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Lagos (Santa Maria)

Ponta da Piedade Steps – Ponta da Piedade Cliffs loop from Farol de Ponta da Piedade

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Portugal

Algarve

Lagos (Santa Maria)

Ponta da Piedade Steps – Ponta da Piedade Cliffs loop from Farol de Ponta da Piedade

Moderate

4.7

(448)

2,309

hikers

Ponta da Piedade Steps – Ponta da Piedade Cliffs loop from Farol de Ponta da Piedade

02:31

8.97km

180m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 13, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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1.50 km

Viewpoints at Ponta da Piedade

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At Ponta da Piedade, just outside Lagos, you'll find several stunning viewing platforms on the cliffs. From there, you can gaze out over impressive rock formations, clear turquoise water, sea caves, and natural arches.

The platforms are accessible via wooden walkways and stairs and offer spectacular panoramas, especially at sunrise or sunset.

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1.68 km

Fishermen's Trail Coastal Cliffs (Rota Vicentina, Algarve)

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Certainly one of the most beautiful sections on the Fischerwanderweg. Here you can marvel at a wonderful rocky landscape with wonderful views.

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1.73 km

Ponta da Piedade Viewpoint

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Ponta da Piedade is a spectacular rocky coastline just south of Lagos, in the Algarve. It's known for its impressive limestone cliffs, natural arches, sea caves, and turquoise water. You can explore the area on foot via trails and steps, or from the water with a kayak or boat tour. It's one of the Algarve's most beautiful viewpoints, especially at sunrise or sunset.

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2.12 km

View of the Algarve Cliffs

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The view of the Algarve cliffs is breathtaking: steep, golden rock formations rise from the azure waters of the Atlantic Ocean. Famous spots like Ponta da Piedade offer spectacular panoramas, with natural arches, caves, and viewpoints that are especially impressive at sunrise and sunset.

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2.52 km

Ponta da Piedade Steps

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The steps at Ponta da Piedade are designed to provide visitors with safe and easy access to the beaches, caves, and rock formations. They make the area more accessible and allow visitors to enjoy the stunning views without having to climb dangerous rocks.

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2.87 km

Ponta da Piedade Cliffs

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Ponta da Piedade is an impressive rocky coastline near Lagos in the Algarve, Portugal. It features high limestone cliffs, caves, and natural arches that can be explored on foot or by boat. The area is known for its spectacular views, especially at sunrise or sunset.

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3.63 km

Ponta da Piedade Coastal Rock Formations

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The Ponta da Piedade is an impressive rock formation on the coast near Lagos, in the Algarve, Portugal. The area is known for its jagged cliffs, crystal-clear sea, caves, and natural arches, carved by wind and water. Its beauty is best appreciated by boat, kayak, or from the clifftop trails, which offer spectacular views of the Atlantic Ocean.

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4.75 km

Praia de Dona Ana

Beach

6.68 km

Lagos Cliffs

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The cliffs of Ponta da Piadade from above: a totally beautiful, wondrous landscape full of rock pillars in the turquoise blue sea, red-yellow limestone and sandstone cliffs, breakthroughs in fantastic shapes, coastal caves - it looks like a landscape from a fantasy film! At the top, a lighthouse shines red and white in the blue sky.

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8.97 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.04 km

2.58 km

1.29 km

1.14 km

932 m

Surfaces

3.18 km

3.16 km

2.23 km

338 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Tuesday 25 August

26°C

17°C

51 %

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Comments

August 8, 2022,Küstenrunde von Lagos - Entlang der Linie 2

Beautiful walk along the coast of Lagos with small detours to the great beaches. Start at bus line 2 and end at the terminus of bus line 2

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September 30, 2023,Von Praia Dona Ana, Lagos nach Praia do Porto de Mós, Lagos

Super nice cliff hike 😍 would be happy to do it again at any time 👍😀🌞

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June 7, 2025,2025-06-07 Lagos,kleine Wanderung oberhalb der Klippen

At about 27°C in the shade, the 5.7 km were more than enough. The scenery is stunning, and that's precisely why you're not alone.

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April 16, 2023,🇵🇹 Rundwanderung Lagos - Praia do Canavial

Always a nice breeze from the sea, but little protection from the sun! Think of sun protection and use the rest stops from time to time 😉👍

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January 12, 2025,🇵🇹 Lagos - Ponta de Piedade

More about our trip on instagram.com/two.feet.adventures

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January 5, 2024,✈️Wanderung entlang des neuen Holzbodenweg über der Steilküste von Lagos

Today we were able to do the hike in 17 degrees and sunshine, which we canceled yesterday because of the weather.

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May 19, 2023,Lagos: Ponte da Piedade

Pleasant hike from the campsite over the new wooden footbridge to the Ponte da Piedade. In order to get to the really interesting and worth seeing points, you have to leave the footbridge and you have to dare to go down the abyss. The differently colored, bizarrely shaped rock formations are really worth seeing.

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January 29, 2023,Ponte da Piedade von Praia de Porto Mós

I was expecting an easy coastal hike. In fact, it was at least partly a scramble and jungle tour. I was on the road for four hours, I must have approached every little ledge, down the 192 steps to the grottos at Ponta da Piedade ;-) and only took a break at the Mar restaurant (and ate a much too …

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Ponta da Piedade Steps – Ponta da Piedade Cliffs loop from Farol de Ponta da Piedade

Viewpoints at Ponta da Piedade

Fishermen's Trail Coastal Cliffs (Rota Vicentina, Algarve)

Ponta da Piedade Viewpoint

View of the Algarve Cliffs

Ponta da Piedade Steps

Ponta da Piedade Cliffs

Ponta da Piedade Coastal Rock Formations

Lagos Cliffs

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