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Monchique Town Center – Foia Summit loop from Estômbar-Lagoa

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Portugal

Algarve

Estômbar

Monchique Town Center – Foia Summit loop from Estômbar-Lagoa

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Monchique Town Center – Foia Summit loop from Estômbar-Lagoa

04:54

76.3km

1,090m

Mountain biking

Hard mountain bike ride. Very good fitness required. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 2, 2026

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Monchique

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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4.78 km

Old bridge over the Arade River

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The Arade River is a river formed by the junction of the waters of the Odelouca and Silves rivers, which flow down from the Caldeirão mountain range. It is the highest river in the Algarve, after the Guadiana.

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30.7 km

Cafe Velochique

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Very nice Café!

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30.8 km

Monchique Town Center

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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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38.3 km

Foia Summit and Cyclist Sculpture

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The statue at the Foia Summit depicts Belgian national Remco Evenepoel winning a cycling stage on that very spot during the “Volta ao Algarve 2020”. Evenepoel won the Tour of …

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38.3 km

Fóia Summit Monument

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He was a point of reference for us in the thick fog; that had something very special about him.

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38.4 km

Marshy trailhead at the summit of Fóia

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After rains, the ponds on either side can overflow and make the trailhead hard to get through with dry feet

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38.6 km

Foia Summit

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At the top of the Monchique mountain range rises Foia, the highest point in the Algarve, at 902 meters altitude. Its antennas mark the summit where the sky seems closest …

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39.2 km

Foia Cycling Sculpture Viewpoint

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76.3 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

37.4 km

28.6 km

5.05 km

2.67 km

2.00 km

562 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

65.1 km

6.96 km

3.51 km

579 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (880 m)

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Tuesday 19 May

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Monchique Town Center – Foia Summit loop from Estômbar-Lagoa

Old bridge over the Arade River

Cafe Velochique

Monchique Town Center

Foia Summit and Cyclist Sculpture

Fóia Summit Monument

Marshy trailhead at the summit of Fóia

Foia Summit

Foia Cycling Sculpture Viewpoint

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