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Cycling routes on the Silver Coast

Every ride we guide, written up for riding alone: distance, ascent, surfaces, the places along the way and a GPX you can download without an account.

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17 routes route

Starts in Nazaré

Nazaré to Praia do Norte lighthouse loop (20 km)

Seafront, the Sítio climb, the deer reserve and the fort above the big-wave beach. 20 km, one climb, mostly downhill home.

20 km 200 m 2 h · Paved / Gravel

Starts in Nazaré

São Gião church and Monte de São Bartolomeu loop from Nazaré (25 km)

The oldest things around Nazaré in one short ride: a 7th-century church on a farm track, a 156 m volcanic hill with a chapel on top, and the medieval ridge town of Pederneira.

25 km 200 m 3 h · Paved / Gravel / Trail

Starts in Nazaré

Nazaré town loop: seafront, Sítio, Praia do Norte and Pederneira (30 km)

The whole of Nazaré in one easy ride: the promenade, the 110 m climb to Sítio, the deer reserve, the lighthouse above Praia do Norte and the Pederneira belvedere.

30 km 200 m 2 h · Paved / Gravel

Starts in Nazaré

Salgado hills night loop from Nazaré (30 km)

Sunset start, the boardwalk above Praia do Salgado, a climb through the pines to a ridge clearing with almost no light pollution, and a road descent home through Famalicão.

30 km 600 m 3 h · Trail

Starts in Nazaré

Nazaré north coast loop to Paredes da Vitória via the deer reserve (30 km)

Up to Sítio, through the red-deer reserve in the pines, along the Vale Furado fossil cliffs to the beach at Paredes da Vitória. Half a day, 360 m of climbing, quiet roads.

30 km 360 m 3 h · Paved / Gravel

Starts in Nazaré

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

Starts in Salir do Porto

Óbidos lagoon loop from Foz do Arelho (40 km, flat)

Shoreline tracks, paved lagoon paths and dune line around the Lagoa de Óbidos. Almost flat. Herons and bee-eaters in summer, flamingos and ospreys in winter. Ride it at low tide.

40 km 200 m 5 h · Paved / Gravel

Starts in Nazaré

Nazaré to São Martinho do Porto coastal loop (50 km)

South over the Serra da Pescaria to the Salgado dunes, past the dinosaur footprints to the calm bay at São Martinho, then back inland. Quiet roads and bike path, one real climb.

50 km 580 m 5 h · Paved / Gravel

Starts in Nazaré

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

Starts in Nazaré

Salgado hills and Serra da Pescaria loop from Nazaré (50 km)

Coast road south, then inland on farm tracks into almond and olive country above the Salgado dunes. 800 m of steady climbing, a ridge view of the whole coast, and the Capela de Santa Ana on the way down.

50 km 800 m 5 h · Trail

Starts in Nazaré

Nazaré to São Pedro de Moel through the Pinhal de Leiria (50 km)

North over Sítio, past the fort, then bike path and clifftop road through the royal pine forest to Paredes da Vitória, Polvoeira and the lighthouse at São Pedro de Moel. Back on the inside line through the trees.

50 km 580 m 5 h · Paved / Gravel

Starts in Nazaré

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

Starts in Nazaré

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

Starts in Nazaré

Nazaré to the Óbidos lagoon gravel route via São Martinho (80 km)

Coast road, limestone farm track, dune track and lagoon path from Nazaré to Foz do Arelho. 780 m of climbing, lunch at São Martinho, birds at the lagoon. The Silver Coast in one day.

80 km 780 m 6 h · Paved / Gravel

Starts in Nazaré

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

Starts in Nazaré

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

Starts in Nazaré

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

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