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Monchique Town Center – Foia Summit loop from Portimão

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Portugal

Algarve

Portimão

Monchique Town Center – Foia Summit loop from Portimão

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(3)

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Monchique Town Center – Foia Summit loop from Portimão

04:58

72.6km

1,290m

Cycling

Hard bike 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: June 12, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 34.8 km for 81 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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34.3 km

Cafe Velochique

Highlight • Cafe

Very nice Café!

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34.4 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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34.4 km

Velochique Café, Monchique Main Square

Highlight • Cafe

Fantastic cycling cafe

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34.8 km

Monchique Hiking Information Panels

Highlight • Rest Area

39.6 km

Fonte das Bicas Drinking Water Fountain

Highlight • Natural Monument

Refreshing drinking water fountain when driving up to Pico da Fóia

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42.2 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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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 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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42.4 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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72.6 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

39.1 km

32.8 km

365 m

222 m

196 m

Surfaces

71.9 km

357 m

182 m

103 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (880 m)

Lowest point (0 m)

Weather

Monday 22 June

27°C

19°C

0 %

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Max wind speed: 18.0 km/h

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Cafe Velochique