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View of Olhão and the Islands – Coastal tower 🏰 Luz de Tavira loop from Moncarapacho

View of Olhão and the Islands – Coastal tower 🏰 Luz de Tavira loop from Moncarapacho

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View of Olhão and the Islands – Coastal tower 🏰 Luz de Tavira loop from Moncarapacho

03:57

61.2km

700m

Gravel riding

Hard gravel ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: March 23, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 35.6 km for 61 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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5.12 km

Coastal tower 🏰 Luz de Tavira

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In Roman times this was an important port. Therefore, a fortress tower called Torre Aires was built so that the port city could be protected from here.

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45.7 km

Ribeira dos Mosqueiros 🌉 Ecovía do Litoral

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Wooden boardwalks and bridges guide the excellent gravel trail across the coastal wetlands and river estuaries.

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45.7 km

EcoVia do Litoral 🚴 Flor de Sal Salt Pans

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The EcoVia following the coast is mostly well-maintained gravel, here passing through the Parque Natural Da Ria Formosa, protecting the wetlands in the former salines, and some remaining operational salt works.

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47.9 km

Salt Pans of the Ria Formosa Natural Park

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Very large areas for sea salt production. Very good air.

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48.6 km

Salt Pans 🌊 Fuseta

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The EcoVia do Litoral is a mostly well-maintained gravel trail following the coast, here weaving on beautiful narrow dams trough the lagoons and wetlands in the former salines, and some …

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51.4 km

Ecovía do litoral 🚴 Fuseta - Olhão

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Well-maintained gravel trail along the coastal wetlands

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54.2 km

Wooden boardwalk in Ria Formosa Natural Park

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A very well-developed cycle path with the following destinations:

Olhão is a city in Portugal with 14,206 inhabitants (as of April 19, 2021). Olhão is located in the so-called Sand …

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55.7 km

Ria Formosa Special Protection Area

Nature Reserve

61.2 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

30.7 km

20.3 km

5.12 km

4.07 km

875 m

150 m

Surfaces

26.9 km

16.6 km

12.7 km

4.18 km

793 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (330 m)

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Thursday 21 May

29°C

17°C

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