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Loulé (São Sebastião)

Paderne's Medieval Bridge – Paderne Castle loop from Loulé

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Portugal

Algarve

Loulé (São Sebastião)

Paderne's Medieval Bridge – Paderne Castle loop from Loulé

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Paderne's Medieval Bridge – Paderne Castle loop from Loulé

07:27

96.0km

1,130m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 26, 2026

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Ribeira de Quarteira

Barrocal

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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10.4 km

Singletrack Trail in Ribeira de Quarteira

Highlight • Trail

Wild Algarve mountains. physical preparation has to be very good.

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20.2 km

Also known as the Castle Bridge, the Paderne Medieval Bridge is a construction from the Middle Ages - despite its shape characteristic of Roman constructions. In 2002 there was an intervention to rehabilitate the bridge.

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21.4 km

Paderne Castle

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paderne is a municipality of albufeira, where you can visit a little out of the way, a mighty ruin (castelo de paterne) built at the time of the masons, a …

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22.2 km

Ribeira de Quarteira

Lake

35.3 km

Picota

Peak

45.8 km

Algribre Waterfall

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A small but very beautiful waterfall. The volume of water can vary a lot (sometimes in the same day), so it is possible to find it both very flowing and dry (see photos).

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52.9 km

Orange Grove in Barrocal

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Orange is the second most produced fruit in the Algarve (with apples being the first). It is very natural, therefore, to see such plantations throughout the region's landscape. In this place, specifically, you cross an orange plantation.

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83.0 km

Vilamoura Environmental Park

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84.6 km

Birdwatching Observatory at Lagoa dos Salgados

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Nice viewing point and with luck you can see many different birds. However, the wooden hut also limits the view somewhat. A platform would have been better, but it also scares away the birds more easily

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96.0 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

42.7 km

32.0 km

6.56 km

6.19 km

5.48 km

3.13 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

35.7 km

35.6 km

20.2 km

3.91 km

746 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (310 m)

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Weather

Tuesday 14 July

29°C

17°C

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