Monchique Mountain Marathon > Programme

In partnership with the association Caminhadas em Portugal (AcaminPor), Alternativtour Lda and Monchique Passeios na Serra, ECO123 is preparing the international hiking week  “Monchique Mountain Marathon 2018”, which will take place from 27 December 2018 to 3 January 2019.

Here is the programme:

• Wednesday, 26 December
  19:00 > Welcoming dinner for participants
• Thursday, 27/12 + Friday, 28/12 + Saturday, 29/12
  09:30 > Guided walks in the Monchique Mountains

Meeting Point 1 – Monchique, at Intermarché supermarket

• W 1 Miller route > (11km, 3h **)
• W2 Route of Cascata do Barbelote > (12 km, 5-6h***)
• W 3 The Town’s Chimneys Trail > (6 km, 2:30h*)

Meeting Point 2 – Caldas de Monchique, at Hotel Central

• W 4 Caldas – Picota – Caldas > (18.7 km, 6h***)
• W 5 Rota da Geologia >(12,9 km, 5-6h**)
• W 6 Caldas – Fonte Santa Circular walk > (17 km, 6h***)

* easy ** moderate *** difficult

13:00 – 15:00 > Lunch/Picnic/Snack

• Sunday, 30 December, partner country: Austria
  06:00 – 22:00 > 42,6km Marathon, including snacks, drinking water and first aid and half marathon 21km
  Caldas – Casais – Marmelete – Parque Aventura de Fóia – Monchique  – Picota – Fornalha – Caldas
• Monday 31st December, 16:00 
  The Top of the Algarve: New Years Walk, 24 hours, Caldas – Alferce – Caldas  (with live-music, Dinner & Drinks)