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Ribeira da Torre Bridge 🌉 – Stork Colony at Ria de Alvor loop from Portimão

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Portugal

Algarve

Portimão

Ribeira da Torre Bridge 🌉 – Stork Colony at Ria de Alvor loop from Portimão

Moderate

4.2

(17)

105

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Ribeira da Torre Bridge 🌉 – Stork Colony at Ria de Alvor loop from Portimão

03:11

53.0km

300m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 13, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 26.9 km for 54 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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7.10 km

Ribeira da Torre Bridge 🌉

Highlight • Bridge

This beautiful section of the unpaved coastal ecovia bike trail is in decent shape as of 2019 and bikeable with a regular touring bike, which makes the fertile estuary and the wetlands around the salt evaporation ponds easily accessible.

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16.4 km

Stork Colony at Ria de Alvor

Highlight • Natural

A whole colony of storks on their nests (mid-February). Here in the picture just one of them. Right on the N125 just behind Odiaxeres... has definitely upgraded this part of the route.

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21.1 km

Vale de Lama Oyster Farm, Ria de Alvor

Highlight • Structure

The oyster farm looks like a wholesale oyster farm. But, we saw a worker and found out they sell oysters directly to the customer. 5€ for a kilo. We bought …

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22.2 km

Lone Tree at Palmares Golf, Lagos

Highlight • Natural Monument

Palmares Golf is a 27-hole golf course, composed of three returning nine-hole loops that can be played in any sequence.

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22.9 km

Zoli Grot Beach Bar, Meia Praia

Highlight • Cafe

The wooden walkboard leading from the gravel path to the two beach bars is forbidden for bicycling.

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23.8 km

Restaurante Bar Berlim – Meia Praia

Highlight • Restaurant

Attention: On November 17, 2025, a fire partially destroyed this restaurant at night.

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26.0 km

Old Engine Shed, Lagos Railway Station

Highlight • Monument

A protected building covered with graffiti, unfortunately.

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26.9 km

Albardeira Ascent via Lagos Marina

Highlight • Climb

The asphalt road replaces hard to climb cobblestones (think Paris-Roubaix) and is the ideal alternative to climb to Albardeira

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53.0 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

31.3 km

12.1 km

4.45 km

3.20 km

1.88 km

110 m

Surfaces

31.6 km

10.2 km

5.59 km

3.72 km

1.41 km

528 m

Elevation

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Weather

Thursday 27 August

28°C

15°C

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Comments

November 29, 2024,🌞 Algarve 🚵‍♂️ Tag 4: Zug > Portimao - Lagos & retour mit vielen schönen Trails 😎

Today I took the train a little further to Portimao - and got off there after a 1.5 hour journey ;-).

After the old town and the promenade, we went to the impressive cliffs in front of Portimao. An endless sandy beach and high, golden-yellow, steep cliffs create a beautiful atmosphere. Then there was a nice, long single trail along …

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Ribeira da Torre Bridge 🌉 – Stork Colony at Ria de Alvor loop from Portimão

Ribeira da Torre Bridge 🌉

Stork Colony at Ria de Alvor

Vale de Lama Oyster Farm, Ria de Alvor

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