Just to confirm there will be a walk on this day, hope to confirm venue in next few days....watch this space or book up early!

PS.....added 1 Feb.
Venue now decided....see details below.

Book us up please Geoff.
Love mystery tours!
Trish and Alan

Pleased to join up with you

Pat and Alan Siddall

Geoff, we will be there, Brian and Penny

Thanks Geoff, will join you on 16 and 23 February walks, thank you,

Janetand john

Hi Goeff & Su
Cam & Brenda look forward to going on your hikes for Feb. 16 & 23 rd

Please put me down for this walk, Geoff. And both my husband and myself for the 23rd. Thank you.
Mary Perry

Sorry, my husband Paddy would like to join on the 16th as well. Please could you put us both down for the 16th and the 23rd.
Mary Perry

Hi Geoff,

We would like to join you on the 16th - thanks Linda and Russell

Please could you put us both down for the 16th and the 23rd.

...done, but it would be helpful if you could enter for each walk separately please.

...and Eileen

A new walk for CVO Ramblers.....just over 2 and a half hours along the side of the Barragem , up quite a long and step hill ( but plenty of opportunities to stop & admire the views ), down to the valley bottom and back along a flat path. There is a stream to cross but there were plenty of stepping stones when we did the recce.

Degree of Difficulty ( scale 1:5 ) : 3 Energetic

Start:10.00 am


Directions : drive from Carvoeiro to Silves, go over the bridge and turn right and follow the N124 for about 7 kms until you see a turning on the left signposted "Barragem do Arade 3 kms".......the signpost is in a small triangular traffic island, which has a large palm tree on it.

Drive in the direction of the Barragem for 1km where there is a cafe ( A Rainha) on the left: carry on another km or so and park opposite the cafe " O Ze"......please note, this is a white building on the left , but the last time we were there , the sign had been taken down for refurbishment and might not have been put back by then ....but this is what it should look like;

https://www.google.pt/maps/@37.233532,- ... !2e0?hl=en

Usual caveats: all walks are at your own risk, and we do not walk if it is pouring with rain.....I will endeavour to put any cancellation note on this site by 0830 on the day of the walk.

Walking boots/stout trainers , walking pole(s), hats and water recommended. No charge, of course.

Please note that the cafe A Rainha will probably be closed at the start of the walk but cafe O Ze should be open , though it seems to be the only cafe in the Algarve that doesn't have any milk, so we will try & remember to bring some if people want a coffee with milk!

The A Rainha has done a reasonable Prato de Dia in the past for €6 , which you might want to sample after.

OK.......maybe not so mysterious after all!!
But please include us anyway. We'll look forward to it.
Trish & Alan

OK.......maybe not so mysterious after all!!

....but, I forgot to say, you can do it with your eyes shut ( & in reverse !).....

Hi Geoff

Please put us down for two - Bruce & Diane Budge

see you on 16th