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Algarve

Portimão

Monchique Town Center – Monchique Historic Centre loop from Mexilhoeira Grande

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Mountain biking trails

Portugal

Algarve

Portimão

Monchique Town Center – Monchique Historic Centre loop from Mexilhoeira Grande

Moderate

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Monchique Town Center – Monchique Historic Centre loop from Mexilhoeira Grande

04:06

55.6km

790m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: March 20, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 28.4 km for 84 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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1.24 km

Igreja de São Sebastião

Highlight • Religious Site

Beautiful little church, it's worth the short drive uphill to get here.

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25.2 km

Rural road between Nave and Monchique

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Narrow paved road from Nave to Monchique roundabout, good alternative to N266.

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28.0 km

Cafe Velochique

Highlight • Cafe

Very nice Café!

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28.1 km

Monchique Town Center

Highlight • Settlement

Monchique is located in a valley on the slopes of Mount Fóia. It is known for the nearby six hot springs, "Caldas de Monchique," and the panoramic 902-meter-high Fóia Mountain. …

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28.4 km

The center of Monchique is a charming, small village with narrow streets, colorful houses, and a traditional Portuguese atmosphere. You'll find local shops, cafés, and restaurants, often clustered around the …

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32.2 km

Municipal gravel path in the Vale da Ribeira das Canas, Nave

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Perfect gravel alternative to the busy EN266 main asphalt road most cyclists take to get to Monchique from the coast

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47.0 km

Megalithic Ruins of Alcalar

Highlight • Historical Site

The Alcalar necropolis is the most significant Neolithic site in the Algarve and a National Monument. It is located in the N. of Mexilhoeira Grande, in the municipality of Portimão. …

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55.6 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

31.6 km

12.7 km

8.52 km

2.77 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

21.6 km

15.2 km

9.20 km

6.58 km

2.74 km

345 m

Elevation

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Highest point (450 m)

Lowest point (0 m)

Weather

Wednesday 20 May

27°C

17°C

0 %

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Monchique Town Center – Monchique Historic Centre loop from Mexilhoeira Grande

Igreja de São Sebastião

Rural road between Nave and Monchique

Cafe Velochique

Monchique Town Center

Monchique Historic Centre

Municipal gravel path in the Vale da Ribeira das Canas, Nave

Megalithic Ruins of Alcalar

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