A hiker stands on a rocky peak above a sea of clouds on the Pico do Arieiro to Pico Ruivo trail

Hiking in Portugal

4 guides and stories from Portugal: the routes, the water, where to sleep, and the photographs.

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4guides & stories
2,351 mMount Pico, the highest
2022my first guide here
2,432reads of the favourite

Where it is

Portugal on the map

Where Portugal is

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Conditions now

Snow in the mountains of Portugal

Patches 1No snow seen 1

Where NASA's satellites saw snow near each walk (the latest clear view of the past week), and the weekend forecast from Thursday on. Walked one lately? Add a trail report under the guide.

Guide	Snow
Mount Pico – the tallest mountain in Portugal, and one of the most iconic hikes in the Atlantic2,351 m	Patches3 November
A 6-Day Adventure on the Stunning Madeira Island: A Experience of a Lifetime	No snow seen3 November

Snow: NASA GIBS (MODIS on Terra, VIIRS on NOAA-20), about 500 m detail, so small patches, ice in gullies and snow under trees may not show. Forecast: MET Norway. Check again before you go.

Through my lens