E-Bike Self Guided Tour in Sete Cidades - Itinerary 4

This is our most adventurous tour, visiting all the main highlights of Sete Cidades while taking you up steep inclines, covering hard terrain and ending with a downhill track, making it the ideal tour for experienced cyclists with a taste for adrenaline.

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Tour programme
 - Preparation:
At the starting point, we will spend around 15 minutes to give you a quick safety briefing, a demonstration on how to use your E-Bike and all its functions, show you how to use your GPS tracker and map, and hand out your equipment. Once you are set up, you’re ready to go and have fun!

 - Tour:
You will start by crossing the bridge between the Blue Lagoon and Green Lagoon and taking a dirt track along the banks of the Blue Lagoon. Going around the Peninsula, passing the peaceful picnic area of Silence Bay before heading back to the bridge, you will head up the long steep main road, along which you may stop at different viewpoints. Going around Santiago Lagoon via the main road, you will take a short but exciting detour through an overgrown graveled track, taking you up to different lagoons. Your tour will take you down past the old aqueduct system and Wall of Nine Windows, where lying ahead will be a more adventurous trail, starting with a long and steep ascent reaching Peak of the Cross. The trail continues on the Big Summit Rim on a graveled road passing by the Viewpoint of the Ridge, then you will start the graveled track onto Small Summit Rim enjoying views. The Small Summit Rim trail ends at the popular viewpoint of Kings’ View, where you will get ready for an adrenaline rush, as the last part of the tour will take you on a 3 km downhill track. Starting with a steep descent on a graveled road which will lead you to a narrow off the beaten track route (which is often muddy, wet and overgrown), passing through the forest until ending at the Green Lagoon.
- Return
After 6 hours of breathtaking views, you will return to our starting point

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 Tour facts
- Duration: 6h
- Distance: 38 km
- Trail difficulty: Difficult 
- Group size: up to 22 participants

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Included services
- Cycling helmets and gloves
- GPS with respective recorded path
- Map with descriptions and explanations of the route
- First Aid Kit and emergency contacts
- Basic Repair Kit
- Personal Accident Insurance
- Bicycle Lock Cable
- Reflective Vest

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Bring along
- Comfortable clothes and shoes
- Small backpack
- Water bottle
- Sunglasses and sunscreen

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Requirements
- Minimum height: 1,50m / 4´11" feet
- Physical health
- Ability to ride a bike

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Good to know
If you cycle without stopping, the required time will be way less than the available duration. So don't be afraid of stopping.