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Cabanas De Tavira

Ria Formosa Salt Ponds – Gilão River 🌊 Tavira loop from Conceição

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Portugal

Algarve

Cabanas De Tavira

Ria Formosa Salt Ponds – Gilão River 🌊 Tavira loop from Conceição

Moderate

4.3

(7)

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Ria Formosa Salt Ponds – Gilão River 🌊 Tavira loop from Conceição

04:09

65.4km

360m

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 11, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

Please check local regulations for:

Parque Natural da Ria Formosa

Zona de Proteção Especial da Ria Formosa

Ria Formosa-Castro Marim

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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3.15 km

Salt harvesting in the Ria Formosa Natural Park

Highlight • Structure

In the salt pans, the salt is extracted with an excavator. That is certainly faster than shoveling by hand.

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31.5 km

Olhão Market Hall

Highlight • Monument

A good stop to stock up on water, have a meal, buy fruit or other food or simply use the public bathrooms.

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45.1 km

Ria Formosa Salt Ponds

Highlight • Structure

The colors look really cool.

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45.4 km

Salt Pans and Birdwatching in Ria Formosa Natural Park

Highlight • Natural

Road has split. Take care.

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46.0 km

Salt Pans of the Ria Formosa Natural Park

Highlight • Structure

Very large areas for sea salt production. Very good air.

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48.7 km

Ribeira dos Mosqueiros 🌉 Ecovía do Litoral

Highlight • Trail

Wooden boardwalks and bridges guide the excellent gravel trail across the coastal wetlands and river estuaries.

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50.2 km

Ria Formosa, Torre d'Aires 🏰 EcoVia Do Litoral

Highlight • Monument

Torre de Aires (also known as Torre d'Aires or Aires Gonçalves) is a site the village of Luz de Tavira. This village was part of the defense system of the …

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60.1 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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65.4 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

38.2 km

9.89 km

7.63 km

5.47 km

4.17 km

Surfaces

47.1 km

8.10 km

4.23 km

4.07 km

1.58 km

263 m

Elevation

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Ria Formosa Salt Ponds – Gilão River 🌊 Tavira loop from Conceição

Salt harvesting in the Ria Formosa Natural Park

Olhão Market Hall

Ria Formosa Salt Ponds

Salt Pans and Birdwatching in Ria Formosa Natural Park

Salt Pans of the Ria Formosa Natural Park

Ribeira dos Mosqueiros 🌉 Ecovía do Litoral

Ria Formosa, Torre d'Aires 🏰 EcoVia Do Litoral

Gilão River 🌊 Tavira

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