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Algarve

São Bartolomeu De Messines

Funcho Dam – Menhir of Vale Figueira loop from Messines - Alte

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Mountain biking trails

Portugal

Algarve

São Bartolomeu De Messines

Funcho Dam – Menhir of Vale Figueira loop from Messines - Alte

Moderate

5.0

(3)

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Funcho Dam – Menhir of Vale Figueira loop from Messines - Alte

02:39

32.1km

470m

Mountain biking

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

Last updated: May 23, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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Centro Nacional de Reprodução do Lince Ibérico

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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5.31 km

Funcho Dam (Arade River Reservoir)

Highlight • Lake

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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7.06 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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7.07 km

Funcho Dam

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Wonderful, lonely gravel route along the lake shore.

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8.77 km

Albufeira do Funcho

Lake

21.0 km

Necrópole da Carrasqueira

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The Necrópolis of Carrasqueira, also known as the Necrópolis of Vale de Fuzeiros, consists of five tombs excavated in rock, dating from the High Middle Ages and attributed to the …

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22.5 km

Menir da Vilarinha 3

Archaeological Site

22.7 km

Menir da Vilarinha 2

Archaeological Site

23.2 km

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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31.5 km

Parish Church of Saint Bartholomew, Messines

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The Church of São Bartolomeu de Messines was built between the 14th and 15th centuries with baroque elements. It stands out for its decorated entrance porch and the only 16th …

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32.1 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

19.9 km

9.25 km

2.32 km

675 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

18.5 km

6.26 km

5.17 km

2.00 km

166 m

Elevation

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Highest point (190 m)

Lowest point (70 m)

Weather

Thursday 11 June

34°C

19°C

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Funcho Dam – Menhir of Vale Figueira loop from Messines - Alte

Funcho Dam (Arade River Reservoir)

Arade River Reservoir

Funcho Dam

Necrópole da Carrasqueira

Menhir of Vale Figueira

Parish Church of Saint Bartholomew, Messines

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