MTB Trails in Sintra
Riding area (source: www.trailforks.com)
# Preparation for ride
No cafes or shops in the mountain so please bring snacks and drinks for your riding autonomy (there are several places to refill water)
Sintra is famous for its strong microclimate. We always recommend to have wind/rainjacket. Even on summer days it can be chilly/windy and misty
Our rental bikes includes maintenance kit (spare tube, minitool, pump). We can provide miniback pack/hip pack. Avoid big bags on your rides.
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*If you are looking for enduro MTB trails riding:
For MTB TRAIL focused navigation best to use Trailforks application with predowloaded maps. Please download maps to your device. Not much network in the mountain.
We will provide a lot of valuable info about current trail conditions. There is several places to refill drinkable water in the mountain.
Sintra have extremely strong micro climate that affects NORTH
WEST/MONGE PEAK NORTH side trails. Conditions can vary from super
dry/loose and dusty to extremely muddy without single drop of rain just massive mist that covers mountain.
INFO updated 03 12 24
West side of mountain
######must visit Sanctuary de Peninha##### INSANE 360 panorama!!!!
*Lucky trail -Intermediate lvl- enduro trail with rockroll
OK than wet
current condition - after rockroll overgrown vegetation
*Burros trail -Intermediate lvl- scenic enduro trail.
all sections have water errosion
OK than wet
current condition - water errosion/ownergrown vegetation
*4Seasons - intermediate/lower parts easy
First part steep and lose rocks. Lower parts easy
current condition - FRESHLY REBUILT
*16 Psyche - Intermediate lvl- steeper loam trail with massive slab in part 1
Muddy but rideable than wet
current condition - FRESHLY REBUILT
*Home trail - FLOW TRAIL - Drop in begging
NOT RIDEABLE IN WET
current condition - water/post race errosion
*Charlies trail - Intermediate lvl- loam trail with rocks
Muddy but rideable than wet
current condition - good
*Malveira trail - Intermediate lvl- loam trail with rocks, roots.
Changes to open arid trail
1st Muddy but rideable than wet 2nd,3rd,4th - OK than WET
current condition - good
*Mundial - 1st part Advanced - super steep, natural
"stairs" road gap AFTER joins Malveira
VERY SPICY THAN WET
current condition - good
MONGE PEAK (center of mountain)
to South
*Kamikaze 1-3 Advanced(till the road)4-6 EXTRA Advanced - steep, Rocky,rooty enduro/DH trail
OK in WET
curernt conditions - good
*Wubzy - EXTRA Advanced - extremly steep short parts
OK in WET
current conditions - good ongoing maintance
*Impossivel - PRO - VERY BIG "NATURAL" jumps
*Taca de Mundo - PRO - Steep, big drops
curernt conditions - some parts abandoned
to NORTH
*Monge trail - Intermediate lvl- rocks, roots
Muddy but rideable than wet
curernt conditions - good ongoing maintenance
*Colares left - 1st advanced, 2nd exrta advanced- natural jumps,
rocks, roots , very steep. Gets muddy with micro climate
FALLEN TREES after crossing road
VERY SPICY THAN WET
*Mina - Beginer but steep. Very beautiful trail
Muddy in WET
*Cogumelos/17paus(17sticks)/casal Joao - Intermediate lvl - rocks,
roots, natural
OK in WET
curernt conditions - good ongoing maintenance
*17pes(17 feet) - Intermediate to Advanced - mini jumps, after
mini doubles, EXTRA STEEP TECHY
OK in WET
curernt conditions - good
*AVO (grandpa) - Begginer - flat - with roots, rocks
OK in WET (with puddles)
curernt conditions - some roots exposede.
*Dimas 1,2 - Intermediate to Advanced - roots, rocks
Muddy but rideable than wet
Current condition - good
*Pontes(bridges) - Intermediate - minibrigdes along creek, flat
Rocky/Rooty but flat
Slippery bridges in WET
EAST side
*Jack Attack- Intermediate
Tight turns. Steep. Jumps. GAP JUMP!
Good in WET
Current condition - good
*Carrossel- Begginer/hiking
GOOD in WET
good connection to Pedra Branca/Torgas trails
*Cats - Begginer
GOOD in WET
*Coelho - Begginer
*Maravilhas - Begginer
GOOD in WET
*Flow de Monserrate/Franchesinha - intermediate
GOOD in WET
Beautiful view point to Monserate palace after finishing trail
*Pedra Branca(white rock) - Intermediate - big rocks, not steep
GOOD in WET
current condition - good
*Torgas 1 - PRO, 2,3 advanced - hard very rocky enduro trail
GOOD in WET
current condition - water erossion. rideble
*Morangos(strawberry) -extra advanced - loads of blind drops from boulders.
GOOD in WET
Current condition - good
*Nivel 11 (level 11) - EXTRA advanced - steep rock gardens, gap jumps, river jump
GOOD in WET
Current condition - good freshly rebuild.