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Portugal
Algarve
São Marcos Da Serra

Foia Summit – Monchique Town Center loop from São Marcos da Serra

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Portugal
Algarve
São Marcos Da Serra

Foia Summit – Monchique Town Center loop from São Marcos da Serra

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Foia Summit – Monchique Town Center loop from São Marcos da Serra

05:20

74.8km

1,560m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 18, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 26.4 km for 81 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Bus stop

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25.9 km

Cafe Velochique

Highlight • Cafe

Very nice Café!

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2

26.0 km

Velochique Café, Monchique Main Square

Highlight • Cafe

Fantastic cycling cafe

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3

26.4 km

4

31.2 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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5

33.8 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 …

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34.0 km

Foia Summit

Highlight • Summit

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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42.0 km

Monchique Town Center

Highlight • Settlement

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. …

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49.4 km

Laborativa Spring

Highlight • Structure

Idyllic rest stop with an impressive fountain and azulejo motif (tile mosaic).

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74.8 km

End point

Bus stop

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

45.9 km

27.8 km

872 m

129 m

< 100 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

72.2 km

2.16 km

312 m

147 m

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Highest point (880 m)

Lowest point (110 m)

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Monday 18 May

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