Foia Summit – View from the Foia climb loop from Fóia

Foia Summit – View from the Foia climb loop from Fóia

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Foia Summit – View from the Foia climb loop from Fóia

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17.0km

530m

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Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride.

Last updated: August 21, 2026

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9.30 km

Café at the Top of Fóia

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9.34 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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9.61 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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9.62 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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Foia Summit

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11.5 km

Serra de Monchique Viewpoint

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Viewpoint positioned next to a car park. It provides views of the mountain vegetation, as well as (on days when the weather is more favorable) the Algarve coast.

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12.5 km

View from the Foia climb

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If you pedal up the Estrada da Fóia towards Monchique, you will not reach the summit, but at the highest point of the road at an altitude of 715 meters, you deserve a little break with a great view.

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