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Algarve
Cabanas De Tavira

Tavira Algarve Portugal – Gilão River 🌊 Tavira loop from Conceição

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Portugal
Algarve
Cabanas De Tavira

Tavira Algarve Portugal – Gilão River 🌊 Tavira loop from Conceição

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Tavira Algarve Portugal – Gilão River 🌊 Tavira loop from Conceição

01:49

28.7km

200m

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: August 18, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

Please check local regulations for:

Parque Natural da Ria Formosa

Zona de Proteção Especial da Ria Formosa

Waypoints

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Start point

Train Station

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1

1.72 km

Almargem Railway Bridge

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The Almargem railway bridge is a metal bridge on the Algarve line over the Ribeira do Almargem near Tavira in Portugal.

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2

3.15 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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3

5.19 km

Tavira Algarve Portugal

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4

5.44 km

Cacela Velha

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Worth a visit and nice and relaxing.

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5

5.85 km

Gilão River 🌊 Tavira

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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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6

7.00 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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14.9 km

Pego do Inferno Waterfall

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Unfortunately, the location is incorrectly marked. When you zoom in on the map, you can see the correct location. However, when the water level of the Ribeira do Alportel is …

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26.4 km

Brine Basin with Salt Mound

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This is a salt pan into which seawater is introduced and then evaporated by the sun. What remains is salt, as you can see from the salt "mountain" next to it.

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28.7 km

End point

Train Station

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

19.1 km

4.40 km

4.14 km

544 m

490 m

Surfaces

19.5 km

3.06 km

2.31 km

1.88 km

1.80 km

< 100 m

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