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Portugal
Algarve
Lagos (São Sebastião)

Monchique Town Center – View from the Foia climb loop from Meia Praia

Routes
Road cycling routes
Portugal
Algarve
Lagos (São Sebastião)

Monchique Town Center – View from the Foia climb loop from Meia Praia

Hard

5.0

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Monchique Town Center – View from the Foia climb loop from Meia Praia

05:01

97.7km

1,660m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 23, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 48.7 km for 76 m

Waypoints

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Start point

Train Station

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25.9 km

View of Marmelete and surrounding hills

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High road with the best views of the surrounding valleys and the sea. Can be very windy at times. Little traffic, wide street.

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2

48.7 km

Cafe Velochique

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Very nice Café!

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48.8 km

Monchique Town Center

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Monchique is located in a valley on the slopes of Mount Fóia. It is known for the nearby six hot springs, "Caldas de Monchique," and the panoramic 902-meter-high Fóia Mountain. …

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56.3 km

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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57.7 km

Foia Summit

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6

59.2 km

View from the Foia climb

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If you pedal up the Estrada da Fóia towards Monchique, you will not reach the summit, but at the highest point of the road at an altitude of 715 meters, you deserve a little break with a great view.

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71.7 km

Montes de Cima–Casais Scenic Road

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Quiet, scenic route with a pleasant gradient.

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8

78.1 km

Scenic country road near Arade and Monchique

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Low-traffic, undulating country road with beautiful views of the countryside.

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97.7 km

End point

Train Station

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

76.8 km

19.8 km

982 m

161 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

96.4 km

1.19 km

< 100 m

< 100 m

< 100 m

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Highest point (880 m)

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Sunday 24 May

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