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Atouguia da Baleia, Leiria, Portugal · Road

A hilly 33 km road cycling loop from Atouguia da Baleia, Leiria through Casais do Moinho da Praia, Casais do Rio and Vau, with 366 m of climbing. Most of it (27.7 km) is on main roads without a cycle lane.

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At a glance

Best for
Short, climbing-heavy rides for confident riders at ease in traffic
Distance
33.3 km
Loop
Elevation gain
366 m
11 m per km
Riding time
1–1½ hours
moving time, estimated
Difficulty
Easy
Bike
Road bike
from the mapped surface
Surface
Paved
98% paved · 2% unpaved
Traffic
Mostly main roads
27.7 km on main roads without a cycle lane
Food & water
Regular
9 cafés and restaurants · 3 shops · 1 water point · 1 petrol station
Best months
May to Sep
Atouguia da Baleia climate, 10 years
Navigation
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Start and finish
Atouguia da Baleia

Map and elevation profile

Elevation profile

Total ascent
366 m
Distance
33 km
050100150m0 km102033 km133 m · highest, at 26.5 kmStartFinish · back at the start

Route description

  1. Atouguia da Baleia
  2. Casais do Moinho da Praiakm 3
  3. Casais do Riokm 17
  4. Vaukm 18
  5. Amoreirakm 21
  6. Casal da Arrudakm 23
  7. Casal das Ladeiraskm 24
  8. Serra d'El-Reikm 27
  9. Atouguia da Baleiakm 33

This 33.3 km loop begins and ends in Atouguia da Baleia, passing through several places including Casais do Moinho da Praia at 3.3 km, Casais do Rio at 16.5 km, Vau at 17.6 km, and Serra d'El-Rei at 26.7 km. The route features mainly paved surfaces (98%) and includes 27.7 km on main roads without cycle lanes, notably on EM 603 for 9.4 km, EM 573 for 7.4 km, and EN 114 for 5.6 km.

Four climbs are spread through the ride: the first starts at 2.8 km climbing 68 m over 2 km, the second at 14.6 km gaining 62 m in 2.2 km, a shorter climb at 18.1 km with 40 m over 1.4 km, and the longest climb starts at 22.5 km, ascending 94 m over 2.9 km. The highest point at 133 m is reached near 26.3 km. The route has 28% climbing, 30% descending, and 42% flat sections, with occasional gradients over 5% on 1.4 km.

Food and drink options are limited early on, with the first café, O Covão dos Musaranhos, off-route at 9.2 km. Other cafes and restaurants appear from 16.2 km to 26.7 km near the final stretch. Convenience stores and a petrol station at around 21.4 km provide refuelling. The route's longest stretch without café, shop, or water is 9.2 km at the start. A spring for water is available off-route at 30.9 km.

Why ride this route?

  • The shortest of the 14 rides from Atouguia da Baleia, yet it climbs 366 m.

Highlights

  • Climb beneath Cabeço da Serra peak (108 m)
  • Cafés at 9.2 km and 16.2 km
  • Highest point near Serra d'El-Rei at 133 m
  • Longest climb of 2.9 km from 22.5 km

Along the route

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

Places passed

  1. Casais do Moinho da Praia 3.3 km
  2. Casais do Rio 16.5 km
  3. Vau 17.6 km
  4. Amoreira 20.7 km
  5. Casal da Arruda 23.1 km
  6. Casal das Ladeiras 23.6 km
  7. Serra d'El-Rei 26.7 km

Climbs

Climbs in ride order: where each starts, what this ride climbs, and the full named ascent
ClimbStarts atOn this rideTop on this ride
Unnamed climb2.8 km2 km · 68 m · 3.4 % · max 4.7 %80 m
Unnamed climb14.6 km2.2 km · 62 m · 2.9 % · max 6.4 %65 m
Unnamed climb18.1 km1.4 km · 40 m · 3 % · max 5.4 %78 m
Unnamed climb22.5 km2.9 km · 94 m · 3.3 % · max 4.9 %129 m

High point 133 m at 26.3 km; low point 1 m. Passes beneath Cabeço da Serra.

Traffic, surface and gradient

Measured from OpenStreetMap along the track and the elevation profile.

This is not a cycle-track route: 83% is on main roads without a cycle lane. Riders should be comfortable sharing the road with faster traffic.

Roads
84% main road · 7% quiet street · 5% minor road · 3% path · 1% other roads and tracks
Main roads
27.7 km on main roads without a cycle lane — likely busier
Main roads used
EM 603 (9 km), EM 573 (7 km), EN 114 (6 km)
Surface
Paved: 98% of the route is mapped as paved, 2% as unpaved.
Gradient
28% climbing · 30% descending · 42% flat
Steep sections
1.4 km over 5% · steepest 500 m averages 6% at 15.1 km

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: 9 cafés and restaurants, 3 shops, 1 water point and 1 petrol station.

Food, water and shops in ride order

  1. 9.2 kmO Covão dos Musaranhos · café · 80 m off route
  2. 16.2 kmAssociação Recreativa de Vau · café · 180 m off route
  3. 20.6 kmAlcaidaria-Mor · restaurant · 130 m off route
  4. 21.4 kmConvenience store · on the route
  5. 21.4 kmPetrÓbidos · petrol station · on the route
  6. 26.5 kmMeu Super · supermarket · 40 m off route
  7. 26.7 kmA Serrana · café · on the route
  8. 26.7 kmFarmácia Serra · pharmacy · on the route
  9. 30.9 kmFonte dos Cabreiros · spring · 190 m off route

Worth a stop

  • 6.7 km — Cabeço da Serra (peak, 108 m)
  • 27.7 km — Parque de Merendas Serra D'El Rei (picnic site)

Know before you go

  • 27.7 km on main roads without cycle lane
  • Longest stretch without café, shop or water: 9.2 km
  • Small gravel section covers 2% of the route

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 Atouguia da Baleia (Open-Meteo).
GPX
Generated from the route line: track points only, no timestamps or personal data.
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