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Ribeira Grande (Conceição)

Santa Iria Viewpoint – Madeiran Emigration Museum loop from Ribeira Grande

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Ribeira Grande (Conceição)

Santa Iria Viewpoint – Madeiran Emigration Museum loop from Ribeira Grande

Hard

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Santa Iria Viewpoint – Madeiran Emigration Museum loop from Ribeira Grande

03:42

40.5km

1,240m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 8, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 453 m for 153 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Bus stop

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1

530 m

Ribeira Grande Town Hall Square

Highlight • Settlement

Ribeira Grande is the largest city in the north of the Azores island of São Miguel with 32,032 inhabitants. The river of the same name, which also gave it its …

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586 m

Ribeira Grande Town Center

Highlight • Settlement

Free wifi in the square

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17.3 km

Lagoon of São Brás

Lake

4

23.0 km

View of Gorreana Tea Plantation

Highlight • Viewpoint

Bali? Vietnam? No; Europe! It is the only extensive tea plantation on the European continent. Running through the tea plantation fields is a unique experience - both visual and sensorial, as you can smell the aroma from afar.

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25.2 km

Tea plantage overview

Highlight • Viewpoint

It is the only tea plantation in Europe, you have to see it. Good explanations on site. How, why and wherefore. Afterwards you can try the tea directly and then hike through the plantations.

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32.9 km

Santa Iria Viewpoint

Highlight • Viewpoint

Nice view of the tea plantations to the east. Important: the main road towards Ribeira Grande is closed to bicycles. A path runs parallel to it, mainly with coarse gravel, …

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36.7 km

Beautiful church in the town center

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39.7 km

Church of Our Lady of the Star

Highlight • Religious Site

Beautiful church in Ribeira Grande. It has a very particular bell tower, with exposed bells, and a facade with typical Azorean Baroque architecture, with three doors. Its first construction dates back to the distant 15th century.

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40.2 km

Madeiran Emigration Museum

Highlight • Historical Site

This small museum is well curated and has interesting facts and history about the Azores and its people.

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40.5 km

End point

Bus stop

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

16.3 km

10.6 km

9.58 km

3.09 km

1.01 km

Surfaces

17.1 km

11.3 km

9.86 km

1.72 km

400 m

122 m

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Highest point (820 m)

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