37 - 60 km
450 - 750 m
8 Days & 7 Nights
Get to know the “heart” of the Alentejo and its essence passing by some forgotten rural villages
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PARTNERS, CREDENTIALS AND MORE
- Tour Grade
- Distance
37 – 60 km / day
- Profile
A mix of flat and hilly. Some steep ascents/descents to cross valleys
- Route
20% road, 80% off road (dirt, gravel and double roads, some single tracks and short sections of sand or rocks)
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Itinerary
Arrival Lisbon or Faro
Welcome to Portugal! Our guide will pick you up at the airport and transfer you to Grândola.
In this small town in the Alentejo region you can rest and prepare for your journey ahead and start getting a little feel of the Portuguese culture.
Bike from Grândola to Santiago do Cacém
Leave Grândola and cross a beautiful hilly region with an impressive and unique cork oak forest.
Ride through amazing single trails in the Grândola Sierra leading you to Santiago do Cacém, a blend of maritime coast, pine forest and Alentejo inspiration, well known for its castle, a fortification of Moorish origin later rebuilt by the Christians.
Bike from Santiago do Cacém to V. N. de Milfontes
Leave the historical village of Santiago do Cacém and start cycling heading south through inner Alentejo.
Explore the quiet roads of this region and feel the essence of Alentejo, passing by some of the “forgotten” rural villages of Alentejo. As you arrive in Vila Nova de Milfontes you will be close to the sea and of some amazing beaches. The Mira River is one of the interesting points of this fishing village known as the Alentejo Princess.
Bike from V. N. de Milfontes to Odeceixe
Leave the historical village of Santiago do Cacém and start cycling south through inner Alentejo.
Start by visiting the stunning Cape Sardão. Guarded by a lighthouse, this cape is a place of absolute harmony between land and ocean. Admire the incredible stork nests in these amazing overhangs! Ride close to high remarkable cliffs and visit the typical village of Zambujeira do Mar. Continue through fields until you get to the Seixe River. By crossing it you are exiting the Alentejo and entering the Wild Algarve! Waiting for you on the other side will be Odeceixe, an attractive village on a hillside, with an old windmill sitting on the tallest hill.
Bike from Odeceixe to Arrifana
Start the day going to one of the most beautiful sceneries of this Coast – Odeceixe beach!
After crossing a plateau where you will ride along fields of sweet-potatoes and water channels, it’s time to head down to sea level for some more incredible beaches. Then, follow a valley where once caravels sailed to the village of Aljezur about 5km inland. Go up the narrow streets through typical houses and reach the medieval castle of Aljezur! Follow the winding road that sweeps down from the cliff’s top to the sea where you will find a stunning village by the ocean – Monte Clérigo. End in an amazing village over the Cliffs – Arrifana!
Bike from Arrifana to Pedralva
Start riding on top of an indescribable plateau and go down a dirt road to the secret Canal Beach.
This will be an image that will stay in your memory forever. After, cycle through some forests and head towards the coast passing by the incredible village of Carrapateira, following a dirt road along the showing this region and its most beautiful landscapes. Pass by stunning beaches, with incredible colourful cliffs. Leave the ocean and go up through a beautiful round pine forest and arrive at a typical and old village once abandoned and now recovered as a hotel.
Bike from Pedralva to Sagres
On this last day of cycling, you must leave the slow & rustic village lifestyle behind you because it is time to get back to the coastline.
Follow a coastal route that will give you the opportunity to discover some of the most beautiful and secret beaches of the Vicentina Coast. After climbing to the last plateau, you can calmly ride the reddish dirt roads heading south along Algarve’s wild coast, until Cape São Vicente - the south-westernmost point of Continental Europe.
Departure
This is it! The day has come to take back all the incredible memories you have made and new interesting things you discovered.
It has most definitely been a great adventure and we truly want you to come back and discover some more of Portugal's Nature Trails.