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Monchique Town Center – Foia Summit loop from Fóia

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Portugal

Algarve

Monchique

Monchique Town Center – Foia Summit loop from Fóia

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Monchique Town Center – Foia Summit loop from Fóia

01:38

19.9km

600m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 16, 2026

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Monchique

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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694 m

Fonte das Bicas Drinking Water Fountain

Highlight • Natural Monument

Refreshing drinking water fountain when driving up to Pico da Fóia

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6.43 km

Rural road between Nave and Monchique

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Narrow paved road from Nave to Monchique roundabout, good alternative to N266.

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9.32 km

Cafe Velochique

Highlight • Cafe

Very nice Café!

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9.44 km

Velochique Café, Monchique Main Square

Highlight • Cafe

Fantastic cycling cafe

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9.53 km

Monchique Town Center

Highlight • Settlement

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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14.9 km

Höhle

Cave Entrance

17.5 km

Foia Summit

Highlight • Summit

At the top of the Monchique mountain range rises Foia, the highest point in the Algarve, at 902 meters altitude. Its antennas mark the summit where the sky seems closest …

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17.8 km

Fóia Summit Monument

Highlight • Summit

He was a point of reference for us in the thick fog; that had something very special about him.

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17.8 km

Foia Summit and Cyclist Sculpture

Highlight • Summit

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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19.9 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

17.0 km

2.55 km

200 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

17.5 km

2.26 km

118 m

Elevation

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Highest point (880 m)

Lowest point (330 m)

Weather

Friday 10 July

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Monchique Town Center – Foia Summit loop from Fóia

Fonte das Bicas Drinking Water Fountain

Rural road between Nave and Monchique

Cafe Velochique

Velochique Café, Monchique Main Square

Monchique Town Center

Foia Summit

Fóia Summit Monument

Foia Summit and Cyclist Sculpture

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