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Monchique Town Center – Foia Summit loop from Casa dos medronheiros

Monchique Town Center – Foia Summit loop from Casa dos medronheiros

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Monchique Town Center – Foia Summit loop from Casa dos medronheiros

01:32

25.2km

650m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 16, 2026

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Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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4.17 km

White Chapel of Monchique

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You can find it directly after the climb. You can visit its interior. Besides being unusual, it's super cool inside. It's a pleasure on hot days.

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4.94 km

Cafe Velochique

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Very nice Café!

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5.02 km

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. Here you can enjoy the Algarve in its purest form, whether by road bike, mountain bike, or on foot.

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5.07 km

Outdoor café in Monchique

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On the main square you will find some restaurants and cafés before the next climb.

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9.73 km

View from the Foia climb

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If you pedal up the Estrada da Fóia towards Monchique, you will not reach the summit, but at the highest point of the road at an altitude of 715 meters, you deserve a little break with a great view.

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11.2 km

Foia Summit

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12.6 km

Foia Summit and Cyclist Sculpture

Highlight • Summit

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 the Algarve in 2020, 2022 and 2024. He won Olympic gold in Paris in 2024 and is regarded as the best time trialist of his generation. What foresight!

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12.9 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 and, on clear days, the view reaches the Atlantic. Up here, the wind blows freely and the view is simply unforgettable.

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15.5 km

Höhle

Cave Entrance

25.2 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

15.9 km

8.29 km

901 m

153 m

Surfaces

23.5 km

1.36 km

215 m

117 m

Elevation

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Monday 18 May

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Monchique Town Center – Foia Summit loop from Casa dos medronheiros

White Chapel of Monchique

Cafe Velochique