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View of the Monchique Mountains – Foia Summit loop from Marmelete

Mountain biking trails

View of the Monchique Mountains – Foia Summit loop from Marmelete

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5.0

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11

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View of the Monchique Mountains – Foia Summit loop from Marmelete

03:24

28.1km

970m

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: October 8, 2026

Tips

Includes a very steep uphill segment

You may need to push your bike.

After 211 m for 1.01 km

Waypoints

A

Start point

Bus stop

1

7.16 km

View of the Algarve

Highlight • Viewpoint

2

7.98 km

View of the Monchique Mountains

Highlight • Viewpoint

From here you have a great view.

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3

9.77 km

Foia Cycling Sculpture Viewpoint

Highlight • Viewpoint

4

10.1 km

Foia Summit and Cyclist Sculpture

Highlight • Summit

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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5

10.1 km

Fóia Summit Monument

Highlight • Summit

He was a point of reference for us in the thick fog; that had something very special about him.

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6

10.4 km

Foia Summit

Highlight • Summit

At the top of the Monchique mountain range rises Foia, the highest point in the Algarve, at 902 meters altitude. Its antennas mark the summit where the sky seems closest …

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15.9 km

Höhle

Cave Entrance

8

20.6 km

Monchique Trail

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9

20.9 km

Steep, rocky singletrack

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From here downwards it gets intense. Steep and rocky. Lots of fun, but not for beginners. And only ride when it's dry!

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28.1 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

15.5 km

9.49 km

1.89 km

1.07 km

141 m

Surfaces

9.80 km

9.36 km

5.39 km

2.77 km

520 m

238 m

< 100 m

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Friday 16 October

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