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Aveiro

Ovar

Dune Forest of Ovar – Maceda Picnic Area 🍎 loop from Ovar

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Portugal

Aveiro

Ovar

Dune Forest of Ovar – Maceda Picnic Area 🍎 loop from Ovar

Moderate

4.8

(12)

riders

Dune Forest of Ovar – Maceda Picnic Area 🍎 loop from Ovar

02:07

32.0km

100m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. 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 24, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

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After 31.8 km for 205 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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9.41 km

Dune Forest of Ovar

Highlight • Forest

The dense forests along the coast are a great environmental asset. Originally a natural defense against the storms and sand dunes drifting inlands, they are now mostly replaced by pine …

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15.7 km

Cortegaça Beach ⛱️

Highlight • Beach

Cortegaça is a smaller, less busy beach town, with a long stretch of undisturbed sand to the south and north of town. The waterfront directly at the town is unfortunately …

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17.1 km

CicloRía - EuroVelo 1 Bike Route - Cortegaça

Highlight • Cycleway

The bike route runs through a long coastal forest section about halfway between the beach and the town / train station of Cortegaça. It's worth the short detour to the beach.

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19.0 km

Rua da Praia Sul - CicloRía

Highlight • Cycleway

Short access spur to the Praia de Maceda (also alternatively mapped as Cortegaça beach or Praia dos Jerinhos) from the coastal bike route, worth a quick detour

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20.2 km

Maceda Picnic Area 🍎

Highlight • Rest Area

Nice picnic spot under shade trees with tables along the coastal bike route, at the turnoff to an awesome natural beach

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20.4 km

Atlantic Cycle Path and the Dunes of Ovar

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Excellent paved section of the EuvoVelo 1 transeuropean bike trail. Much of this part is pleasantly shaded by pine trees, in a nice distance from the road, and with several …

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25.8 km

Trailhead to the Atlantic coastal bike trail (also EuroVelo 1) at the north end of the Furadouro vacation town, where the trail runs dedicated and separate from the road, here through a long forested section

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31.2 km

Rio Cáster

Lake

32.0 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

21.2 km

5.35 km

3.04 km

1.85 km

319 m

166 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

17.4 km

7.03 km

6.19 km

853 m

344 m

161 m

Elevation

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Weather

Tuesday 12 May

19°C

9°C

37 %

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Dune Forest of Ovar – Maceda Picnic Area 🍎 loop from Ovar

Mata de Vagos Cycle Path

Dune Forest of Ovar

Cortegaça Beach ⛱️

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