Abelenda Bike Rental at the Ecopista do Dão
LOCATION ABELENDA
BICYCLE RENTAL
Location Abelenda Bicycle Rental
Abelenda Bike Rental is located near Santa Comba Dão, at Km 47 of the Ecopista do Dão Greenway, the beautiful bicycle track between Viseu and Santa Comba Dão.
Easy to reach from Coimbra (45 minutes by car, bus or train) and Viseu (40 min. by car).
You can park your car here.
Driving Directions to Abelenda Bike Rental
- From Lisbon / Porto / Coimbra: Take the A1 in direction Oporto / Lisbon. Either from Lisbon or Oporto, take the exit Viseu / Figueira da Foz (IP3), near Coimbra. Follow the IP 3 in the direction of Viseu and just before Santa Comba Dão take the exit Vimieiro. (Caution: This exit is very bad signalized, after a corner, just 300 meters before the exit Santa Comba Dão.) Follow the signs "Agro-Turismo", passing the village Vale Vilão. When you are on the blue painted road, look for the sign "Abelenda" (just after the signal Km 47) where you turn right.
- From salamanca (Spain) / Viseu / Santa Comba Dão: Enter Portugal in Vilar Formosa. Take the A25 in the direction of Aveiro. Near Viseu turn to the IP3 in direction of Coimbra. About 1 km after Santa Comba Dão turn to Vimieiro. (Caution: This exit is very bad signalized, but is just after the bridge over the river Dão). Follow the signs "Agro-Turismo", passing the village Vale Vilão. When you are on the blue painted road, look for the sign "Abelenda" (just after the signal Km 47) where you turn right.
- From Guarda / Mangualde / Nelas: Take the IC12 in the direction of Santa Comba Dão / Coimbra. At the end of the IC12 turn right to the IP3 in direction of Viseu / Santa Comba Dão. Just before Santa Comba Dão take the exit Vimieiro. (Caution: This exit is very bad signalized, after a corner, just 300 meters before the exit Santa Comba Dão.) Follow the signs "Agro-Turismo", passing the village Vale Vilão. When you are on the blue painted road, look for the sign "Abelenda" (just after the signal Km 47) where you turn right.
- From Tábua: Take the N234-6 in direction of Santa Comba Dão. Continue on the IC12 in the direction of Santa Comba Dão / Coimbra. At the end of the IC12 turn right to the IP3 in direction of Viseu / Santa Comba Dão. Just before Santa Comba Dão take the exit Vimieiro. (Caution: This exit is very bad signalized, after a corner, just 300 meters before the exit Santa Comba Dão.) Follow the signs "Agro-Turismo", passing the village Vale Vilão. When you are on the blue painted road, look for the sign "Abelenda" (just after the signal Km 47) where you turn right.
Please note the following:
- The last kilometer you are driving on the Ecopista do Dão (a blue painted road). Cars are aloud on the Ecopista only to Abelenda Bike Rental, so be careful for cyclists and pedestrians, they may not expect you!
200 Meters after Abelenda Bike Rental, the Ecopista is only open for cyclists and pedestrians.
Address and navigation
On Google Maps: Abelenda Bike RentalNavigation:
If you use Google Maps for navigation, fill in as destination: Quinta da Abelenda
Address:
Quinta da Abelenda
Ecopista Km 47
Vimieiro - Santa Comba Dão
Coordinates:
40° 23' 55.54"N (or 40.398761)
8° 6' 30.16" W (or -8.108378)
By train
- Lisbon, Coimbra and Guarda have direct connections with the station of Santa Comba Dao (Intercity), located in Vimieiro.
- If you are coming from Porto by train, you have to change trains in Pampilhosa or Coimbra.
- The Portuguese Railways have a very good time table on-line (in English). Fill in the name of the departure station, the name of the arrival station (Santa Comba Dao) and the date you like to travel, to get all the connections of that day.
From the station to Abelenda Bike Rental (1500m)
You can walk from the station to us, it will take you 25 minutes.
Walk to the end of the first platform. There is a road sign that marks the beginning of the Ecopista. From here it is 200 meters over um unpaved road to the beginning of the Ecopista do Dão. Continuo (1200 meters) until Abelenda Bike Rental, just after kilometer marker 47.
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