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Lourinha – Cadaval via Campelos

60 km road cycling loop472 m climbing2½–3 hoursGPX

Atalaia, Lisbon, Portugal · Road

A rolling 60 km road cycling loop from Atalaia, Lisbon through Lourinhã, Capelas and Pregança do Mar, with 472 m of climbing over the Lourinhã climb. Most of it (41.2 km) is on main roads without a cycle lane, 1.2 km where the limit is 80 km/h or more.

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At a glance

Best for
Rolling day rides for confident riders at ease in traffic
Distance
59.7 km
Loop
Elevation gain
472 m
8 m per km
Riding time
2½–3 hours
moving time, estimated
Difficulty
Moderate
Bike
Road bike
from the mapped surface
Surface
Mostly paved
94% paved · 5% unpaved
Traffic
Mostly main roads
41.2 km on main roads without a cycle lane · 1.2 km where the limit is 80 km/h or more
Food & water
Regular
28 cafés and restaurants · 10 shops · 5 water points · 5 petrol stations
Best months
May to Sep
Atalaia climate, 10 years
Navigation
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Start and finish
Atalaia

Map and elevation profile

Elevation profile

Total ascent
472 m
Distance
60 km
050100150200m0 km204060 km148 m · highest, at 8.5 kmStartFinish · back at the start

Route description

  1. Atalaia
  2. Lourinhãkm 2
  3. Lourinhã climbkm 4
  4. Capelaskm 7
  5. Pregança do Markm 8
  6. Ermegeirakm 25
  7. Aldeia Grandekm 29
  8. Outeiro da Cabeçakm 41
  9. Ribeira de Palheiroskm 48
  10. Atalaiakm 60

The route starts just outside Atalaia and passes through Lourinhã at 2.4 km before climbing 128 m over 3.1 km from km 4.1 to reach 147 m at km 7.2. It continues through several villages including Matas, Capelas, and Barrocas, reaching the highest point at 149 m around km 8. Most of the first half features 58% of the total elevation gain.

After a longest descent of 2.6 km from km 14.1, the route includes a 2.1 km climb from km 16.3 gaining 88 m. The loop then passes through Maxial at 27 km, Aldeia Grande, and Vilar before ongoing minor and quiet roads leading to Outeiro da Cabeça and Campelos. The last significant climb is 1.7 km starting at 56.5 km, gaining 86 m up to 94 m, just before the finish back at Atalaia.

The surface is 94% paved with some 5% gravel or unpaved mainly on minor roads and tracks. About 41 km are on main roads without cycle lanes, including some fast sections (1.2 km at 80 km/h+). There are food and drink options in Lourinhã at 2.4 km, restaurants around 13 km and 29 km, cafés near 40 and 46.5 km, and other places to refuel or buy supplies. Two bailouts by railway station appear at 23.3 km and 40.2 km. The longest stretch without a café, shop, or water is 12.3 km from km 14.6 to 26.9.

Why ride this route?

  • Climbs the Lourinhã climb (3.1 km at 4.1 %).

Highlights

  • Climb of 128 m over 3.1 km from km 4.1
  • Passes Lourinhã at 2.4 km with café, water, and station
  • Peaks near road: Bombarda 151 m, Cabeça Gorda 165 m
  • Three main climbs with max gradients up to 8.2%

Along the route

Measured from the route line, the Copernicus elevation model and OpenStreetMap.

Places passed

  1. Lourinhã 2.4 km
  2. Matas 6.7 km
  3. Capelas 7.4 km
  4. Barrocas 8 km
  5. Pregança do Mar 8.2 km
  6. Abrunheira 24 km
  7. Ermegeira 25.2 km
  8. Maxial 26.9 km
  9. Aldeia Grande 29.3 km
  10. Vilar 34.8 km
  11. Outeiro da Cabeça 40.6 km
  12. Campelos 46.4 km
  13. Ribeira de Palheiros 47.8 km
  14. Miragaia 51.7 km
  15. Nadrupe 53.2 km

Climbs

Climbs in ride order: where each starts, what this ride climbs, and the full named ascent
ClimbStarts atOn this rideFull ascentTop on this ride
Lourinhã climb4.1 km3.1 km · 128 m · 4.1 % · max 7.9 %3.1 km · 128 m · 4.1 %147 m
Unnamed climb16.3 km2.1 km · 88 m · 4.3 % · max 7 %—115 m
Unnamed climb56.5 km1.7 km · 86 m · 5.1 % · max 8.2 %—94 m

High point 149 m at 8 km; low point 8 m. Passes beneath Bombarda, Cabeça Gorda, Outeiro da Cabeça.

On this ride: the part this route climbs, cut from its own elevation profile. Full ascent: the whole named climb, measured the same way on every ride that uses it (its climb page).

Lourinhã climb · full ascent, starts at 4.1 km

3.1 km at 4.1% · 128 m
50100m4.2%4.7%0 km123.0 km147 msteepest 4.7%
< 4%4 – 7%7 – 10%> 10%

Traffic, surface and gradient

Measured from OpenStreetMap along the track and the elevation profile.

This is not a cycle-track route: 69% is on main roads without a cycle lane, 1.2 km of it where the limit is 80 km/h or more. Riders should be comfortable sharing the road with faster traffic.

Roads
70% main road · 14% quiet street · 13% minor road · 3% track
Main roads
41.2 km on main roads without a cycle lane — likely busier
Fast roads
1.2 km on roads with a limit of 80 km/h or more
Main roads used
EN 8-2 (10 km), EN 361-1 (10 km), EN 115-2 (7 km), EN 361 (4 km)
Surface
Predominantly paved: 94% is mapped as paved, 5% as unpaved or gravel.
Gradient
17% climbing · 20% descending · 63% flat
Steep sections
2.6 km over 5% · 0.3 km over 8% · steepest 500 m averages 7.8% at 58.5 km
Longest descent
2.6 km from 14.1 km, dropping 35 m

Food, water and services

Within a few hundred metres of the track, from OpenStreetMap. Opening hours change — treat this as where to look, not a promise.

No stretch is longer than 15 km without a café, shop or water. Along the route: 28 cafés and restaurants, 10 shops, 5 water points and 5 petrol stations.

Food, water and shops in ride order

  1. 2.3 kmGaragem Avenida do Oeste · petrol station · 60 m off route
  2. 2.4 kmVilla Park · café · 60 m off route
  3. 2.4 kmDrinking water · 130 m off route
  4. 3.3 kmMinipreço · supermarket · 50 m off route
  5. 3.3 kmFarmácia Marteleirense · pharmacy · 100 m off route
  6. 13 kmOs Severianos · restaurant · 60 m off route
  7. 13 kmWater tap · 40 m off route
  8. 14.6 kmConvenience store · 30 m off route
  9. 14.6 kmPrio · petrol station · on the route
  10. 29.1 kmO Troféu · restaurant · 30 m off route
  11. 29.3 kmDrinking water · 70 m off route
  12. 34.8 kmPrincesa de Alcântara · restaurant · 50 m off route
  13. 39.3 kmLusoceram · supermarket · 120 m off route
  14. 40.5 kmCafé Central · café · 270 m off route
  15. 46.4 kmFarmácia Campelos · pharmacy · on the route
  16. 46.5 kmAdega da Vila · café · on the route
  17. 53.2 kmCarlos dos Leitões · restaurant · on the route
  18. 56.2 kmFeira da Lourinhã · market · 250 m off route

Need to bail out?

  • 23.3 km — Ramalhal (station), 270 m off route
  • 40.2 km — Outeiro (station), 290 m off route

Whether bikes are carried depends on the service — check before relying on it.

Worth a stop

  • 2.4 km — Baloiço adaptado da Lourinhã (attraction)
  • 25.8 km — Gruta da Ermejeira (archaeological site)
  • 37.3 km — Cabeça Gorda (peak, 165 m)

Know before you go

  • 41 km on main roads without cycle lanes
  • 1.2 km on roads with 80 km/h+ speed limit
  • Longest no café, shop or water stretch: 12.3 km from 14.6 to 26.9
  • About 5% gravel or unpaved road surface

Routes are for inspiration. Roads, surfaces and conditions change — check locally and ride within your limits.

About this route

Dates ridden
to · 2 recordings
Route line
Built from 2 GPS recordings of the ride.
Elevation
Recalculated from the Copernicus GLO-90 terrain model every 50 m, not the device’s barometer.
Roads, surface, services
Measured along the line from OpenStreetMap extracts.
Best months
Ten years of ERA5 weather for Atalaia (Open-Meteo).
GPX
Generated from the route line: track points only, no timestamps or personal data.
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