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Cycling in Alcobaça

A historic town known for its magnificent UNESCO World Heritage Monastery, traditional Portuguese cuisine, and local wine production.

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Cycling routes around Alcobaça

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Gravel rides around Alcobaça

Nazaré to Fátima gravel loop via Batalha (90 km)

Alcobaça, Batalha, Porto de Mós and Fátima in one loop. About 80% tarmac, 20% white farm track. The climb to the Fátima plateau is the only hard part.

90 km 1000 m 6.5 h · Paved / Gravel

IronDeer Gravel Challenge loop: Serra dos Candeeiros to the Óbidos lagoon (130 km)

130 km and 2,200 m of gravel and tarmac. Over the 598 m Serra de Aire e Candeeiros plateau, down the remote south side to Caldas da Rainha, out to the lagoon and home up the coast into the wind.

130 km 2200 m 9 h · Gravel

MTB trails around Alcobaça

Nazaré to Santa Rita de Cós MTB climb through the olive groves (50 km)

1,100 m of climbing on terrain that never gets above 140 m: short, repeated, relentless. Old olive groves, the monastery at Cós, the hilltop hermitage of Santa Rita, and the Aljubarrota limestone ridges.

50 km 1100 m 4 h · Trail

Alcobaça hills and Vale Vazão MTB singletrack loop (56 km)

52 km off tarmac: pine and eucalyptus singletrack above Alcobaça, the Chiqueda descent, seven flat kilometres on the old estuary floor and a cobbled climb into Pederneira. Experienced riders only.

56 km 1000 m 5 h · Trail

Nazaré to Serro Ventoso e-MTB loop via Alcobaça (80 km)

Sea to summit and back: farm tracks to Cós, the 6 to 11% forestry-road climb to the Serro Ventoso pass, singletrack down to Alcobaça, and a flat cool-down along the Pederneira lagoon to a swim.

80 km 1600 m 7 h · Trail

Nazaré to Fátima by mountain bike (105 km)

The long way to Fátima: through Porto de Mós and over the Serra de Aire e Candeeiros plateau, 1,500 m of climbing, then a different line home through the pines.

105 km 1500 m 8 h · Trail

Road & e-bike rides around Alcobaça

Nazaré to Alcobaça Monastery by e-bike (35 km)

Inland through Famalicão and the apple orchards to the Cistercian monastery, up to the castle ruins for the view, and back to the coast with the wind behind you.

35 km 300 m 5 h · Paved / Gravel