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Lourinha – Obidos via Moita Dos Ferreiros

60 km road cycling loop478 m climbing2½–3 hoursGPX

Lourinha, Lisbon, Portugal · Road

A rolling 60 km road cycling loop from Lourinha, Lisbon through Seixal, Alto Veríssimo and Serra d'El-Rei, with 478 m of climbing. Most of it (45.7 km) is on main roads without a cycle lane, 1.5 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
59.8 km
Loop
Elevation gain
478 m
8 m per km
Riding time
2½–3 hours
moving time, estimated
Difficulty
Moderate
Bike
Road bike
from the mapped surface
Surface
Paved
97% paved · 2% unpaved · 1% no data
Traffic
Mostly main roads
45.7 km on main roads without a cycle lane · 1.5 km where the limit is 80 km/h or more
Food & water
Regular
67 cafés and restaurants · 18 shops · 2 water points · 11 petrol stations · 4 public toilets · 1 bike shop
Best months
May to Sep
Lourinha climate, 10 years
Navigation
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Start and finish
Lourinha

Map and elevation profile

Elevation profile

Total ascent
478 m
Distance
60 km
050100150m0 km204060 km133 m · highest, at 20.1 kmStartFinish · back at the start

Route description

  1. Lourinha
  2. Seixalkm 5
  3. Alto Veríssimokm 10
  4. Serra d'El-Reikm 19
  5. Amoreirakm 26
  6. Roliçakm 33
  7. Vale Covokm 41
  8. Casal dos Pinheirinhoskm 44
  9. Miragaiakm 51
  10. Lourinhakm 60

This loop starts in Lourinha and heads through multiple places including Seixal at 4.5 km and Atouguia da Baleia at 14.2 km. The first notable climb begins just after Seixal at 4.7 km, lasting 4 km with a 104 m gain at an average gradient of 2.6%, reaching 112 m elevation. After cycling through Serra d'El-Rei at 19.4 km, the route's highest point is near 19.7 km at 133 m. There are several further climbs: at 14.9 km for 2.1 km with 41 m gain, at 17.2 km for 2.2 km with 48 m gain, and later at 40.8 km for 2.2 km gaining 51 m. A final climb near the end at 55.6 km of 2.2 km gains 80 m with some sections as steep as 6.9%. The route ends back at Lourinha.

Highlights

  • Climb near Seixal with 104 m gain
  • Highest point at 133 m near Serra d'El-Rei
  • Moita dos Ferreiros at 45.6 km
  • Climb ending at 55.6 km with 6.9% max gradient

Along the route

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

Places passed

  1. Seixal 4.5 km
  2. Casal da Murta 6.3 km
  3. Alto Foz 8.8 km
  4. Alto Veríssimo 9.5 km
  5. Geraldes 11 km
  6. Atouguia da Baleia 14.2 km
  7. Coimbrã 15.2 km
  8. Serra d'El-Rei 19.4 km
  9. Casal das Ladeiras 22.5 km
  10. Casal da Arruda 23 km
  11. Amoreira 25.5 km
  12. Sobral da Lagoa 27.4 km
  13. A-da-Gorda 28.6 km
  14. São Mamede 31 km
  15. Roliça 32.6 km
  16. Paúl 35.1 km
  17. Bairro Torre Bela 37.5 km
  18. Bombarral 38.5 km
  19. Vale Covo 40.6 km
  20. Gamelas 42.3 km
  21. Cantarola 43 km
  22. Casal dos Pinheirinhos 43.5 km
  23. Montes Claros 44 km
  24. Moita dos Ferreiros 45.6 km
  25. Papagovas 49.1 km
  26. Miragaia 50.5 km
  27. Nadrupe 52.5 km
  28. Lourinhã 54.9 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 climb4.7 km4 km · 104 m · 2.6 % · max 4.3 %112 m
Unnamed climb14.9 km2.1 km · 41 m · 2 % · max 2.8 %83 m
Unnamed climb17.2 km2.2 km · 48 m · 2.2 % · max 2.9 %132 m
Unnamed climb40.8 km2.2 km · 51 m · 2.3 % · max 2.9 %123 m
Unnamed climb55.6 km2.2 km · 80 m · 3.7 % · max 6.9 %100 m

High point 133 m at 19.7 km; low point 7 m.

Traffic, surface and gradient

Measured from OpenStreetMap along the track and the elevation profile.

This is not a cycle-track route: 76% is on main roads without a cycle lane, 1.5 km of it where the limit is 80 km/h or more. Riders should be comfortable sharing the road with faster traffic.

Roads
77% main road · 10% quiet street · 8% minor road · 2% track · 3% other roads and tracks
Main roads
45.7 km on main roads without a cycle lane — likely busier
Fast roads
1.5 km on roads with a limit of 80 km/h or more
Main roads used
EN 361 (13 km), EN 114 (12 km), EN 247 (10 km), EN 8 (9 km)
Surface
Paved: 97% of the route is mapped as paved, 2% as unpaved.
Gradient
26% climbing · 21% descending · 53% flat
Steep sections
0.9 km over 5% · steepest 500 m averages 6.7% at 57.2 km
Longest descent
3.2 km from 9.2 km, dropping 72 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: 67 cafés and restaurants, 18 shops, 2 water points, 11 petrol stations, 4 public toilets and 1 bike shop.

Food, water and shops in ride order

  1. 2.6 kmDrinking water · 150 m off route
  2. 2.7 kmPingo Doce · supermarket · 70 m off route
  3. 2.9 kmToilets · 30 m off route
  4. 3.3 kmRepsol · petrol station · 50 m off route
  5. 9.5 kmGalp · petrol station · on the route
  6. 10.9 kmSanta Luzia · pharmacy · 290 m off route
  7. 14.2 kmArcadas do Jardim · café · 110 m off route
  8. 18.6 kmMoeve · petrol station · 60 m off route
  9. 19.4 kmFarmácia Serra · pharmacy · on the route
  10. 24.8 kmConvenience store · 40 m off route
  11. 24.8 kmPetrÓbidos · petrol station · 30 m off route
  12. 31.3 kmSolar da Faia · café · 50 m off route
  13. 38.3 kmDrinking water · 200 m off route
  14. 38.6 kmAmanhecer - Supermercado A Padeirinha · convenience store · 50 m off route
  15. 40.4 kmCafé Cruzeiro · café · on the route
  16. 45.8 kmFarmácia Correia Mendes · pharmacy · on the route
  17. 49.2 kmCafé · 30 m off route
  18. 55.3 kmMinipreço · supermarket · 30 m off route

Need to bail out?

  • 31.6 km — São Mamede (station), 110 m off route
  • 38.5 km — Bombarral (station), 510 m off route

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

Worth a stop

  • 2.3 km — Baloiço adaptado da Lourinhã (attraction)
  • 14.4 km — Parque de merendas (picnic site)
  • 26.2 km — Baloiço na Serra da Amoreira (attraction)

Know before you go

  • 45.7 km on main roads without cycle lanes
  • 1.5 km on fast roads with 80 km/h+ speed limit
  • 6.4 km longest stretch without café, shop or water from 31.3 km to 37.7 km
  • 0.9 km on gravel or unpaved surfaces

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

About this route

Dates ridden
to · 3 recordings
Route line
Built from 3 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 Lourinha (Open-Meteo).
GPX
Generated from the route line: track points only, no timestamps or personal data.
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