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21.06.25 | 19 hours

1 day, 200 km, and 6,300 meters of elevation gain! The legendary challenge is back. A day to test your limits. Mountain Quest is not just an ultra-marathon. It’s a unique experience, a challenge that takes you to the essence of MTB. A day where nature, overcoming limits, and the spirit of adventure come together. MTB as it used to be.

3 mountain ranges

Aboboreira, Marão, Alvão, and Senhora da Graça. The longest and toughest climbs of these mountain ranges await you. Each trail challenges not only the body but also the mind. Here, it’s not just about effort, but about feeling the silence and beauty of our trails.

Unsupported

A race without markings or refreshment/supply points, guided only by GPS. You must manage your own resources and resupply in the villages along the route. From the very first kilometer, endurance and strategy are as important as physical strength.

Mutant Quest

You’ve reached the finish line, but want to go further? Without changing the rules (autonomy and GPS), you can add +70 km and 2,000 meters of elevation gain. For that, you have 11 hours to complete the MQ and attempt the Mutant Challenge. In the Mutant, there are no podiums. The first to finish receives the title of ‘Grand Mutant.’ The remaining Mutants earn the recognition of those who dare to challenge the limits.

To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.
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A nossa história. O nosso orgulho.

O Mountain Quest materializou-se em 2011, mas foi pensado e planeado durante vários anos com os treinos que o João Marinho fazia individualmente em cada uma das serras – Aboboreira, Marão e Alvão. O João era um eterno apaixonado pela Natureza, e o que inicialmente parecia uma ‘loucura’ é atualmente um evento estruturado e atractivo para os atletas e para a cidade.

Atravessar as serras, as 3 serras de uma só vez num único dia – Serra da Aboboreira, Marão e Alvão, antevia um dia longo, mas um desafio épico e que já há muito estava na minha cabeça. Existe o mundo e existem estas 3 serras que circundam a minha cidade – Amarante. Continuam a surpreender-me pela sua beleza, pelos seus trilhos e pela sua imponência. Enfrenta-las não bastava, teria que subir aos seus pontos mais altos, aliás, o caminho era sempre pelos pontos mais altos de cada uma delas. João Marinho

Overcome The Impossible

MQ2024 by Ramón Mella

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Hall of fame

Mountain Quest 2012: João Marinho

Mountain Quest 2013: André Resende

MQ 2014: Francisco Rosa

Mountain Quest 2015: Carlos Gomes | MQ Day 2 Gladiator: Carlos Gomes

Mountain Quest 2016: Tiago Silva | MQ Day 2 Gladiator*: Francisco Rosa

Mountain Quest 2017: Tiago Ribeiro | Mutant Challenge: Tiago Clamote

Mountain Quest 2018: Brandán Márquez | Mutant Challenge: Francisco Rosa

Mountain Quest 2019: Brandán Márquez | Mutant Challenge: Tiago Clamote

Mountain Quest 2022: Tiago Clamote - Bruno Rosa (ex aequo) | Mutant Challenge: Bruno Rosa

Mountain Quest 2023: Brandán Márquez | Mutant Challenge: -

Mountain Quest 2024: Carlos Mendes Aguiar| Mutant Challenge: Llibert Mill

Recordes:

Vencedor Mountain Quest: Brandán Márquez (2018, 2019, 2023)

Mutant Challenge: Tiago Clamote (2017, 2019)

Mais vezes no pódio MQ: Tiago Clamote (Winner MQ Duplas 2016 / MQ Mutante 2017/2019 / 2º Overall 2017 / 2019 / 2023 - MQ Winner Overall 2022 / 2024 Winner Master 40