Provinces
Ourense
Ourense has 2,906 km² of forest, mostly oak (46.7% of the tree cover), between 84 and 1,962 m above sea level. Most of it (52%) lies in the humid bioclimatic zone. In the latest run, no species here scores above “very weak”.
Elevation
731 m
84–1,962 m
Wooded ground
2,906 km²
Oak · 46.7%
Climate
Humid
52% of the area
Sub-humid48%Humid52%
What comes up here
Ordered by the area's mean index on the last day computed. The mean says whether the drive is worth it; the peak says whether some corner of it is.
Very weakWeakModerateGoodExcellent
as of 15 October 2026The bar is the area's mean index; the tick is the highest it reaches in any corner of it.
- mean 2.9 · peak 21.9
- mean 2.9 · peak 25.9
- mean 2.5 · peak 27.1
Show the other 29
- mean 2.1 · peak 25.5
- mean 1.9 · peak 18.2
- mean 1.9 · peak 23
- mean 1.7 · peak 23
- mean 1.7 · peak 19.7
- mean 1.6 · peak 18.4
- mean 1.6 · peak 19.7
- mean 1.6 · peak 17.2
- mean 1.6 · peak 21
- mean 1.4 · peak 16.5
- mean 1.4 · peak 16.5
- mean 1.3 · peak 15.6
- mean 1.2 · peak 16.9
- mean 1.2 · peak 15.3
- mean 1 · peak 12.4
- mean 0.9 · peak 11.2
- mean 0.7 · peak 12.5
- mean 0.7 · peak 10.8
- mean 0.6 · peak 7.9
- mean 0.5 · peak 10.5
- mean 0.4 · peak 7.9
- mean 0.4 · peak 4.6
- mean 0.4 · peak 7.8
- mean 0.3 · peak 10.1
- mean 0.3 · peak 7.5
- mean 0.1 · peak 5.7
- mean 0.1 · peak 0.9
- mean 0 · peak 0.9
- mean 0 · peak 0.1
Areas in Ourense
Each bar is the altitude of the area, on a scale from 45 to 1,962 m.
Natural and national parks
- Baixa Limia-Serra do Xurés Natural Park · Oak329–1,355 m
- ZEPA Baixa Limia - Serra do Xurés · Oak329–1,355 m
Protected natural areas
- Área de Allariz Biosphere Reserve · Oak355–967 m
- Gerês-Xurés Transboundary Biosphere Reserve · Oak45–1,361 m
- Montesinho/Nogueira Special Protection Area · Pine578–1,197 m
- SAC Pena Veidosa · Pine588–969 m
- SAC Serra do Candán · Pine452–910 m
- Serra do Gerês Special Protection Area · Oak355–1,355 m
- Site of Community Importance Montesinho-Nogueira · Pine578–1,197 m
- Site of Community Importance Serras da Peneda e Gerês · Oak355–1,326 m
- ZEC Baixa Limia · Oak329–1,355 m
- ZEC Canón do Sil · Oak248–839 m
- ZEC Macizo Central · Oak403–1,713 m
- ZEC Pena Trevinca · Oak658–1,962 m
- ZEC Río Támega · Pine366–1,087 m
- ZEPA A Limia · Oak613–689 m
- ZEPA Baixa Limia-Serra do Xurés · Oak329–1,355 m
- ZEPA Pena Trevinca · Oak673–1,962 m
Comarcas
- A Limia · Oak538–1,510 m
- Allariz-Maceda · Oak349–1,510 m
- Baixa Limia · Oak329–1,316 m
- O Carballiño · Pine126–969 m
- Ourense · Oak99–1,111 m
- Ribeiro · Pine84–1,073 m
- Terra de Caldelas · Oak287–1,510 m
- Terra de Trives · Oak361–1,713 m
- Tierra de Celanova · Oak99–1,237 m
- Valdeorras · Oak297–1,962 m
- Verín · Pine365–1,506 m
- Viana · Oak667–1,575 m
Forest
2,906 km² of forest
- Maritime pinePinus pinaster32.5% · 57% canopy
- Pyrenean oakQuercus pyrenaica30.6% · 61% canopy
- Pedunculate oakQuercus robur16.1% · 64% canopy
- Scots pinePinus sylvestris7.3% · 58% canopy
- Sweet chestnutCastanea sativa5.7% · 59% canopy
- Downy birchBetula alba1.8% · 65% canopy
- Black alderAlnus glutinosa1.7% · 69% canopy
- Holm oakQuercus ilex1.4% · 54% canopy
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