Olhão Old Town – Culatra Beach loop from Olhão

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Algarve

Olhão

Olhão Old Town – Culatra Beach loop from Olhão

Hard

4.8

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Olhão Old Town – Culatra Beach loop from Olhão

05:22

21.3km

20m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The route includes a crossing by ferry. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 18, 2026

This route includes a ferry crossing

Tips

Includes ferry crossings

Check ferry timetable.

After 1.56 km for 5.24 km

After 11.8 km for 8.28 km

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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816 m

Igreja Matriz de Nossa Senhora do Rosário (Olhão)

Highlight • Religious Site

A church worth seeing, with a stork's nest 👀

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897 m

Olhão Old Town

Highlight • Settlement

...above the roofs of Olhão you have a beautiful view of the city and the sea 👀

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6.95 km

Culatra Ferry Terminal

Highlight • Rest Area

Culatra Island lies within the Ria Formosa Natural Park in the Gulf of Cádiz. Together with its neighboring islands, it forms a chain of islands, interrupted only by a few …

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8.33 km

Culatra Beach

Highlight • Beach

little-visited, kilometer-long sandy beach

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10.00 km

Farol Beach

Beach

10.7 km

Farol Beach and Lighthouse

Highlight • Beach

beautiful beach It is best to take the ferry to Farol and walk along the beach. Then in Culatra take the ferry back to Olhão.

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11.1 km

Culatra Island Lighthouse

Highlight • Monument

Farol Island lies within the Ria Formosa Natural Park in the Gulf of Cádiz. Together with its neighboring islands, it forms a chain of islands, interrupted only by a few …

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11.4 km

View of the Lighthouse of Cabo de Santa Maria

Highlight • Viewpoint

Farol Island lies within the Ria Formosa Natural Park in the Gulf of Cádiz. Together with its neighboring islands, it forms a chain of islands, interrupted only by a few …

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20.2 km

Olhão Ferry Terminal

Highlight • Rest Area

From here you can reach the offshore islands with their magnificent sandy beaches.

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21.3 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

13.5 km

5.74 km

1.06 km

698 m

328 m

Surfaces

13.8 km

3.48 km

2.95 km

778 m

328 m

Elevation

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Weather

Saturday 17 October

23°C

17°C

59 %

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Max wind speed: 21.0 km/h

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Comments

February 13, 2024,Olhão und Insel Culatra 🏝️🐟

Sorry ferry to Culatra ran komoot 🫣a few kilometers have to be deducted.

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March 27, 2025,Olhão und llha da Culatra

Today we're off to the Eastern or Sandalgarve, specifically to the Ria Formosa Natural Park. A lagoon is protected by several offshore islands. One of them is Culatra, which is mainly characterized by dunes and a kilometer-long sandy beach. There's not much hiking to do there; the two ferry docks are 5 km apart. Here you can relax, look around, …

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March 29, 2022,Ab auf die Insel Culatra

After breakfast in the garden we went to the island. In the garden there are medlars, lemons and tangerines to harvest. It's nice and quiet on the island at this time of year. So full of enjoyment!

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