Mountainbiking
Included
- 2x overnight stay with breakfast
- 2x lunchpackage
- route descriptions and route maps
- Bike, 21 gear Shimano
- briefing about route information
- luggage transfer
Day 1
After arrival at the quinta (1st accommodation) you get the opportunity to try the mountainbikes. Overnight stay at a rural Turism situated in the green centre of Portugal. A small scale authentic accommodation. Quintal de Além do Ribeiro.
Day 2
After breakfast on this beautiful quinta with a pool you will be taken to the start of the first trip. You will enjoy the unspoiled nature of the beautiful mountains of the Serra de Lousã. Here you are going to make a bike trip by yourself. On the go absorbing this outstanding area, the stunning views and the rich flora and fauna which characterizes these surrounding a.o. thanks to the many water flows. Overnight stay: Quintal de Além do Ribeiro.
Day 3
You will be brought to the start of todays trip and cycle on your own.
In the Serra de Lousã there is a diversity of mountainbike routes (7), as well Downhill as Cross Country. De roughness of nature and the many single tracks will give you a lot of challenges. There are several degrees of difficulty for beginners and advanced bikers. If you want to transport can be arranged. In this area proffesional mountainbike competition takes place on a national level.
A big part of the ´Cross Country´ routes pass by the most beautiful spots of the Serra where you easily can admire the dear, roebuck, wild boar and birds of prey. The famous Schist villages form part of some routes. The routes also include the top of the Serra, Alto de Trevim, more than 1200m high.
For those who love the more radical way of ATB , Downhill , there is a ring of the Schist villages. This is considered as one of the most extensives in Portugal. You can make several spectacular jumps. There are also very tecnical and fast tracks as well as areas with rocks and tree stumps (Portugal Downhill Cup 2012). It is also popular among the best teams of the world (Portugal Downhill Cup 2012) for training activities and testing the bikes and material.
Extra days
You can book an extra day to stay at the Quinta and visit the schist villages or have a guided walk in the Serra da Lousã or go to the beautiful ancient old university city Coimbra and experience a Fado concert at the ancient chapel A Capella. Or you can book a canoe trip at the stunning Mondego river.