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Sintra-Trails

Sintra-Trails

The Sintra Mountains are the trail garden of the Lisbon region. There are countless trails here that mountain bikers have shoveled into the forest by hand. On this tour, some of the highlights are combined into a varied loop.

Description

We set off from Colares on the north side of the Sintra Mountains. Climb up a small road to the road that rides over the entire ridge. Keep left on this road for a few meters until the downhill trail begins on the right - but it starts with a short and steep climb. The trail rides down the south side, flowy, agile and fun. It ends at a road, which you follow a few meters to the right, but then climb back up onto the ridge. At the top of the road, head in a left-hand direction for a short distance, climb a little and then you will see the start of the descent on your left. The narrow trail leads through the dense forest along a small stream until you reach a small reservoir. The second descent of the day is completed here, and the ascent continues back to the road over the ridge. For the third descent, follow the road as before, but climb a little further to the parking lot below the former Peninha monastery. On the left you can see the fun trail that rides down the south side of Sintra to Malveira. That was descent number three, now it's time for the final bouquet. To do this, you have to climb up to the Sintra ridge again, in this case on a small road. The final section up to the Monge summit is extremely steep again, but then it's done. The final stretch is a super trail through the dense forest on the north side of Sintra. It was built by mountain bikers and has many jumps, but all of them can be avoided with good chicken lines. The trail rides down to the first houses of Colares.

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32 km

1190 m

1190 m

24 above sea level

495 above sea level

1 day

Colares

Colares

1747

well suited

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Written by Aktss on 10. October 2025

The trails in the Sintra mountains are great! Not all the trails were exactly as rideable as described on the tour (especially the one down to the reservoir) because there was a storm in March. But there are plenty of other trails in this area. We were able to hire great trail bikes from https://www.rent4trail.com/. Highly recommended - top service and you also get helpful tips about the trails.

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About the author: Thomas Giger

Thomas Giger has been the editor of Ride MTB since 2002 and is a regular online and print author. Over the years, he has specialized in tourism topics and is particularly well known for his blog-style columns. He is also one of Ride MTB's active tour authors.

Thomas Giger has been the editor of Ride MTB since 2002 and has had a significant influence on the tour database. His focus is on single trail tours. There are few who know the trails in Switzerland as well as he does. However, his areas of expertise also include Aosta, the French Western Alps, and the whole of South Tyrol.

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