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Quiaios

View of the Cabo Mondego Lighthouse – Former coastal mine loop from Praia de Quiaios

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Portugal
Coimbra
Quiaios

View of the Cabo Mondego Lighthouse – Former coastal mine loop from Praia de Quiaios

Moderate

4.9

(9)

82

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View of the Cabo Mondego Lighthouse – Former coastal mine loop from Praia de Quiaios

01:23

20.3km

280m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 21, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 10.0 km for 278 m

Waypoints

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1

3.28 km

Coastal Road of the Old Quarry

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A rough gravel path used to lead along the coast here, but the road through the former quarry has now been asphalted. It goes up and down a lot, but …

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2

4.99 km

View of Figueira da Foz

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You have a path at the viewpoint

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3

15.4 km

Nice vantage point
don't get confused with the one down the street, it's nicer and doesn't end in a dead end 😅

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4

16.8 km

This lighthouse built in the 19th century looks out over the sea from the top of the cliff. The road that passes under it is among the most scenic on the Portuguese coast.

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17.6 km

Former coastal mine

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Simply known as la fabrica, the erstwhile mine operation has contributed to making the rough steep coast accessible, albeit still with a steep, gravel and dirt compacted road

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6

17.7 km

Here elements meet each other: where water bounces in the eternal beat of the sea on craggy rocks and dragging seagulls screaming. A path leads above a wild (impassable) sandy beach to a lighthouse.

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7

17.9 km

View of the Dunas de Mira Coast

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View of the coast, path was blocked with stones but for cyclists you can drive the way

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8

18.2 km

Endless sandy beach with dunes. Simply magnificent.

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20.3 km

End point

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Way Types & Surfaces

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10.8 km

5.56 km

3.31 km

569 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

9.94 km

9.27 km

733 m

191 m

146 m

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Sunday 11 October

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