Cape Espichel – Cape Espichel Lighthouse loop from R Praia Mº Baixo - Casas Encosta

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Setúbal

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Cape Espichel – Cape Espichel Lighthouse loop from R Praia Mº Baixo - Casas Encosta

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Cape Espichel – Cape Espichel Lighthouse loop from R Praia Mº Baixo - Casas Encosta

01:54

25.5km

290m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Advanced riding skills necessary. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: October 8, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

Please check local regulations for:

Parque Natural da Arrábida

Arrábida-Espichel

ZPE Cabo Espichel

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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3.91 km

Saddle Hills

Highlight • Summit

Try your bike climbing skills in those two steep inclines. The reward is the view.

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14.9 km

Cape Espichel

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Cabo Espichel is the most southwestern point on the Setúbal Peninsula. The rugged rocks fall steeply down to the coast and form a wonderful, wildly romantic backdrop.

There are many …

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15.0 km

Cape Espichel Lighthouse

Highlight • Monument

There is news that as early as 1430 the brotherhood of Our Lady of the Cape had installed a lighthouse that was the predecessor of the current lighthouse.

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15.0 km

Cabo Espichel Lighthouse

Highlight • Monument

On the way to Cabo Espichel on a beautiful sunny day

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15.9 km

Cabo Espichel

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Cabo Espichel stands like a wild and imposing bastion on the southwestern tip of the Setúbal Peninsula. Here, the landscape is raw and grand: vertiginous cliffs, arid terrain shaped by …

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16.1 km

Casa da Água (House of Water), Cape Espichel

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Casa da Água is the terminal building of the aqueduct that supplied the Cabo Espichel sanctuary, and is therefore located in Cabo Espichel.

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18.2 km

View of the Cabo Espichel Lighthouse

Highlight • Viewpoint

20.5 km

Espichel Windmill

Highlight • Monument

A historic mill on the way to Espichel

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25.5 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

18.1 km

4.36 km

2.12 km

941 m

Surfaces

12.0 km

9.02 km

2.49 km

1.26 km

738 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Lowest point (40 m)

Weather

Today

Thursday 29 October

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Comments

December 31, 2025,Sesimbra to Cabo Espichel loop

Had a bit of time to kill so brough the bike along and visited Cabo Espichel.
The trails connecting there are quite nice and left a thirst to explore this area more.