Portugal, Algarve (West)

Cabo são Vicente to Loule Station - 129.1 km. April 2003

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14^th April 2003 - Cape Saint Vincent to Vila do Bispo
15^th April 2003 - Vila do Bispo to Vale de Boi
16^th April 2003 - Vale de Boi to Espiche
17^th April 2003 - Espiche to Odiaxere
18^th April 2003 - Odiaxere to Portimao
19^th April 2003 - Portimao to Silves
20^th April 2003 - Silves to Alcantarilha
21^st April 2003 - Alcantarilha to Tunes
22^nd April 2003 - Rest day
23^rd April 2003 - Tunes to Boliqueime
24^th April 2003 - Mini not well
25^th April 2003 - Boliqueime to Loule

2003-04-Algarve-West.gdb - Download this Garmin GDB file. It can be opened with Garmin MapSource software.
2003-04-Algarve-West.gpx - Download this Garmin GPX file. This can be loaded into Google Earth.

Railways | Eva Buses | Frota-Azul Buses

Map of the Route

Here is another map we made.

Another map of the route

Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) Data

We hope to provide GPS tracks for our walks. On this leg (Portugal 2003) we did not have a receiver and software. The cost was just too high. The Portugal 2004 leg should be better documented including dead ends and aborted routes! GPS receiver and software prices have come down greatly in this period. We will be using a "Garmin eTrex Vista" receiver with PC MapSource software using the "Roads and Recreation (Europe)" CD ROM. The Portugal data on this CD is not very detailed. We have used the MapSource software to document the Portugal 2003 walks by re-constructing from the maps. This is better than nothing but not at all accurate. More recently we have re-estimated the distances with much better accuracy using the Google Earth measuring tool.

Date / Distance	Transport and Route Summary
Mon 14^th April 2003 12.2 km.	Cabo São Vicente to Vila do Bispo Bus. Quiet roads, wonderful views and a wildlife garden beyond compare.
Tue 15^th April 2003 12.9 km.	Vila do Bispo to Vale de Boi Bus. Quiet roads, eucalyptus forest tracks, a wind farm, country lanes, meadows, excellent views.
Wed 16^th April 2003 8.8 km.	Vale de Boi to Espiche Bus. Quiet country lanes through farm land and scrub.
Thu 17^th April 2003 10.2 km.	Espiche to Odiáxere Bus. Quiet country lanes, a few busier roads and a river valley.
Fri 18^th April 2003 21.8 km.	Odiáxere to Portimão Bus and train. Quiet country lanes, dirt roads through farm land, a very indirect and tiring route. We were not fit.
Sat 19^th April 2003 12.9 km.	Portimão to Silves Train. Very busy road at the start followed by quiet farm lanes and estuary views. Quite busy nearer Silves.
Sun 20^th April 2003 9.9 km.	Silves to Alcantarilha Train. Unmade farm tracks for most of the route. Part of the route is along a ridge with good views.
Mon 21^st April 2003 10.3 km.	Alcantarilha to Tunes Train. Quiet country lanes through farm land.
Tue 22^nd April 2003	Rest Day Lanes and tracks near out house in Lagos.
Wed 23^rd April 2003 19.4 km.	Tunes to Boliquime Train. Quiet country lanes and a dirt road through wild hills.
Thu 24^th April 2003	Rest Day Lanes and tracks near out house in Lagos.
Fri 25^th April 2003 10.7 km.	Boliquime to Loule Taxi and train. Quiet country lanes and a dirt road alongside the railway.

Portugal, Algarve (West)

Cabo são Vicente to Loule Station - 129.1 km. April 2003

Date / Distance

Transport and Route Summary