Salt works – Salt Mounds of Ria Formosa loop from Luz

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Luz de Tavira e Santo Estêvão de Tavira e Santo Estêvão de Tavira e Santo Estêvão

Salt works – Salt Mounds of Ria Formosa loop from Luz

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5.0

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Salt works – Salt Mounds of Ria Formosa loop from Luz

02:00

19.0km

70m

Running

Hard run. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: October 7, 2026

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After 9.11 km for 193 m

Deliveries only

After 9.78 km for 149 m

Deliveries only

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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6.39 km

Large salt pans

Highlight • Structure

Excellent viewpoint of all steps in evaporating salt from seawater

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7.07 km

Salt works

Highlight • Structure

Impressive how this dirty stuff becomes fine white pure salt

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7.09 km

Salt Mounds of Ria Formosa

Highlight • Structure

Sea salt is extracted here. You can always see huge mountains of salt.

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7.81 km

Flamingos in the Parque Natural da Ria Formosa

Highlight • Lake

Here you can see flamingos.

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8.34 km

Fuseta-Moncarapacho

Highlight • Rest Area

Here you can hop on the local train to start or end you run

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9.20 km

Olhão Municipal Market

Highlight • Rest Area

Small market hall with fresh, regional products.

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9.54 km

Fishermen's Huts of Fuzeta

Highlight • Structure

Small huts where the fishermen store their material.

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10.8 km

Ria Formosa Natural Park

Highlight • Natural Monument

The Ria Formosa lagoon, located in the Algarve, in southern Portugal, is a system of barrier islands that connects to the sea through six inlets. Five of these inlets are …

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19.0 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.30 km

7.43 km

1.72 km

1.24 km

178 m

173 m

Surfaces

7.92 km

5.14 km

3.25 km

2.08 km

492 m

119 m

Elevation

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Salt works – Salt Mounds of Ria Formosa loop from Luz

Large salt pans

Salt works

Salt Mounds of Ria Formosa

Flamingos in the Parque Natural da Ria Formosa

Fuseta-Moncarapacho

Olhão Municipal Market

Fishermen's Huts of Fuzeta

Ria Formosa Natural Park

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