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São Bartolomeu De Messines

Arade Dam – View of Barragem do Arade loop from Frango Dourado

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Portugal

Algarve

São Bartolomeu De Messines

Arade Dam – View of Barragem do Arade loop from Frango Dourado

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Arade Dam – View of Barragem do Arade loop from Frango Dourado

03:03

42.1km

590m

Gravel riding

Hard gravel 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: June 24, 2026

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Monchique

Arade/Odelouca

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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470 m

Ruins

7.04 km

View of São Bartolomeu

Highlight • Viewpoint

The area is great for driving.

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12.8 km

Funcho Dam (Arade River Reservoir)

Highlight • Lake

The Arade River is one of the longest in the Algarve, flowing into Portimão. The Funcho Dam, created mainly to feed the region's agricultural production, turns this section of the …

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14.6 km

Funcho Dam

Highlight • Lake

Wonderful, lonely gravel route along the lake shore.

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16.3 km

Albufeira do Funcho

Lake

18.9 km

Watch Out for the Fish Mural

Highlight • Monument

22.7 km

Fennel Dam

Highlight • Monument

It's impossible to miss this dam: the enormous stone and cement wall in the middle of the mountains invites you to stop for a moment and admire its grandeur. There's …

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27.2 km

Arade Dam

Highlight • Lake

The crest of the dam can be driven on.

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27.7 km

Arade Dam

Highlight • Structure

The 246-meter-long and 50-meter-high dam was built between 1944 and 1956. A turbine used to generate electricity there, but it is probably out of service now.

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27.9 km

View of Barragem do Arade

Highlight • Viewpoint

42.1 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

21.7 km

16.9 km

3.17 km

390 m

Surfaces

18.1 km

12.1 km

11.0 km

553 m

394 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Thursday 9 July

30°C

16°C

0 %

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Arade Dam – View of Barragem do Arade loop from Frango Dourado

View of São Bartolomeu

Funcho Dam (Arade River Reservoir)

Funcho Dam

Watch Out for the Fish Mural

Fennel Dam

Arade Dam

Arade Dam

View of Barragem do Arade

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