The Trail Running and Mountain Biking Training Centre of Vila Nova, located in the Casa do Reis, in Vila Nova, supports Trail Running and Mountain Biking activities, facilitating internships, training courses, small seminars or workshops. It has facilities for accommodation for athletes and their physical preparation, a bicycle service station and changing rooms. The Centre’s offer is complemented by a network of signposted Trail Running and Mountain Biking paths, as well as three more bicycle service stations (at Gondramaz, Quinta da Paiva and Semide).

Programme

Saturday, 25 July
10.30am - 11am | Guest Reception at the Training Centre
11am - 12.30pm | Presentation of the Training Centre TRAIL RUNNING and BTT at Vila Nova 12.30pm - 1pm | Signing of the Protocol between the Training Centre Partners 1pm - 3pm | Lunch
3pm - 5pm | Visit to the Municipality
5pm to 6.30pm | Short Training session \[15 km: Trail Running Centre routes]
6.30pm - 8pm | Lodging and Free time
8pm | Dinner at the TRAIL RUNNING and MTB Training Centre of Vila Nova - Presentation AXtrail®series 2015

Sunday, 26 July
8am - 12pm | Lengthy Training Session [30 km:Trail Running Centre Routes] 12pm - 1pm | Free time
1pm - 3pm | Lunch at the Chanfana Museum
3pm | Free afternoon to visit Quinta da Paiva / PBSL and Mind Space

There are 14 cycle routes, totalling about 230 km, with four levels of difficulty, which make it possible to ride through almost the entire municipality, cycling in the midst of nature, gazing at pine trees, oak trees, chestnut trees... different colours and different scenery throughout the year. Endurance, Downhill and XC are the types of MTB you can practise on these trails.

The Trail Running courses run through the mountains, taking advantage of the natural riches, and provide unforgettable experiences such as spotting a deer, a wild boar or a squirrel, smelling the scent of different species of flora, listening to the chirping of birds... feeling the challenge of climbing, ascending, running alongside a water course, going down steep paths. These four signposted routes offer 90 km of variety, with different levels of difficulty, and provide the opportunity to discover the schist territory, the network of castles and walls of the Mondego, the religious heritage of Semide, Senhor da Serra and Senhora da Piedade de Tábuas... Riding through the streets of the historic centre of Miranda do Corvo, through the green routes that link the town to the mountains, discovering the beautiful and refreshing waterfalls, is to accept an enriching challenge.

Become inspired and traverse this area, taking the opportunity to prepare yourself for the famous Vultures Trail.