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Cabanas De Tavira

Ria Formosa Salt Ponds – Gilão River 🌊 Tavira loop from Conceição

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Cabanas De Tavira

Ria Formosa Salt Ponds – Gilão River 🌊 Tavira loop from Conceição

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Ria Formosa Salt Ponds – Gilão River 🌊 Tavira loop from Conceição

04:10

65.6km

360m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 27, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

Please check local regulations for:

Parque Natural da Ria Formosa

Zona de Proteção Especial da Ria Formosa

Ria Formosa-Castro Marim

Waypoints

A

Start point

Train Station

1

2.44 km

Salinas de Tavira

Highlight • Structure

Not the largest salt pans on the Algarve, but still impressive.

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2

31.7 km

Olhão Market Hall

Highlight • Monument

A good stop to stock up on water, have a meal, buy fruit or other food or simply use the public bathrooms.

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3

45.3 km

Ria Formosa Salt Ponds

Highlight • Structure

The colors look really cool.

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4

45.5 km

Salt Pans and Birdwatching in Ria Formosa Natural Park

Highlight • Natural

Road has split. Take care.

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5

46.2 km

Salt Pans of the Ria Formosa Natural Park

Highlight • Structure

Very large areas for sea salt production. Very good air.

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6

48.9 km

Ribeira dos Mosqueiros 🌉 Ecovía do Litoral

Highlight • Trail

Wooden boardwalks and bridges guide the excellent gravel trail across the coastal wetlands and river estuaries.

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7

50.4 km

Ria Formosa, Torre d'Aires 🏰 EcoVia Do Litoral

Highlight • Monument

Torre de Aires (also known as Torre d'Aires or Aires Gonçalves) is a site the village of Luz de Tavira. This village was part of the defense system of the …

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8

60.3 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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B

65.6 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

38.6 km

9.23 km

7.69 km

5.10 km

5.04 km

Surfaces

47.9 km

8.01 km

4.18 km

3.92 km

1.36 km

301 m

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Thursday 12 November

21°C

16°C

45 %

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