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Portugal
Algarve
Monchique

Fóia Summit Monument – View from the Foia climb loop from Fóia

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Road cycling routes
Portugal
Algarve
Monchique

Fóia Summit Monument – View from the Foia climb loop from Fóia

Easy

5

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Fóia Summit Monument – View from the Foia climb loop from Fóia

00:36

9.44km

280m

Road cycling

Easy road ride. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 21, 2026

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After 9.39 km for 65 m

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Parking

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2.78 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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4.70 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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4.70 km

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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6.08 km

Foia Summit

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5

7.59 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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9.44 km

End point

Parking

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Way Types & Surfaces

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9.46 km

Surfaces

9.33 km

128 m

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