Why this ride
Repeated coastal bends, headlands and frequent viewpoint stops. It also links naturally to Arrabida Natural Park.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Arrabida Coastal Road
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 29 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 35 min
- Journey
- Recorded itinerary
Distance and timing basis
The recorded total and the leg detail need reconciliation. Inspect the leg notes before using this record for timing or navigation. Stops, delays, approach and any separate return travel add time. Basis: producer-declared routed record.
Reading history stays on this device. My road watch requires a separate selection; opening it does not subscribe this ride.
Distance and riding time are measured on the routed road. Check local closures and conditions before you ride.
Access context
Check wildfire closures, heat and local road works. Specific flag: access restrictions; traffic.
Seasonal context
Mar-Nov
Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. Setúbal
Setúbal is a working port city at the mouth of the Sado estuary, the sort of place that tourists tend to skip and locals quietly love. Fishing boats, ferries and cargo ships share the water, and across the estuary the long, flat sand spit of Tróia stretches out. Out in the water lives a small resident community of bottlenose dolphins, which you can sometimes see from boat trips leaving the harbour. Behind the city rises the Serra da Arrábida, a steep ridge of limestone covered in Mediterranean scrub.
Read the complete Scenic stretch near Setúbal write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Setúbal sits at 0 km, early in the day. Next is Sesimbra.
2. Sesimbra
Sesimbra is a fishing town that has become a beach resort without quite forgetting what it was. In the morning the boats come in and the catch is sold at the harbour, and by lunchtime the grill smoke is already rising from the waterfront restaurants. The black scabbardfish, the espada, and fresh sardines in season are the local specialties, along with swordfish. Above the town stand the walls of a Moorish castle, with a view down over rooftops to the bay, and a smaller sea fort guards the waterfront.
Read the complete Sesimbra write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Sesimbra comes up 29 km in.