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Fóia Summit Monument – View of the Monchique Mountains loop from Monchique

Mountain biking trails

Fóia Summit Monument – View of the Monchique Mountains loop from Monchique

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Fóia Summit Monument – View of the Monchique Mountains loop from Monchique

03:49

39.9km

1,130m

Mountain biking

Hard mountain bike ride. Very good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 4, 2026

Tips

Includes a very steep uphill segment

You may need to push your bike.

After 17.1 km for 97 m

Waypoints

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Start point

Bus stop

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19.6 km

Marshy trailhead at the summit of Fóia

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After rains, the ponds on either side can overflow and make the trailhead hard to get through with dry feet

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19.6 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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19.6 km

Foia Summit and Cyclist Sculpture

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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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20.0 km

Foia Cycling Sculpture Viewpoint

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24.1 km

Viewpoint

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6

24.7 km

View of the Monchique Mountains

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From here you have a great view.

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26.1 km

Monchique Trail

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8

36.9 km

Rural road between Nave and Monchique

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Narrow paved road from Nave to Monchique roundabout, good alternative to N266.

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39.7 km

Cafe Velochique

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Very nice Café!

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39.9 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

13.7 km

13.6 km

7.47 km

3.89 km

1.29 km

Surfaces

15.6 km

11.8 km

4.72 km

3.52 km

2.76 km

1.19 km

280 m

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Highest point (880 m)

Lowest point (230 m)

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Monday 18 May

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