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CyCLE RoutEs | wesTeRN | level 3
125 km

ACCuMuLAtED CLIMB
lagos
2440 m

with the vicentine Coast and the Monchique stop in this historical city of Aljezur, where you
Mountains pinpointed on your map, a very can recharge your batteries for the long uphill
special trip awaits you, inspired by the ride to Marmelete. once in Portela do Vale, where
brave seafarers who set off from the pretty the famous medronho brandy is produced, get
coastal city of lagos, and wrote the history ready to ride into the heart of the uplands along
of Portugal’s overseas expansion. the first winding roads around Fóia. From Monchique,
accomplishment is getting through Bensafrim head to Alferce and ride all the way up to Picota;
and claiming victory over the serra de Espinhaço then get ready for the grand return, all the way
de Cão to reach the coast. A few kilometres down to Casais and Lagos.
farther on, don’t miss the chance for a culture

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