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Edit event: The Portuguese Camino de Santiago - Coastal Route
T1 - The Portuguese Camino de Santiago - Coastal Route
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The Coastal Route is one of the trails of the Portuguese Camino from Porto. The total distance of the route is 270 km/167 mi. It starts in Porto and goes along the coast till Vigo. It merges with the Central Route in Redondela.
Officially the Portuguese Camino starts in Lisbon but most pilgrims begin their walk in Porto.
That is where we start.
- Distance – 270 km/167 mi (if you strictly stick to the official Coastal Route). The distance on the part between Porto and Redondela can vary depending on how much you walk on the Litoral Way vs the Coastal Route. My total distance was 280 km/173 mi.
- Number of days (stages) – 12 days
- Starting point – Sé Cathedral, Porto, Portugal
- Finishing point – Santiago de Compostela Cathedral, Spain
- Difficulty level – moderate
- Total ascent – 3793 m (over 13 days)
- Total descent – 3551 m (over 13 days)
- Walking surface 162,4 km/100 mi – asphalt/tar; 29 km/18 mi – cobblestones; 60,6 km/37,6 mi – footpath/gravel road; 27 km – boardwalk; 1 km/0,6 mi – beach.
- Average cost – 30 euros per person per day if staying in albergues, from 50 euros if staying in hotels
Good to know
The route is planned for 12 days with average of 25 km a day. Starting every day around 7 am.
Instructions provided in a following document: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1O49q8cQnYfyRYj8M3Iz5GKCr6kuAunR4KrexuCJuVXQ/edit#heading=h.8dmwav1dn9w6
You are welcome to use it for your own planning as we do not plan to expand the group for now.
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Azmi
1 year ago
You might want to change event no. of days to 12.
Enjoy
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Sergey Kurson
1 year ago
Hi, Azmi. Thank you! Totally missed it :)
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Jirka Vejrosta
1 year ago
Hola Sergey. Bom Caminho!
As I'm the creator of this route, I would have a few tips for you:
1. Instead of crossing the border in Caminha - Guarda, I would consider continue along the river to the crossing Valenca-Tui. The way between Guarda and Vigo does not worth walking, nothing you would write home about, Vigo is not a very applealing place neither. Both paths merge in the mesmerising town of Redondela.
2. If you have some extra time, spiritual way is worth considering.
3. You can get three compostelas on the way to Santiago. Two directly in Santiago, one on the way. You'll find where they are as a proper pilgrim. ;)
4. If you have some days left, you can continue to the end of the World from Santiago. Beatiful route that brings you another compostela. :D
I hope you find it useful and feel free to ask about details. I'm happy to help if needed. I can give you many food tips there as well, especially in Porto. :D
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Sergey Kurson
1 year ago
Hi, Jirka. thank you for your tips :) i was considering the „Caminha-Valeca“ route. but wanted to squeeze as much seaside from the route as possible. :) but we will see how it goes along the way. Is the „End of the world“ - Cap Tourinan?
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Jirka Vejrosta
1 year ago
I had the same strategy with the seaside, but in this part, you hardly get to the shore, there are no beaches, you mostly have to go around the busy route and there is absolutely nothing around on the way to Baiona. I also had high expectations of this section, but it was my biggest disappointment of the whole caminho. Choose wisely! And yes, Cap Tourinan. :)
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