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Portugal
Algarve
Monte Gordo

Ecovia do Litoral – Old/Roman Bridge 🌉 Tavira loop from Monte Gordo

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Portugal
Algarve
Monte Gordo

Ecovia do Litoral – Old/Roman Bridge 🌉 Tavira loop from Monte Gordo

Moderate

4.5

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Ecovia do Litoral – Old/Roman Bridge 🌉 Tavira loop from Monte Gordo

03:11

49.6km

250m

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: April 15, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 24.7 km for 85 m

Waypoints

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Start point

Train Station

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7.28 km

Ecovia do Litoral

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The cycle path is in some parts very poorly signposted and often only found by luck!

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12.3 km

View of Cacela Velha and the Ria Formosa

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Cacela Velha is a small and unique historical place, bordered to the south by a fortress and to the east and west by the parish cemetery overlooking the Ria Formosa.

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21.2 km

Salinas de Tavira

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Not the largest salt pans on the Algarve, but still impressive.

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22.1 km

Salt harvesting in the Ria Formosa Natural Park

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

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24.5 km

Tavira Roman Bridge and the Gilão River

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Former military bridge built in 1990 as a temporary solution, following damage caused by a flood, but in the end it operated for more than 25 years.

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24.7 km

Republic Square ⛲ Tavira

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This town square on the Rio Gilão riverfront served as Tavira's promenade and a marketplace for centuries, with vendors selling fish and fruit, as well as slaves in the dark …

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24.8 km

Old/Roman Bridge 🌉 Tavira

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Despite its name, the bridge itself is neither Roman nor has a Roman origin. It was built when Tavira belonged to al-Andalus (the Islamic Domain of Iberia), most probably in …

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25.3 km

Jardim da Alagoa 🌴 Statue of Dom Marcelino Franco

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Small park in downtown Tavira, a couple of blocks north of the Rio Gilao. At the center is this statue inaugurated in 1971, in honour of Dom Marcelino Franco, Algarve bishop.

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49.6 km

End point

Train Station

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

21.2 km

13.0 km

6.13 km

4.88 km

4.33 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

26.7 km

7.81 km

7.21 km

6.15 km

1.67 km

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Tuesday 14 April

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