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São Bartolomeu De Messines

Pedreirinha Necropolis – Menhir of Vale Figueira loop from Messines - Alte

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Algarve

São Bartolomeu De Messines

Pedreirinha Necropolis – Menhir of Vale Figueira loop from Messines - Alte

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Pedreirinha Necropolis – Menhir of Vale Figueira loop from Messines - Alte

06:22

23.1km

380m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 15, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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5.25 km

Funcho Dam (Arade River Reservoir)

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The Arade River is one of the longest in the Algarve, flowing into Portimão. The Funcho Dam, created mainly to feed the region's agricultural production, turns this section of the …

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6.99 km

Arade River Reservoir

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The Arade River is one of the longest in the Algarve, flowing into Portimão. The Funcho Dam, created mainly to feed the region's agricultural production, turns this section of the …

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8.70 km

Albufeira do Funcho

Lake

15.4 km

The continuation of the route displays another necropolis, this time that of Forneca. It consists of eight graves and two sinks excavated in the rock, dating from the High Middle Ages, probably used between the 6th and 7th centuries.

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15.9 km

Parking in front of a café

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This is the best place to park

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17.1 km

Pedreirinha Necropolis

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Ancient burial mound

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17.4 km

Pedreirinha Necropolis

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17.6 km

Menhir of Vale Figueira

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This menhir is over two meters high and shows engravings that may suggest a fairly early anthropomorphic figure. The menhirs were megalithic monuments associated with fertility cults. Dated to the late Neolithic to the Bronze Age (III-II millennium BC).

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18.0 km

View of Vale Fuzeiros

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23.1 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

12.6 km

7.03 km

2.84 km

607 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

11.0 km

7.37 km

2.36 km

1.64 km

719 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (210 m)

Lowest point (90 m)

Weather

Wednesday 27 May

32°C

15°C

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Pedreirinha Necropolis – Menhir of Vale Figueira loop from Messines - Alte

Funcho Dam (Arade River Reservoir)

Arade River Reservoir

Forneca Necropolis

Parking in front of a café

Pedreirinha Necropolis

Pedreirinha Necropolis

Menhir of Vale Figueira

View of Vale Fuzeiros

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