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Mula River Dam – Peninha Sanctuary loop from Pisão de Cima

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Lisbon

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Mula River Dam – Peninha Sanctuary loop from Pisão de Cima

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Mula River Dam – Peninha Sanctuary loop from Pisão de Cima

02:47

21.9km

810m

Running

Hard run. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Some sure footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: July 9, 2026

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Parque Natural de Sintra-Cascais

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Parking

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720 m

Mula River Dam

Highlight • Lake

The current Rio da Mula Dam, in Serra de Sintra, was built in 1969 to supply water to the city of Cascais. In 1983, the dam suffered a structural failure …

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1.87 km

View of the Sintra-Cascais Natural Park

Highlight • Viewpoint

2.94 km

Pedra Amarela Summit and Lookout Tower

Highlight • Summit

6.49 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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6.58 km

Peninha Sanctuary

Highlight • Religious Site

The Peninha Sanctuary, located in the Sintra Mountains in the Sintra-Cascais Natural Park, in Portugal, is located at an altitude of 448 meters, offering views over the coast and inland. …

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7.95 km

Widow's Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Trail that runs parallel to the Peninha Sanctuary. Beautiful place immersed in nature. Also used by mountain bikes from time to time.

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11.8 km

View of Pena Palace and Lisbon

Highlight • Viewpoint

16.5 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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21.9 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

14.6 km

2.89 km

1.71 km

1.66 km

587 m

267 m

245 m

Surfaces

8.17 km

7.18 km

2.09 km

1.98 km

1.06 km

811 m

652 m

Elevation

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Wednesday 15 July

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Mula River Dam – Peninha Sanctuary loop from Pisão de Cima

Mula River Dam

View of the Sintra-Cascais Natural Park

Pedra Amarela Summit and Lookout Tower

View from Santuário da Peninha

Peninha Sanctuary

Widow's Trail

View of Pena Palace and Lisbon

Tholos do Monge

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