Camino portugues

Camino portugues

A cycling tour with 6 stages, starting in Vila Nova de Gaia, Porto, Portugal.

Overview

About this tour

From Porto to Santiago de Compostella. "Always take the scenic route"

6
Routes
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Duration
303.4 km
Distance
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Avg. speed
1,969 m
Ascent
1,734 m
Descent
Irina Dumitrașcu
Irina Dumitrașcu

created this 6 years ago

Camino portugues

Stages of this tour

All 6 stages of this tour can be opened on the map or in the Bikemap App for more details, where you can adjust them in the route planner or download them as GPX or KML file. Use them as a template for planning your own tour, or let Bikemap navigate you along them directly.

From Porto to Fao, on the seaside
Road bikeMTBCity bikePaved
Irina Dumitrașcu
28

From Porto to Fao, on the seaside

Cycling route in Vila Nova de Gaia, Porto, Portugal

Beautiful, easy ride with beautiful views on the seaside. If following it, skip de detour towards the highway at the end of Matosinhos :D
64.7 km
Distance
174 m
Ascent
179 m
Descent
From Fao to Viana do Castelo
MTBPaved
Irina Dumitrașcu
1

From Fao to Viana do Castelo

Cycling route in Esposende, Braga, Portugal

A mix of pavement on the searside, trails full of rocks across hills, gravel in the shade of scented eucapliptus forests. It was a full day under the burning, late September sun, feeling like mid summer.
29.6 km
Distance
286 m
Ascent
281 m
Descent
From Viana do Castelo to Baiona
MTBPavedUnpaved
Irina Dumitrașcu
6

From Viana do Castelo to Baiona

Cycling route in Viana do Castelo, Viana do Castelo, Portugal

Oceanside all the way to the ferry in Baiona. Mind the schedule, we got there on low tide and the first one was at 2pm. Also mind the hour change, this day will be one-hour shorter. Beautiful scenery going south-west around the peninsula before reaching A Guarda. Prepare yourself to hop the bike pas
73.8 km
Distance
234 m
Ascent
229 m
Descent
From Baiona to Pontevedra - long, hard, full of surprizes
MTBPaved
Irina Dumitrașcu
3

From Baiona to Pontevedra - long, hard, full of surprizes

Cycling route in Baiona, Galicia, Spain

Starting calmly rounding the bays around Bayona, with some suprinsing bay-crossings on sand, and with one episode of steep narrow round steps from the beach back to the road. Again near the ocean on flat roads, distance covered faster on the way to hilly Vigo. The track has a detour for supermarket
62.8 km
Distance
534 m
Ascent
522 m
Descent
From Pontevedra to Pontecesures
MTBPavedUnpaved
Irina Dumitrașcu
2

From Pontevedra to Pontecesures

Cycling route in Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain

The route stats going around forests and vineyards, with lots of pilgrims walking in the first part of the day. Long satisfying lunch in Caldas de Reis. Lost the way and went around quite a bit afterwards. :) Winding left and right to avoid both the highway and the "N", busy road, the path goes thro
42.7 km
Distance
334 m
Ascent
343 m
Descent
From Pontecesures to Santiago de Compostella
MTBCity bikePaved
Irina Dumitrașcu
0

From Pontecesures to Santiago de Compostella

Cycling route in PadrĂłn, Galicia, Spain

Going through beautiful villages and paved forest roads, a beautiful ride ending in hilly Santiago.
29.7 km
Distance
407 m
Ascent
180 m
Descent