Get your bearings

Get your bearings

place Parking in the Picnic Area of ​​Barão de São João Forest
7.00 km
Min 4   Max 30
Minimum Age 14
Target Audience: Adults
Difficulty: Moderate

Guides: Gonçalo José Matos / Neusa Martins

November 08 2025
From 09:00 to 11:30

Orientation activity, where participants (individually or in pairs) walk and/or run along a route divided into two parts. A total of 6 to 7 kilometres, to be covered with the help of a map containing a sequence of numbered points, on which they have to answer questions that will be asked.

How to get there

 

From the Cultural Center (1.2km): Exiting from the event’s reception (Cultural Center), you should follow the dirt track that goes into the “Mata Nacional” (National Woods), bound Northwest, and keep straight for about one kilometer, until you find directions to turn left and reach the picnic area.

From Lagos: Arriving at city of Lagos, at the roundabout of the Municipal Stadium, follow towards Bensafrim. At the exit of Portelas, take the EM 531 to the left, in the direction of Barão de São João, passing by “Monte Judeu”. Continue straight ahead towards Barão de S. João, and after entering the village of Barão de São João, follow the signs that indicate the “Mata Nacional” (National Woods). Follow the dirt track that goes into the Mata Nacional (bound Northwest) and keep straight for about one kilometer, until you find directions to turn left and reach the picnic area.

Partner

Câmara Municipal de Lagos

Câmara Municipal de Lagos