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Marmelete

Fóia Summit Monument – Foia Summit loop from Marmelete

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Portugal

Algarve

Marmelete

Fóia Summit Monument – Foia Summit loop from Marmelete

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Fóia Summit Monument – Foia Summit loop from Marmelete

03:22

27.7km

950m

Mountain biking

Hard mountain bike ride. Very good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 4, 2026

Tips

Includes a very steep uphill segment

You may need to push your bike.

After 211 m for 1.01 km

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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7.16 km

View of the Algarve

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9.38 km

Foia Cycling Sculpture Viewpoint

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9.71 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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9.72 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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9.77 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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9.99 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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15.5 km

Höhle

Cave Entrance

20.2 km

Monchique Trail

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20.5 km

Steep, rocky singletrack

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From here downwards it gets intense. Steep and rocky. Lots of fun, but not for beginners. And only ride when it's dry!

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27.7 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

15.1 km

9.60 km

1.90 km

755 m

275 m

Surfaces

9.57 km

9.38 km

5.36 km

2.51 km

546 m

237 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Wednesday 10 June

29°C

14°C

0 %

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Fóia Summit Monument – Foia Summit loop from Marmelete

View of the Algarve

Foia Cycling Sculpture Viewpoint

Foia Summit and Cyclist Sculpture

Fóia Summit Monument

Marshy trailhead at the summit of Fóia

Foia Summit

Monchique Trail

Steep, rocky singletrack

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