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Portugal
Lisbon
Algueirão-Mem Martins

Peninha Sanctuary – Grandfather's Trail loop from Algueirão-Mem Martins

Routes
Mountain biking trails
Portugal
Lisbon
Algueirão-Mem Martins

Peninha Sanctuary – Grandfather's Trail loop from Algueirão-Mem Martins

Hard

19

riders

Peninha Sanctuary – Grandfather's Trail loop from Algueirão-Mem Martins

04:20

47.8km

1,240m

Mountain biking

Hard mountain bike ride. Very 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: April 24, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 5.79 km for 51 m

After 27.0 km for 77 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Train Station

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1

11.0 km

Quinta do Saldanha ruins

Highlight • Historical Site

A classic lost place for adventurous souls to explore: walk around the rusted out fence and discover how nature is reclaiming the historic roadside inn. Nobody comes here, so it …

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2

11.9 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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3

26.1 km

4

27.0 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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5

27.0 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

29.3 km

7

33.9 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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8

34.6 km

Grandfather's Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

One of Sintra's legendary trails. Easy to drive, a bit slippery when wet. Flow sets in.

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42.1 km

Quinta de São Pedro

Forest

43.0 km

Quinta de Santa Maria

Forest

B

47.8 km

End point

Train Station

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

15.8 km

13.6 km

9.91 km

5.16 km

2.67 km

631 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

17.9 km

12.8 km

9.35 km

4.05 km

2.67 km

716 m

277 m

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Highest point (480 m)

Lowest point (20 m)

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Tuesday 19 May

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