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Bike Shack Sintra · Mountain bike retreats

From the forest to land’s end.

Six nights of mountain biking in Sintra, Portugal. Forest trails by day, sunsets at the Cabo da Roca lighthouse, and slightly too much pizza. Small group, no rush.

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Six days on the trails of Sintra. Up to seven riders, one guide who knows where the good lines are.

Marcel with his bike in a backlit forest in the Serra de Sintra

Where we ride

Sintra, from the forest to the lighthouse

Up in the Serra it’s granite, moss and old eucalyptus, with a palace or a Moorish castle between the trees. Ride west and it turns into heath, wind and sea, until the trail stops at Cabo da Roca. Europe stops there too.

Most rides start in Colares, between the Serra and the coast, about 40 minutes from Lisbon airport.

The Cabo da Roca lighthouse above the Atlantic cliffs and sea stacks near Sintra at golden hour
Marcel with his bike looking out over the Atlantic and the sea stacks near Sintra at golden hour

The retreat

Sintra Retreat

Six nights in the Sintra-Cascais Natural Park, a small group, and me as your guide. I sort out the beds, breakfast, transfers and three dinners. You ride and eat. That’s about it.

Duration
6 nights
Group
Up to 7 riders
Included
Stay, guiding, breakfast, 3 dinners, transfer
Price
€2,390 per rider
2027 season · exact dates on request
MarchAprilMayJuneSeptemberOctober
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The film · 3 min

Ride Your Dreams

A film by James and Nicole. From the forests of the Serra de Sintra to the cliffs at Cabo da Roca, on the same trails we ride on the retreat.

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Other ways to ride

One day, one week, or the whole country

Marcel lifting the front wheel on a forest singletrack in Sintra
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Day rides in Sintra

A guided day on the trails of the Serra de Sintra. Bring your bike or rent one. I’ll bring the good routes.

From €250 per riderRequest
A rider on a long gravel road between green verges
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Gravel Portugal

Five to ten days across Portugal on gravel, organised with my friends at 808 Project. Quiet roads, long days, a lot of pastéis de nata.

5–10 daysRequest
Marcel leading a group of riders along a singletrack through a pine forest
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Team events

Riding days for companies and clubs, in Sintra or the Alps. Good for team spirit. Better than another workshop.

On requestRequest

Journal

When I’m not in Sintra

I guide in the Alps with Ride Alpine Trails. Here’s what that looked like this year.

A rider descending a steep rocky ridge into the fog
Friuli, Italy · August 2026Three borders, one week
The Tre Cime di Lavaredo under a deep blue sky
Dolomites to Trieste · August 2026From the Three Peaks to the sea
A rider descending a rocky ridge with the Monte Rosa glaciers behind
Monte Rosa, Italy · September 2026Lake to glacier
Marcel today, smiling in the hills above Sintra at golden hour

Your host

Marcel

Started at four. Never really stopped.

“Bike Shack” sounds like a team. Mostly it’s me, plus a few good friends who help out when the group gets bigger.

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Partners

Good people we ride with

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Tell me what you're interested in and when you'd like to come. I'll get back to you.

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