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Cerro da Cabeça Lookout Tower – Summit of Cerro da Cabeça loop from Site of Community Importance Cerro da Cabeça

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Cerro da Cabeça Lookout Tower – Summit of Cerro da Cabeça loop from Site of Community Importance Cerro da Cabeça

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Cerro da Cabeça Lookout Tower – Summit of Cerro da Cabeça loop from Site of Community Importance Cerro da Cabeça

01:23

4.32km

150m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Great for any fitness level. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

Last updated: August 17, 2026

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Cerro da Cabeça

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483 m

Cerro da Cabeça Lookout Tower

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The viewing point has a great view out towards the ocean. On a cold February day it’s also very exposed to the wind!

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613 m

Rock formations at Cerro da Cabeça

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669 m

Cerro da Cabeça Viewpoint

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A truly beautiful viewpoint. The hiking trail is rocky, so you'll need sturdy footwear. But the scenery is simply stunning.

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680 m

Summit of Cerro da Cabeça

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Very nice little "peak" from which you have a great view of the Algarve.

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1.70 km

Cerro da Cabeça Summit and Rock Formations

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Beautiful view from the top of the hill. Note the actual marked way path stops before you reach the top, if you wish to complete the loop you need to scramble over large boulders, really good shoes and walking stick are needed here. If you stay to the paths it's an easy pretty walk.

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1.72 km

View from Cerro da Cabeça

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From here you have a great view.

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2.74 km

Cactus Trail at Cerro da Cabeça

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The path around the “mountain” Cabeça is very beautiful.

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4.32 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

1.96 km

1.87 km

475 m

Surfaces

1.99 km

1.29 km

926 m

105 m

Elevation

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Weather

Tuesday 25 August

26°C

16°C

59 %

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Max wind speed: 23.0 km/h

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Comments

September 17, 2021,Top Cabeca – Aussichtsplattform Runde von Caminho do Cerro da Cabeça

Even the journey through the eastern Algarvian hinterland, especially through the hinterland of Luz de Tavira, framed by a young late summer morning, was a very enchanting experience.
Country estates, villas, old Portuguese properties ...
Incredible..
The tour through wild landscape with a view down to the wide plain that stretches from the mountains to the Atlantic Ocean, lots of …

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Cerro da Cabeça Lookout Tower – Summit of Cerro da Cabeça loop from Site of Community Importance Cerro da Cabeça

Cerro da Cabeça Lookout Tower

Rock formations at Cerro da Cabeça

Cerro da Cabeça Viewpoint

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