The walk follows trails of great natural beauty and scenic interest in the green immensity of the Sintra mountains and begins at the Rio da Mula Dam, crossing the Tapada do Saldanha on varied and challenging paths towards the Penedo do Carrasco. It then heads to the neighbourhood of Capuchos and from there to the monuments that commemorate the soldiers who died fighting the great fire of 1966. It then climbs the hillside, among acacias, pines and cedars, towards Alto do Monge, passing Alto da Memória and also tholos do Monge, after which it begins a long descent through Alto da Pedra Amarela, Penedo do Alvante and Campo Base da Pedra Amarela, to Casal de Porto Covo and Quinta do Pisão, from where it returns to the starting point. Another event not to be missed!

Tholos of the Monk

Taking advantage of a natural depression in the surface of the granite massif, which was artificially refined and covered with blocks of the same rock, the tholos has a plan consisting of an atrium, hall and chamber, with a false dome roof, and we can still recognise the beginnings of this structure. The atrium, irregular in plan (6.5 metres long and 6 metres wide), communicates with the circular chamber (4.5 metres in diameter and 3.5 metres high) via a rectangular corridor c. 1 metre long.

Alto da Memória

Alto da Memória was the name given by the Fire Brigade and the local population in honour of the 25 soldiers of the Queluz Infantry Regiment who died during the terrible fire of 1966 that decimated a large part of the Serra de Sintra. Today, in addition to this memory, it can also be used as a vantage point for observing the coastline and as another reason to take part in our walk.

- Barragem do Rio da Mula - Tapada do Saldanha - Penedo do Carrasco - Capuchos - Alto da Memória - Tholos do Monge - Alto da Pedra Amarela - Penedo do Alvante - Campo Base da Pedra Amarela - Casal de Porto Covo - Quinta do Pisão - Natural landscapes -