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Formosinho Peak – Gruta do Médico loop from Forte de Santa Maria da Arrábida

Moderate

5.0

(5)

16

hikers

Formosinho Peak – Gruta do Médico loop from Forte de Santa Maria da Arrábida

04:01

11.6km

500m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: April 16, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Área de Protecção Total do Parque Natural da Arrábida

Parque Natural da Arrábida

Waypoints

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Start point

Parking

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1

2.10 km

Santa Maria da Arrábida Convent

Highlight • Religious Site

Quiet place in the middle of the Arrábida Natural Park - the Monastery of Santa Maria da Arrábida. Franciscan monastery founded in 1542 by the monk Martinho de Santa Maria.

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2

2.72 km

Nächste Parkmöglichkeit erst am Viewpoint of Portinho da Arrábida

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3

2.90 km

in 2 places you have to climb over rocks (easy climbing, UIAA II)

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4

3.35 km

The marked main path (on the right in the picture) leads to a climbing passage. The cross (circled) indicates an alternative route to the road.

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5

3.49 km

Formosinho Peak

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Pico Formosinho, at 501 meters above sea level, is the highest point in the Serra da Arrábida...

A very tough climb, an even tougher descent... Not accessible to everyone...

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6

6.61 km

9.04 km

Área de Protecção Total do Parque Natural da Arrábida

Nature Reserve

8

9.59 km

Gruta do Médico

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9

11.3 km

Forte de Santa Maria da Arrábida

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Martime Museum

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11.6 km

End point

Parking

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Way Types & Surfaces

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3.32 km

2.50 km

2.28 km

2.06 km

1.49 km

Surfaces

6.02 km

4.66 km

714 m

140 m

< 100 m

< 100 m

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Highest point (470 m)

Lowest point (10 m)

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