- Time of past OR future Camino
- September-October (2019)
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I would check out the fogos.pt website, which is a dynamic map of the country, to see how fire locations might be located relative to your route.My husband and I are walking the Portuguese Camino. We are in Mealhada and getting lots of smoke from fires in Albergaria a Velha and Oliveira de Azemeis. Does anyone know how the Camino is affected? Is it still open? Is it dangerous to try to continue?
We are walking the Camino Portuguese today and the fires outside of Albergaría a Velha forced us to evacuate to Sao Joao da Madeira. I am trying to find the best resource to check on our path to Grijo tomorrow and then into Porto the following day. Any words of wisdom/advice would be appreciated.
@ColoradoGirl and @Firefly7 the Camino route passes through forest before and after albergaría a velha, it’s sparse with just trees, and no houses or routes out, or anything around and I didn’t see anyone at all as I went through (although granted it was raining when I did this section earlier in the year)My husband and I are walking the Portuguese Camino. We are in Mealhada and getting lots of smoke from fires in Albergaria a Velha and Oliveira de Azemeis. Does anyone know how the Camino is affected? Is it still open? Is it dangerous to try to continue?
Translation from Portuguese news this morning:I just saw infos that you must be careful between Porto and Lisboa. Looks like the road is closed for cars/ bus.
Check in advance before walking.
On Google maps in the map views ledger (satellite, default, terrain) above the compass, there is an option to see were the fires are and severity.My husband and I are walking the Portuguese Camino. We are in Mealhada and getting lots of smoke from fires in Albergaria a Velha and Oliveira de Azemeis. Does anyone know how the Camino is affected? Is it still open? Is it dangerous to try to continue?
All the advice was to skip to porto. North of Aguida is thick smoke and apparently a lot of damage. Local advice was that even after the fire is consoled it is pretty much a wasteland to walk. Trains weren't running to Alveiro because of fires and main roads were closed.My husband and I are walking the Portuguese Camino. We are in Mealhada and getting lots of smoke from fires in Albergaria a Velha and Oliveira de Azemeis. Does anyone know how the Camino is affected? Is it still open? Is it dangerous to try to continue?
We made a long day of it today from Sao Joao da Madeira thru Grijo to Porto and the smoke was fairly heavy but okay with a mask on. All routes were accessible but we only saw 3 other pilgrims. The majority of people we e met along the way took a train or bus from Sao Joao da Madeira.I am doing the coastal route on Saturday from Porto. Is it wrong to assume it will all be calmed down by then as there is rain forecast on Friday?
At the moment from what I can see along the coast is fine, I would assume the smoke along the coastal route is the only issue at the moment. Unless there happens to be fire along the coastal route which I doubt will happen.
The worst is inland from Aveiro, just south of Gaia/Porto. But the entire northern area is scattered with fires. The humidity right now is very low, and that part of the country seems a tinderbox.Hello! I am on the coast in between Lisbon and Porto my way to Porto to start the Camino on Saturday. It is very smoky here with poor air quality. I am considering travelling around Portugal and changing my plan to do a similarly length route in Spain. Does anyone know where the heavily affected areas are?
We’ve been walking from Lisbon, now in Coimbra. Have been strongly advised not to proceed from here. Hard to say what things will be like in 7-10 days but most likely, need to monitor daily (obviously) and you’ll need to be prepared to change plans if needed. I’d imagine that areas affected by bushfire is not particularly safe to be walking through for some weeks post any fire.My darling and I are in Fungalvaz. We'll be walking to Tomar tomorrow.
Our hosts tonight are thinking that we should be ok with Albergaria-a-Velha, as we'll get there in 11 days, but I'll take any advice from pilgrims ahead of us, from anyone with first hand information (I have downloaded the Fogos app) as to whether we should skip any stages.
I'm contacting some of the accommodation ahead for their advice.
In Fungalvaz, we've got the smoke from a fire northwest of Ourém.
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Hola perrito. We just came from Porto. Waking in the morning, I had a terrible scratchy throat. Had to mask up for breakfast. Decision make to take a train to Valença. The smoke was awful until about 15 minutes. There is still a haze but we pick up tomorrow from Tui. My breathing was more important than doing that section. People from Portugal Porto area very concerned about fires. Tui people too are concerned. Buen cominoWe are walking the Camino Portuguese today and the fires outside of Albergaría a Velha forced us to evacuate to Sao Joao da Madeira. I am trying to find the best resource to check on our path to Grijo tomorrow and then into Porto the following day. Any words of wisdom/advice would be appreciated.
This is a perfect suggestion. Having worked with my town's fire/first aid department, it’s makes everything so much more complicated and dangerous with extra bodies around. Kudos for you for being upfront with this advice.All the advice was to skip to porto. North of Aguida is thick smoke and apparently a lot of damage. Local advice was that even after the fire is consoled it is pretty much a wasteland to walk. Trains weren't running to Alveiro because of fires and main roads were closed.
We chose discretion as the betterect suggestion. Having worked with my home town part of valour and took local advice from people who know the country. I imagine the firefighters have enough on their plate without having to worry about wandering pilgrims as well?
Everybody who is on trail, please be extra careful, sudden wind changes may find you in harm's way; heed all the warnings, be alert and listen to the authorities. Buen Camino
With all respect it would be better for you to ask the locals, the people running your accommodation, check the Fogos.pt or Windy websites, sniff the air and look out of the window (I'm an offshore surveyor and was taught never to trust the computer screen). Please report back. RichardWe are staying in Ponte de Lima tonight and planned to walk all the way to Valença tomorrow. Will check the fire alerts before we leave but if anyone has advice on whether we should take a car/bus instead would be very helpful
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