SHARE YOUR ADVENTURES
"What a fantastic bike ride WE had today! Up and down the Sintra mountains and ending up at the beach next to our windsurfing spot. Crowning it with a great lunch at the hidden restaurant Refúgio do ciclista.
Thank you WERIDE for your excellent guiding!"
Fredrik Hallander from POC Sweden
"Bom Dia!
Do your self a favor and book some riding with WERIDE. Great service, Great Trails, Great Value!!!
While planning a trip to Lisbon I looked into riding adventures in the area, did some research and WERIDE kept rising to the top. I planed to take my riding gear, shoes, riding shorts & jersey. I arrived in Lisbon, contacted WERIDE via the internet, with short notice for a trail ride in a beautiful mountain park called Sintra. They promptly responded and approved my request for a Friday morning ride. I completed the simple registration form. I rented a helmet and a bike (their equipment is in perfect condition).
WERIDE has an Adventure package for all skill levels, I'm an avid off road rider here in Florida USA but not use to long up hill climbs. My guide challenged me as well as understood when I needed to walk the bike up some hills. While walking WE spoke like long time friends and I learned about Portugal, it's beautiful and rich in history."
"My package lasted the FULL day of riding, with mountain top views like you've never experienced before, WE stopped for lunch in a small secluded town on the mountain (truly only locals) YUM!
After lunch WE started down the mountain to our final destination of the day, the Atlantic Ocean and a few well earned ICE COLD BEERS :)
It was truly my pleasure to spend the day with João & Miguel. Their passion for riding and promoting the natural beauty of Portugal made my trip, A Trip of a Life Time!
Thank you! (Obrigado)"
Mark Nelson
"WE booked a FULL day ride in Sintra and had a great day. WE enjoyed the trails, especially the Bridge trail. João told a lot of interesting things about the region. The lunch was tasty and the afternoon ended at the beach. Perfect! Thank you guys for the both challenging and relaxed day and great company. Cheers!"
Juliane König and Kristoff Molenda
"After that great day, WE booked another FULL DAY with WERIDE, the Lisbon Night Ride, that was WOOOW!! I can't explain it... just do it and you will be more than happy..."
Marco enjoying a bit of airtime in Monsanto, Lisboa
"The guys from WERIDE are not just good riders, they have a good feeling for what you would like to see and to know about the country/city and where you want to ride... and you will have a lot of fun with them, they are so nice, helpful and they had humor!! WE enjoyed it really with you guys! Many thanks to João and David for the just perfect bike days with WERIDE, WE enjoyed it really and WE will definitely come back to ride with you guys!"
Nina Glarner and Marco Baggio
"I booked four days of riding with the guys from WERIDE, through my accommodation (the Starpine Lodge - great place to stay) I was staying with, before coming to Portugal. On the first day the guide (Hugo) did not really have much information about my expectations and skill level. After a short conversation everything was sorted out perfectly and I had an amazing day riding the trails around Sintra. WE had great fun riding and while pedaling up, Hugo filled me in about everything I had to know (and wanted to know) about Portugal, Sintra and the surroundings.....be it about biking, surfing, nature, trail building, economics, football, etc... the second day (again with Hugo) and the third day (with Miguel) were about the same... great riding on very nice natural trails picked with some nicely built features and very interesting guides to talk to while having a break or pedaling up.
My fourth day of riding was a FULL day of shuttling with João as guide (and David as driver and photographer) and a great swiss couple! WE all had massive fun and rode excellent trails. As customers WE basically decided which trails WE wanted to ride and João gave us tips on how to be faster on the track and David assisted us in finding the perfect bike set up for the different trails.
Besides riding WE had a nice lunch in a small local restaurant. And after riding WE all together had few beers and snails by the sea... perfect DAY and a perfect week with WERIDE.
I will definitely come back... there are still tons of trails in Portugal left to explore!"
Philippe Greis
"My friend and I went out on a full morning ride with João who, on top of organizing the trip in one day, picked us up from our hotel and dropped us off afterwords. We rode through a few of the diverse Sintra trails and throughout the ride João gave us some really useful riding advice. Left us stoked for the rest of the day and wanting to do more riding. Overall an awesome adventure with WERIDE. Definitely coming back!"
Keeks George and Jack Wolf
"I got the pleasure to ride in both Sintra (Lisbon) and the Algarve (Lagos) over two different days! The trails are completely different in the two areas so if you get a chance to ride in both places do! However, you will need to get in touch with WERIDE as it will be very hard to find the trails on your own. They set me up with a bike in each place so i didn't have to worry about shipping a bike there either. I forgot my helmet on the trip so, Hugo just took me to a bike shop to get one which was super cool. They took the time to adjust the bike to my liking... even on the trail...
The Moorish Castle in Sintra
...the two guides, Hugo and Nuno, were both awesome to ride with. This is not an average mountain bike guide, these guys welcome you into their lives, community and trails.... it is definitely nothing you have experienced before. They took me to local, off the beaten path, place for lunch each time, which had great food by the way, and we talk about everything from economies to poisonous mushrooms during the riding. At one point my guide and two of the people at the lunch spot were all arguing about letting one of them buy a new bike (apparently his wife(?) said he had to sell the 12 others first) so i just sat back and laughed. That's how personal it was... I didn't feel like a client or customer, I felt like a friend with friends out riding for the day.
If you want to ride hard, they will do that... if you want to take it easy... they will do that too. You would be hard pressed not to find something that fit you. I pushed myself while i was tired on some unfamiliar terrain and got hurt (pretty banged up with a swollen eye and lots of bruises), doing something stupid, did Nuno stop and force me to call it a day? Nope! He asked what i wanted to do... i said let's ride! So we did! After a beer of course. Sooooooo.... worth it.
I cant really express how much fun it all was in the end. Bluntly, I am definitely going back again! Do it!"
Mo Jalaly
Mo dancing with lots of Cork Trees!
"Had a blast with WERIDE! Fantastic trails, beautiful nature and some very qualified guides. I would recommend WERIDE to everybody who loves mountain biking!"
Martin Kaptain
"AWESOME!
AWESOME communication link. AWESOME recommendation were to stay overnight in my Camper-Van!
AWESOME trails!
AWESOME spirit on the trails! (WE just want to have fun)
AWESOME lunch!
...some more AWESOME trails!
And after 10h AWESOME riding an AWESOME cold beer at the beach just 100m from were the trail ends!
And thanks again that you told me which trails and which spots I had to visit the next days!
I'll be back!!!"
Mirko Wenzel
"The forest and beach trails in Sintra are unique and worthy of riding if you are visiting Sintra or Lisbon. I contacted WERIDE to take a guide for exploring these trails. The trails are not marked well, you must have a guide to ride here. The quality of the bike surpassed my expectation - a near new carbon full supension Devinci Enduro bike. The guides João, Hugo, and Duarte not only were awesome riders but perfectly tailored the tour to the type of riding I was looking for. You can tell they really care about your experience and really love what they are doing. The whole thing exceeded what I thought may be possible! We rode a variety of trails varying from forest to beach. WERIDE prides themselves on completely customizing the ride for each different customer and they understood and totally nailed what I was looking for. We finished at the beach and relaxed with a beer, the perfect end to the perfect day of riding. HIGHLY recommend WERIDE!"
Mark Myers
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