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CyCLE RoutEs | sPORTs TRAINING ROUTes | level 4
177 km
ACCuMuLAtED CLIMB
alBuFeira
3000 m
set off from alongside the sands that shape do Caldeirão, where you will want to visit the
Albufeira’s lovely beaches for the first stage hamlets of Califórnia, Vermelhos and Corte de
of a route that demands agility and time to Pinheiro. Heading northwards, you reach the top
appreciate the admirable spectacle of nature. of Malhão and enthusiastically take on the hills of
the aim is to reach Picota by way of Paderne, the 20 km that separate you from são Bartolomeu
Benafim and salir, surmounting the difficulties of de Messines. you will come across the village of
a road which is winding but has a good surface. Algoz on the final stage of the return journey,
successive short but quite steep sections define where you will need to watch out for the traffic.
this route through the uplands of the serra
+ DeTAIls
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