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Ria Formosa Natural Park – Restaurante Libr Central Plaza loop from Antigo Apeadeiro de Bias

Ria Formosa Natural Park – Restaurante Libr Central Plaza loop from Antigo Apeadeiro de Bias

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Ria Formosa Natural Park – Restaurante Libr Central Plaza loop from Antigo Apeadeiro de Bias

02:53

42.8km

510m

Gravel riding

Hard gravel ride. Very good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: June 20, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Parque Natural da Ria Formosa

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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320 m

Old salt pans in Ria Formosa Natural Park

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A very well-developed cycle path with the following destinations:

Olhão is a city in Portugal with 14,206 inhabitants (as of April 19, 2021). Olhão is located in the so-called Sand …

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612 m

EcoVia do Litoral 🚵 Trailhead

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This unpaved gravel stretch of the EcoVia do Litoral beginning or ending here is a dedicated bike trail, without car access, through a beautiful remote part of the coastal wetlands. At the Trailhead parking are restrooms, water, and picnic facilities.

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820 m

Wooden boardwalk in the Parque Natural da Ria Formosa

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Although the small part at the end appears not to be good for cycling, you can take it if you push your bike!

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2.18 km

Wooden boardwalk in Parque Natural da Ria Formosa

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It's just a pleasure to bike through nature 😘

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2.24 km

Ria Formosa Natural Park

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A very well-developed cycle path with the following destinations:

Olhão is a city in Portugal with 14,206 inhabitants (as of April 19, 2021). Olhão is located in the so-called Sand …

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36.3 km

Restaurante Libr Central Plaza

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Always open. Worth the detour.

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42.8 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

24.0 km

16.8 km

847 m

739 m

310 m

243 m

Surfaces

13.9 km

13.4 km

10.8 km

4.36 km

336 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (310 m)

Lowest point (0 m)

Weather

Wednesday 15 July

34°C

19°C

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Ria Formosa Natural Park – Restaurante Libr Central Plaza loop from Antigo Apeadeiro de Bias

Old salt pans in Ria Formosa Natural Park

EcoVia do Litoral 🚵 Trailhead

Wooden boardwalk in the Parque Natural da Ria Formosa

Wooden boardwalk in Parque Natural da Ria Formosa

Ria Formosa Natural Park

Restaurante Libr Central Plaza

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