Southern Portugal bikepacking recce
Southern Portugal bikepacking recce
Colección de Emma Pooley
7 Rutas
45:30 h
660 km
11.570 m
Investigating routes for my "Saudade Algarve" collection: these rides included many wrong turns, getting lost, hikeabike, cafe stops, and other adventurous fun :-)With one day riding with the awesome Fiona Hunter-Johnston of Echappée Portugal: she had all the inside info on the best cafe stops and most scenic hikeabike! And she offered great advice for the Via Algarviana - I've incorporated her route improvements into the Saudade Algarve collection.
Love the fact that you and I have the same average speed but you are tackling the mountainous Spanish terrain - me, I'm riding around a slightly rolling Isle of Wight!!
de APB
Recibe recomendaciones de senderos, montañas y otros sitios increíbles.
A few wrong turns but also some amazing views 🤩
de Emma Pooley
Mostly glorious dirt roads, just the occasional crazy-steep or too-rocky section that’s unsuitable for anything but a MTB. Also The Valley Of Despair with 4 river crossings and ridiculous steep narrow hikeabike, which can easily be bypassed by a nice gravel road and quiet country lane 😩
I rerouted some…
de Emma Pooley
Great pictures! Looks like a great tour 👍
de Martin
Also some sections of not so nice main road (and boring backroads).
Not a route to copy necessarily 😅 unless you love deep sand
de Emma Pooley
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