GR13.10 – Monchique to Alferce – 11.7 km

Route details Distance:  11.7 kilometres Time:       2:38 Ascent:    282 metres Speed:     4.4 kilometres per hour Our experience Our afternoon’s hike was the GR13.10 – Monchique to Alferce – 11.7 km, which meanders through the Monchique valley … Continued

GR13.11 – Alferce to Monchique – 11.5 km

Harri spends a lot of time researching hiking opportunities here in the Algarve so when two new Via Algarviana link routes between Alferce and Monchique were introduced this year he was keen to investigate them. And what better day to … Continued

Fishermen’s Trail: Day 9 Carrapateira – Vila do Bispo (16km)

We undertook to walk the Fishermen’s Trail from beginning to end – no ifs no buts – which meant we would be sticking with the ‘difficult’ route to Vila do Bispo today, despite an inland alternative being available. Had I … Continued

Central Algarve: Estômbar and Sítio das Fontes circular

The one and only time we’d visited Sítio das Fontes was on a return walk from Silves several winters ago. On that occasion, we were just passing through on route to Estômbar to catch the train back to Albufeira. I … Continued