Gardunha MTB Centre

Cyclin' Portugal Centre of Serra da Gardunha

The Cyclin'Portugal Centre of Gardunha Mountain has 8 routes and 2 interconnected gateways. 

On the north side, near Fundão’s campsite, we have access to 4 routes of moderate to severe difficultlevel, and a connection to an easy route that begins and ends in Aldeia de Joanes. 

On the south side, near Largo Egas Moniz at Louriçal do Campo, the remaining trails begin, leading to the highest point of the mountain at 1227m (4025ft), Srª da Orada, São Vicente da Beira, Santa Águeda dam and Soalheira. The mountain bike centre has sanitary facilities, an information area and a Bike Point. 

MTB Tracks

Inside the Convent Park, there are two mountain bike tracks with a single direction, one for children and one for adults.

Bike Point

From the Bike Point, you can access all routes and respective information about the mountain bike circuit, download them to your GPS from Trail Point, pressure wash your bike and clean it with biodegradable detergent as well as inflate the tires. You also have access to a 12V socket for charging gadgets, a source of drinking water and a Bluetooth device to play music from your mobile phone.

 

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Viewing format
recommended route Difficulty easy
Distance 13.5 km
Duration 1:30 h
Ascent 165 m
Descent 165 m

An accessible route that runs through the agricultural fields that abound on the plains of Cova da Beira overlooking the Gardunha mountain range.

from Aldeias do Xisto,   Aldeias do Xisto
Difficulty easy
Distance 29.7 km
Duration 3:00 h
Ascent 387 m
Descent 387 m

This route starts and ends at the Cyclin'Portugal Centre Gardunha Mountain. It follows the typical agricultural lands of Cova da Beira and easy ...

from Aldeias do Xisto,   Aldeias do Xisto
Difficulty moderate
Distance 48.1 km
Duration 5:30 h
Ascent 1,267 m
Descent 1,267 m

It is a difficult circular trail that starts and ends at the Cyclin'Portugal Centre of Gardunha Mountain, passing through several points of interest.

from Aldeias do Xisto,   Aldeias do Xisto
Difficulty easy
Distance 29.8 km
Duration 5:00 h
Ascent 920 m
Descent 920 m

It is a difficult circular route that starts and ends at the Cyclin'Portugal Centre of Gardunha Mountain, passing through several beautiful scenic ...

from Aldeias do Xisto,   Aldeias do Xisto
recommended route Difficulty moderate
Distance 58.1 km
Duration 6:30 h
Ascent 1,747 m
Descent 1,747 m

It is a very difficult circular route, which can begin and end at any of the gates at the Cyclin'Portugal Centre of Gardunha Mountain.

from Aldeias do Xisto,   Aldeias do Xisto
Difficulty easy
Distance 9.5 km
Duration 1:30 h
Ascent 144 m
Descent 144 m

This is an easy and accessible route for everyone. It runs along the small vegetable fields adjacent to this village on easy-to-walk roads.

from Aldeias do Xisto,   Aldeias do Xisto
Difficulty easy
Distance 24.3 km
Duration 3:00 h
Ascent 265 m
Descent 265 m

Easy route to the Santa Águeda Dam. It develops mostly along agricultural roads.

from Aldeias do Xisto,   Aldeias do Xisto
Difficulty easy
Distance 26.5 km
Duration 3:00 h
Ascent 1,243 m
Descent 1,243 m

Difficult course that begins and ends in Louriçal do Campo with a passage over the highest point of the Gardunha mountain range through the ...

from Aldeias do Xisto,   Aldeias do Xisto