THE ROADS WE RIDE · ALGARVE, PORTUGAL
Every road we ride in the Algarve, mapped and ready to download.
27 GPX routes across 9 groups — from the Foia summit to the Spanish border. Free for subscribers.
West, central, or east — pick your base, pick your group, download the GPX. Every route is ridden and mapped by us. Load it to your Garmin and ride.
THE TRAINING GROUND
Three route groups covering the Foia summit, the Sagres headland, and the Costa Vicentina coast. The most established cycling region in Portugal — download your GPX and go.
Lagos, Burgau, Portimão, Alvor, Sagres, Salema, Aljezur
SERRA TO SEA
Six route groups covering mountain roads, limestone interior, the Odelouca reservoir, and the Ria Formosa lagoon. More terrain variety than most riders who come here ever get through.
Monchique, Silves, Faro, Loulé, Albufeira, Vilamoura, Quarteira, Vale do Lobo, Quinta do Lago, Armação de Pêra, Carvoeiro, Alte
THE QUIET CORNER
Three routes on the quietest roads in Portugal — orange groves, cobbled climbs, and the Spanish border on the Guadiana river. The riding most visiting cyclists never find.
Tavira, Olhão
Atlantic coast, Serra de Monchique, Cabo de São Vicente. The most established cycling region in Portugal.
The best cycling base in the Algarve — Foia at 902m, the Sagres lighthouse run, and both sides of the Serra de Monchique, all from Lagos or Burgau.
The most direct coastal access to the Foia summit — three routes from Portimão and Alvor on the same roads the Volta ao Algarve uses every February.
The most remote cycling terrain in Portugal — Atlantic cliff roads, Costa Vicentina natural park, and the lighthouse at Cabo de São Vicente from Sagres, Salema, or Aljezur.
Mountain roads, limestone interior, lagoon corridor, and the Wall of Alte. The widest terrain range in the Algarve.
Three routes built entirely around elevation — the Foia summit, the Volta ao Algarve descent, and the Odelouca reservoir road, from Monchique and Silves.
The limestone interior between the coast and the higher serra — Volta ao Algarve stage terrain, the Serra do Caldeirão, and the Ria Formosa corridor from Faro and Loulé.
The stretch of coast between the resort belt and the limestone interior — where the terrain shifts from clifftop riding to inland climbing within a few kilometres of the beach.
Pine forest estate roads, the Ria Formosa lagoon, and the limestone interior north of Loulé — the best-maintained roads in the Algarve from four resort bases.
A single whitewashed village in the limestone interior at 250m — the Wall of Alte, the Malhão plateau, and the serras beyond. Germano BiciArte at the finish.
Orange groves, cobbled climbs, and the Spanish border on the Guadiana river. The roads most visiting cyclists never find.
The quietest corner of the Algarve — orange groves, cobbled climbs, empty mountain roads, and the Spanish border on the Guadiana river. The riding most visiting cyclists never find, from Tavira and Olhão on the Ria Formosa coast.
Your Cervélo arrives pre-fitted to your measurements, with GPX routes loaded and ready. All you need to do is clip in.
Our best road routes, with GPX files ready to load to your GPS.
