The Best Mountain Bike Trails in Portugal

From ups and downs: Vila Real to Pinhão

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Mountain Bike

Chris633

Distance

21.52mi

Elevation +

1959f

TrailRank

52

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The route starts at the Ecopista de Corgo at the abandoned Vila Real train station and follows the former railway track for a while before turning into the mountains. You will pass by plenty of wine fields and remote vil...

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Volta dos Aquedutos

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Mountain Bike

Marco Albuquerque

Distance

8.26mi

Elevation +

991f

TrailRank

41

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Volta dos Aquedutos (Tour of the Aqueducts) was last weekend's tour with my mates. The idea was to make a cultural tour mixed with some nice MTB tracks. We managed to get the best of both worlds. In this tour you can ...

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Sintra - Peniche - Baleal

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Mountain Bike

Marco Albuquerque

Distance

64.93mi

Elevation +

3599f

TrailRank

40

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Fantastic way to finish 2016. Me and my friend rided the 100km separating Sintra to Baleal, near Peniche, on the west coast of Portugal, to celebrate the new year. This bike trip took us 9h30 (6h30 riding and 3h of stops...

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Great 30km route loop.

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Mountain Bike

Steve Deboo

Distance

19.43mi

Elevation +

801f

TrailRank

40

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This routes starts inside Clube Albufeira and heads over towards Paderne, the route is mainly dirts tracks with gravel and a few rocks and boulders, this route did not have any mistakes and was an easy to moderate route....

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Pedreiras - Barr. do Funcho - Vale Fuzeiros - Pedreiras

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Mountain Bike

Igor Pitovskiy

Distance

13.18mi

Elevation +

1936f

TrailRank

39

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Most of the time there are no people on this route, so you can enjoy solitude among the wild magnificent scenery. The best time to visit this route is from mid-February to mid-April. Cool weather + abundance of fresh gre...

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Portela do Homem - Peneda Gerês

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Mountain Bike

Johnz2009

Distance

26.21mi

Elevation +

3727f

TrailRank

39

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A relatively straightforward route starting from O Portela do Homem, on the border between Portugal and Spain. The route initially descends to some viewpoints with options for eating and drinking, before heading further ...

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Cartaxo backyard MTB

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Mountain Bike

jenny.0907

Distance

22.16mi

Elevation +

1001f

TrailRank

39

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Singles with big bolders, vineyards, great views, old Cork oak forrests. About 1 km single with difficulty.

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Mountain Biking in Portugal and Spain - Epic Gps #6

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Mountain Bike

András Herczog

Distance

39.98mi

Elevation +

2841f

TrailRank

39

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After a few months of break I have returned to do another MTB event from the Epic GPS series. The place I already knew, as well as it will be awesome. Unfortunatelly I wasn't counting with the heatwave restrictions in...

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Mountain biking in Portugal - Race Nature #1 stage

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Mountain Bike

András Herczog

Distance

47.55mi

Elevation +

6877f

TrailRank

39

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A three day mountain bike stage race in Northern Portugal called Race Nature. The concept is to follow a track provided by the organizers. The time counts as well as to cover the track 100% otherwise the participants get...

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Mountain biking in Portugal - NGPS Series #1 -- Vila Nova da Cerveira

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Mountain Bike

András Herczog

Distance

47.62mi

Elevation +

6542f

TrailRank

39

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If you are on holiday nearby and looking for a ride, contact me, I can organize you a personalized ride! Check out my website for more details or send me a private message here on Wikiloc!

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Vilamoura start then West to Acoteias, then East to Faro

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Mountain Bike

Shadoon

Distance

40.34mi

Elevation +

1024f

TrailRank

38| 4.33

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Really pretty ride with very little climbing. The terrain is varied, from coastal paths, to boardwalks and pine forest trails full of birdlife. There are plenty of opportunities for coffee stops or lunch 👍

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Carcavelos - Cascais forrests - Peninha (highest point in the area) - Cabo da Roca

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Mountain Bike

RUDice

Distance

23.41mi

Elevation +

2654f

TrailRank

38

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Due to Endomondo crash in the middle of trail, this is only half of it - till Cabo da Roca. Enjoyed some wet and refreshing ride through bushes and rocks, up towards Peninha, where is magnificent view! Check some other o...

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Lagos - Bensafrim - Barão de São João - Barão de São Miguel - Burgau - Luz

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Mountain Bike

Shadoon

Distance

35.20mi

Elevation +

1893f

TrailRank

37

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A beautiful ride starting in Lagos which then heads out to Bensafrim. Afterwards a large section of the ride takes in Almond orchards, vineyards and cork forests. After leaving the gravel trails, you then explore the las...

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Carcavelos - Cascais forests - Peninha - Guincho - Penha Longa - Cascais

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Mountain Bike

RUDice

Distance

32.52mi

Elevation +

3133f

TrailRank

37

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Possibly steepest possible ascent in these forests. Had a hard time climbing as neither it was slippery for tyre, nor too steep. Left a lot of sweat uphill and also downhill had to fully concentrate as it was mostly rock...

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Mountain biking in Portugal - Porto mountains

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Mountain Bike

András Herczog

Distance

12.79mi

Elevation +

1214f

TrailRank

37

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The Serras do Porto is a mountain range surrounding the city from the Northeast to the River Douro. It is a Natura 2000 area, and it is called as the lungs of Porto. Besides of all this, it is an excellent place to do...

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Golega - Santarem - Chamusca

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Mountain Bike

LC-4918

Distance

51.84mi

Elevation +

1476f

TrailRank

37

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Circle trip in Santarem area. First part most closer along Tejo River. Second part in low mountain of eucalyptus 2 x 20 m walking between Ulme and Chamusca. Description: Golega - Vale de Figeira: asfalted little r...

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Mountain biking in Portugal - Serras do Porto

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Mountain Bike

András Herczog

Distance

29.97mi

Elevation +

3835f

TrailRank

36

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The Serras do Porto is a mountain range surrounding the city from the Northeast to the River Douro. It is a Natura 2000 area, and it is called as the lungs of Porto. Besides of all this, it is an excellent place to do s...

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Portugal 2017 Route

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Mountain Bike

koenie72

Distance

427.43mi

Elevation +

21850f

TrailRank

36

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Mostly off-road along the south & southwest coast of Portugal and inland towards Elvas following a combination of the Fishermen's trail, Rota Vicentina and Transportugal.

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Monsanto Roundtrip from Alcântara

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Mountain Bike

Dominik Rosenberger

Distance

11.66mi

Elevation +

1526f

TrailRank

36

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Moderate Monsanto roundtrip similar to this tour https://www.wikiloc.com/mountain-biking-trails/monsanto-panoramic-roundtrip-81783498 Beginning from Alcântara, this tour has a distance from about 18.7km. Most of the ...

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Mountain biking in Portugal - NGPS Series - Amarante

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Mountain Bike

András Herczog

Distance

40.05mi

Elevation +

6398f

TrailRank

36

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We have this fantastic concept of MTB "races" in Portugal. In every month at least once, there is an event, organized by MTB teams, for you can subscribe for a small amount of money. There is no classification at the end...

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Madeira 1. Eguna

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Mountain Bike

andostro

Distance

28.44mi

Elevation +

4925f

TrailRank

36

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MTB - Mixed terrain ride up to Alte

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Mountain Bike

Shadoon

Distance

33.77mi

Elevation +

1932f

TrailRank

35

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After leaving Albufeira, it isn't too long before you get off road and onto some trails. Once you drop down and meet the Ribeira de Quarteira, which was actually a dry river bed in February, the route becomes single trai...

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Mountain biking in Portugal - NGPS Series #2 -- Guarda

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Mountain Bike

András Herczog

Distance

52.44mi

Elevation +

6339f

TrailRank

35

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The highest city in Portugal, nearby the Serra da Estrela mountain range. It was just promoted to a Geopark. So from now on: Estrala Geopark Serra da Estrela - Means that the star mountains. First time in my life I ha...

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Mountain biking in Portugal - Race Nature #2 stage

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Mountain Bike

András Herczog

Distance

42.90mi

Elevation +

8314f

TrailRank

35

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A three day mountain bike stage race in Northern Portugal called Race Nature. The concept is to follow a track provided by the organizers. The time counts as well as to cover the track 100% otherwise the participants get...

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Ponta Delgada - Rabo de Peixe (São Miguel Azores)

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Mountain Bike

Alejandro1967

Distance

24.60mi

Elevation +

1759f

TrailRank

35

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Rarely does a bicycle route allow you to cross an island. In this case, the track allows us to do it following an itinerary from Ponta Delgada (South coast) to Rabo de Peixe (North coast). The route has two very differe...

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