Algarve Coastal Walk
The coast between Albufeira and Cabo S. Vicente / Sagres, with its fascinating landscape, offers ideal conditions for hiking. The Algarve Coastal Wald follows the cliffs and beaches and has spectacular landscapes, caves, remote beaches and untouched nature. At this walk a Algarve will be discovered that is still original and surprising.
Costs Map and Track: For all sections the maps together with the corresponding track are free to download. However, we ask for a donation of 0,50 Euro (or any higher amount!). This allows us to keep our team happy who create and update these maps.
To download the map and track, just click on the link in the table below.
You can donate simply with paypal:
| Number WIP | Name | Length (km) |
Time | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACW 1 | Faro - Quarteira | 23.6 | 7 | moderate |
| ACW 2 | Quarteira - Olhos d'Água | 10.4 | 3 | easy |
| ACW 3 | Olhos d'Água - Albufeira | 8.6 | 3 | easy |
| ACW 4 | Albufeira - Armação de Pêra | 14.7 | 6 | easy |
| ACW 5 | Armação da Pêra - Carvoeiro | 16.3 | 6 | moderate |
| ACW 6 | Carvoeiro - Portimão | 12.6 | 5 | moderate |
| ACW 7 | Portimão - Alvor | 12 | 4 | moderate |
| ACW 8 | Alvor - Lagos | 19.2 | 5 | moderate |
| ACW 9 | Lagos - Luz | 11 | 3 | easy |
| ACW 10 | Luz - Salema | 11.7 | 4 | moderate |
| ACW 11 | Salema - Sagres | 16.8 | 6 | moderate |
| ACW 12 | Sagres - Cabo S. Vicente | 8.2 | 3 | easy |
A great long-distance walk is the following 8-day tour:
Start in Albufeira
4-day tour to Alvor, with overnight stops in Armação de Pêra, Carvoeiro, Portimão.
Transfer by Taxi from Alvor to Lagos
4-day tour to Cabo S. Vicente, with overnight stops in Lux, Salema and Sagres.