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Portugal
Lisbon
Alcabideche

View from Santuário da Peninha – Convent of the Capuchos loop from Pedra Amarela

Routes
Mountain biking trails
Portugal
Lisbon
Alcabideche

View from Santuário da Peninha – Convent of the Capuchos loop from Pedra Amarela

Hard

5.0

(1)

46

riders

View from Santuário da Peninha – Convent of the Capuchos loop from Pedra Amarela

02:16

18.7km

740m

Mountain biking

Hard mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. Some portions of the route may require you to push your bike. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 11, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment that may be dangerous

A part of this route comprises technical, difficult, or hazardous terrain. Specialist equipment and prior experience may be required.

After 13.7 km for 300 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Bus stop

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1

11 m

Pedra Amarela Base Camp

Highlight • Rest Area

2

2.73 km

Sintra Mountains viewpoint

Highlight • Viewpoint

On the south side of the forest road skirting the flank of Mount Monge a terrassed Overlook offers sweeping vistas all the way to the sea

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3

2.73 km

Fonte Clara 💧

Highlight • Natural Monument

Excellent cool water source, the natural Spring is on the north side of the route.

Tip by

4

3.82 km

Remains of millions of years old volcanic cones now exposed, surrounded by verdant forests, accessible by a network of trails. Excellent historic spring provides cool natural mountain water, near a picnic area.

Tip by

5

4.51 km

View from Santuário da Peninha

Highlight • Viewpoint

At 488 meters above sea level, the Peninha Sanctuary enchants with its unshakable magic and mystique. Built by popular devotion, the Chapel of Nossa Senhora da Penha (Peninha) appears after …

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6

9.15 km

Peninha Student, Irmãs Rocks

Highlight • Forest

Nice road and view

Tip by

7

12.3 km

Tholos do Monge

Highlight • Historical Site

Site that served as a collective grave more than 4 thousand years ago. The building was originally about four and a half meters in diameter and almost two meters high, …

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Tip by

8

15.4 km

Convent of the Capuchos

Highlight • Historical Site

Strategic starting point for a vast network of trails radiating to all directions into the Sintra Mountains forests

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B

18.7 km

End point

Bus stop

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.90 km

8.27 km

919 m

673 m

Surfaces

6.75 km

4.04 km

3.27 km

2.98 km

1.14 km

586 m

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Elevation

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Highest point (480 m)

Lowest point (210 m)

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Tuesday 19 May

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