite accessible, with a walk along the bank and a crossing of the Rio Frades mine tunnel.

För canyoningen tillhandahåller arrangören följande materiel: våtdräkt, neoprenstrumpor, personlig skyddsutrustning (hjälm, sele, firningsdon), specialryggsäckar samt vattentäta påsar och behållare.

At the end, a walk of around 5 minutes is required to reach the cars.
Rekommenderade säsonger: vår och sommar (maj till september).

Ingår

• Försäkring,
• Utrustning
• Instruktörer

Bra att veta

Ni bör ta med vatten och en lätt lunch: smörgåsar, frukt, energibars, nötter, etc.

Ni måste ta med skor att gå i vattnet med: träningsskor eller skor eller kängor med tjock, greppvänlig sula (ta inte med sandaler eller neoprenskor). Skorna ansvarar deltagarna själva för.
Ni kan ta med en Lycratröja att bära under våtdräkten.
Arrangören har vattentäta ryggsäckar för deltagarnas lunch, men mängden bör vara måttlig.

Vi föreslår att deltagarna äter något före promenaden så att de inte behöver bära så mycket vikt under aktiviteten. Det är viktigt att ta med solkräm. Den som använder glasögon med styrka bör fästa ett snöre så att de sitter säkrare.

After the meeting, participants will need to drive their vehicles to the start of the canyoning, which is 15km from Arouca, where they put on their wetsuits and the rest of the equipment. The rest of the route does not require transfers.

Mötesplats

Casa dos Doces Conventuais de Arouca – Autêntica.