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Olhão

Ria Formosa Natural Park – Salt Pans of Olhão loop from Olhão

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Portugal

Algarve

Olhão

Ria Formosa Natural Park – Salt Pans of Olhão loop from Olhão

Easy

3.7

(3)

hikers

Ria Formosa Natural Park – Salt Pans of Olhão loop from Olhão

00:48

3.16km

10m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 16, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

Please check local regulations for:

Parque Natural da Ria Formosa

Zona de Proteção Especial da Ria Formosa

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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300 m

Seahorse Roundabout

Highlight • Monument

396 m

Santa Claus at the Piano

Highlight • Monument

A seasonal highlight in the park of the new harbor 👀

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396 m

Statue "Old Men Looking Out to Sea"

Highlight • Monument

..around the Marina you can find these statues, among others 👀

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958 m

Ria Formosa Natural Park

Highlight • Natural

Near the new harbor lies this natural jewel

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1.08 km

Salt Pans of Olhão

Highlight • Natural

nice walk through the Salinas, if you are lucky you will see storks and flamingos

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2.16 km

Flamingos in Parque Natural da Ria Formosa

Highlight • Lake

Flamingos can often be seen in the back part of the filter basins.

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2.70 km

Historic Steam Asphalt Boiler at Estaleiro Municipal

Highlight • Monument

2.72 km

Graffiti Murals Under the Overpass Near the Salt Factory

Highlight • Structure

Beautiful graffiti near the salt factory.

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3.16 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.16 km

736 m

222 m

Surfaces

1.12 km

704 m

583 m

332 m

252 m

115 m

Elevation

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Saturday 6 June

26°C

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Ria Formosa Natural Park – Salt Pans of Olhão loop from Olhão

Seahorse Roundabout

Santa Claus at the Piano

Statue "Old Men Looking Out to Sea"

Ria Formosa Natural Park

Salt Pans of Olhão

Flamingos in Parque Natural da Ria Formosa

Historic Steam Asphalt Boiler at Estaleiro Municipal

Graffiti Murals Under the Overpass Near the Salt Factory

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