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Ria Formosa Salt Pans – Old/Roman Bridge 🌉 Tavira loop from São Miguel

Ria Formosa Salt Pans – Old/Roman Bridge 🌉 Tavira loop from São Miguel

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Ria Formosa Salt Pans – Old/Roman Bridge 🌉 Tavira loop from São Miguel

03:26

52.5km

420m

Gravel riding

Hard gravel ride. Good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: April 3, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 24.2 km for 109 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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9.44 km

Ria Formosa Salt Pans

Highlight (Segment) • Natural Monument

Great park with many opportunities to discover flora and fauna.

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13.6 km

EcoVia do Litoral 🚴 Flor de Sal Salt Pans

Highlight • Cycleway

The EcoVia following the coast is mostly well-maintained gravel, here passing through the Parque Natural Da Ria Formosa, protecting the wetlands in the former salines, and some remaining operational salt works.

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13.6 km

Ribeira dos Mosqueiros 🌉 Ecovía do Litoral

Highlight • Trail

Wooden boardwalks and bridges guide the excellent gravel trail across the coastal wetlands and river estuaries.

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15.0 km

Coastal tower 🏰 Luz de Tavira

Highlight • Castle

In Roman times this was an important port. Therefore, a fortress tower called Torre Aires was built so that the port city could be protected from here.

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15.1 km

Ria Formosa, Torre d'Aires 🏰 EcoVia Do Litoral

Highlight • Monument

Torre de Aires (also known as Torre d'Aires or Aires Gonçalves) is a site the village of Luz de Tavira. This village was part of the defense system of the …

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23.9 km

Old/Roman Bridge 🌉 Tavira

Highlight • Bridge

Despite its name, the bridge itself is neither Roman nor has a Roman origin. It was built when Tavira belonged to al-Andalus (the Islamic Domain of Iberia), most probably in …

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25.0 km

Gilão River 🌊 Tavira

Highlight • River

The wetlands trails can be explored by bike, but to cross the Rio Gilão either cross one of the historic pedestrian bridges in town or this modern coastal highway bridge. …

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52.5 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

29.2 km

20.6 km

2.49 km

214 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

24.2 km

17.2 km

8.68 km

1.48 km

1.02 km

Elevation

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Highest point (120 m)

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Wednesday 20 May

28°C

17°C

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