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Monte Gordo

Old/Roman Bridge 🌉 Tavira – Gilão River 🌊 Tavira loop from Monte Gordo

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Portugal

Algarve

Monte Gordo

Old/Roman Bridge 🌉 Tavira – Gilão River 🌊 Tavira loop from Monte Gordo

Moderate

4.5

(35)

157

riders

Old/Roman Bridge 🌉 Tavira – Gilão River 🌊 Tavira loop from Monte Gordo

03:04

50.8km

330m

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 21, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

Please check local regulations for:

Parque Natural da Ria Formosa

Reserva Natural do Sapal de Castro Marim e Vila Real de Santo António

Zona de Proteção Especial da Ria Formosa

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

Get Directions

18.0 km

Distance sign at Santa Rita

Highlight • Structure

If you urgently need to stop off, you will find it in 500 meters.
If you want to know - off to Lisboa (305 km)!

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20.4 km

Ribeira do Almargem

Lake

25.3 km

Jardim da Alagoa 🌴 Statue of Dom Marcelino Franco

Highlight • Monument

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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25.4 km

Old/Roman Bridge 🌉 Tavira

Highlight • Bridge

Despite its name, the bridge itself is neither Roman nor has a Roman origin. It was built when Tavira belonged to al-Andalus (the Islamic Domain of Iberia), most probably in …

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25.5 km

Republic Square ⛲ Tavira

Highlight • Monument

This town square on the Rio Gilão riverfront served as Tavira's promenade and a marketplace for centuries, with vendors selling fish and fruit, as well as slaves in the dark …

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26.4 km

Gilão River 🌊 Tavira

Highlight • River

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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37.1 km

View of Cacela Velha and the Ria Formosa

Highlight • Viewpoint

Cacela Velha is a small and unique historical place, bordered to the south by a fortress and to the east and west by the parish cemetery overlooking the Ria Formosa.

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37.1 km

Church of Our Lady of the Assumption of Cacela Velha

Highlight • Religious Site

Church stands on the ruins of the medieval church. Built in 1538 in honor of “Our Lady of the Assumption” - Nossa Senhora da Assuncao.

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37.1 km

View of the Ria Formosa lagoon

Highlight • Viewpoint

A small round through the village with a magnificent view of the mudflats.
This place is probably included in every bus tour of the regional organizers, i.e. other groups are also staying there 🤣

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50.8 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

33.6 km

9.01 km

3.72 km

3.29 km

1.14 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

37.7 km

10.7 km

1.15 km

970 m

301 m

Elevation

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Highest point (70 m)

Lowest point (0 m)

Weather

Sunday 30 August

31°C

19°C

0 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 26.0 km/h

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Comments

April 24, 2025,Portugal - Rondje Monte Gordo naar Tavira

Nice hilly cycle route from Monte Gordo to Tavira. Plenty of sun and a temperature of 24 degrees. Cycling remains special, sometimes on a highway. But many back roads were also easy to pass 😎

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September 9, 2023,Nach Vila Real de Santo António an die spanische Grenze 🇵🇹🇪🇦

And then take the ferry to Ayamonte 🇪🇦 for lunch and coffee and back again. The holiday tour is now complete and the entire south coast of Portugal has been cycled 💪🚴🏼‍♀️🚴🏻

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Old/Roman Bridge 🌉 Tavira – Gilão River 🌊 Tavira loop from Monte Gordo

Distance sign at Santa Rita

Jardim da Alagoa 🌴 Statue of Dom Marcelino Franco

Old/Roman Bridge 🌉 Tavira

Republic Square ⛲ Tavira

Gilão River 🌊 Tavira

View of Cacela Velha and the Ria Formosa

Church of Our Lady of the Assumption of Cacela Velha

View of the Ria Formosa lagoon

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