Sintra: Woodland loop walk to Tholos do Monge
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- Distance
- 7.9 mi
- Elevation gain
- 1,237 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Moderate
- Elevation loss
- 1,237 ft
- Max elevation
- 1,656 ft
- TrailRank
- 45
- Min elevation
- 785 ft
- Trail type
- Loop
- Moving time
- 2 hours 51 minutes
- Time
- 3 hours 21 minutes
- Coordinates
- 2227
- Uploaded
- December 21, 2020
- Recorded
- December 2020
near Peninha, Lisboa (Portugal)
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Itinerary description
A walk that does not hit the most trafficked spots around Sintra, but rather focuses on nice, varied woodland. The ultimate goal is a tower called Tholos do Monge.
There are some parts of the walk which goes into quite rough terrain and then back out. I did this mainly to observe some of the flora that appears in the Sintra woods after a prolonged period of rain. Mushrooms springs up a lot when that happens. Don't eat any unless you know what you are doing!
The trail takes a lower route back which is below the tree line most of the way back, but with an exceptional view of Guincho and its surroundings.
There are some parts of the walk which goes into quite rough terrain and then back out. I did this mainly to observe some of the flora that appears in the Sintra woods after a prolonged period of rain. Mushrooms springs up a lot when that happens. Don't eat any unless you know what you are doing!
The trail takes a lower route back which is below the tree line most of the way back, but with an exceptional view of Guincho and its surroundings.
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