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Monte Gordo

Old/Roman Bridge 🌉 Tavira – Gilão River 🌊 Tavira loop from Monte Gordo

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Portugal

Algarve

Monte Gordo

Old/Roman Bridge 🌉 Tavira – Gilão River 🌊 Tavira loop from Monte Gordo

Moderate

4.5

(33)

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Old/Roman Bridge 🌉 Tavira – Gilão River 🌊 Tavira loop from Monte Gordo

03:07

51.3km

340m

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: May 23, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 25.4 km for 132 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

Get Directions

18.0 km

Distance sign at Santa Rita

Highlight • Structure

If you urgently need to stop off, you will find it in 500 meters.
If you want to know - off to Lisboa (305 km)!

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20.4 km

Ribeira do Almargem

Lake

25.3 km

Jardim da Alagoa 🌴 Statue of Dom Marcelino Franco

Highlight • Monument

Small park in downtown Tavira, a couple of blocks north of the Rio Gilao. At the center is this statue inaugurated in 1971, in honour of Dom Marcelino Franco, Algarve bishop.

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25.4 km

Old/Roman Bridge 🌉 Tavira

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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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25.5 km

Republic Square ⛲ Tavira

Highlight • Monument

This town square on the Rio Gilão riverfront served as Tavira's promenade and a marketplace for centuries, with vendors selling fish and fruit, as well as slaves in the dark …

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25.8 km

Tavira Roman Bridge and the Gilão River

Highlight • Bridge

Former military bridge built in 1990 as a temporary solution, following damage caused by a flood, but in the end it operated for more than 25 years.

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27.0 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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37.6 km

View of Cacela Velha and the Ria Formosa

Highlight • Viewpoint

Cacela Velha is a small and unique historical place, bordered to the south by a fortress and to the east and west by the parish cemetery overlooking the Ria Formosa.

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37.7 km

View of the Ria Formosa lagoon

Highlight • Viewpoint

A small round through the village with a magnificent view of the mudflats.
This place is probably included in every bus tour of the regional organizers, i.e. other groups are also staying there 🤣

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51.3 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

33.6 km

9.01 km

3.72 km

3.68 km

1.18 km

139 m

Surfaces

37.9 km

10.8 km

1.27 km

1.15 km

301 m

Elevation

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Distance sign at Santa Rita

Jardim da Alagoa 🌴 Statue of Dom Marcelino Franco

Old/Roman Bridge 🌉 Tavira

Republic Square ⛲ Tavira

Tavira Roman Bridge and the Gilão River

Gilão River 🌊 Tavira

View of Cacela Velha and the Ria Formosa

View of the Ria Formosa lagoon

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