Why this ride
220 km one way from Poceirão - plan on about 3 h 11 of riding. It goes by way of Óbidos and São Pedro da Cadeira.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Serra da Estrela Long Weekend · part 1
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 220 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 3 h 11
- Journey
- One way; return travel is separate
Distance and timing basis
Ordered leg totals agree within rounding. Stop distances are approximate sums of rounded legs. Stops, delays, approach and any separate return travel add time. Basis: producer-declared routed record.
Reading history stays on this device. My road watch requires a separate selection; opening it does not subscribe this ride.
Distance and riding time are measured on the routed road. Check local closures and conditions before you ride.
Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. Fuel stop near Poceirão
Planning note
Serra da Estrela Long Weekend is where the day begins. Next is Lisbon / Portugal return.
2. Near Óbidos, on the way back
Óbidos is a walled village so well preserved that it looks arranged for the camera, which does not make it any less lovely. White houses trimmed with blue and yellow climb a hill inside the medieval walls, and a castle on the summit has been turned into a hotel. The story goes that in the thirteenth century King Dinis gave the town to his queen Isabel as a wedding present, and for centuries afterwards it belonged to the queens of Portugal. The tradition made it a place of royal favour, and it kept its walls and its charm through the centuries.
Read the complete Lisbon / Portugal write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Lisbon / Portugal return comes up about 123 km into the recorded legs. Next is Serra da Estrela Long Weekend food stop.
3. São Pedro da Cadeira
Out in the rolling country of the Oeste, north of Lisbon, São Pedro da Cadeira is a farming parish in the municipality of Torres Vedras, a scatter of villages, vineyards, orchards and greenhouses on the hills that run down to the Atlantic. It is not a destination in its own right. It is a place where people work the land, and that is exactly why it makes a good, honest lunch stop on the way north to the mountains.
Read the complete São Pedro da Cadeira write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
A break here. Next is Serra da Estrela Long Weekend photo pull-off.
4. Monte Estoril
Faded grandeur and Atlantic light define Monte Estoril. The district rises from the coast between Estoril and Cascais, west of Lisbon, with villas, gardens and old hotels on the slopes above the sea, and a long promenade along the beach below. This was once one of Europe's most fashionable resorts, and some of that elegance survives in the palm-lined avenues and the houses with their tiled facades.
Read the complete Monte Estoril write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Serra da Estrela Long Weekend photo pull-off closes the day.
Leg by leg
Fuel stop near Poceirão to Near Óbidos, on the way back
Fuel stop near Poceirão → Near Óbidos, on the way back is 123 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.
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