Help/suggestions for Portuguese Coastal

[calamity37]

Hi all!

I just finished the Camino Francés and now want to walk the Portuguese Coastal route! Only I will do it backwards....so from Santiago down to Porto.

Can anyone give me info on the suggested stops so I can work out a route? I have read that it is nice to mix it with the espiritual variation which I would love to do.

Any help, suggestions would be appreciated! Thanks so much!!!

 

[boski]

Hi all!

I just finished the Camino Francés and now want to walk the Portuguese Coastal route! Only I will do it backwards....so from Santiago down to Porto.

Can anyone give me info on the suggested stops so I can work out a route? I have read that it is nice to mix it with the espiritual variation which I would love to do.

Any help, suggestions would be appreciated! Thanks so much!!!

I did the costal route and the spiritual variant last month. Download trailsmart it has everything thing u need to plan your trip.

 

[boski]

I did the costal route and the spiritual variant last month. Download trailsmart it has everything thing u need to plan your trip.

Combarro Is a great place to stay an extra day before getting back to the "main drag"

 

[calamity37]

I did the costal route and the spiritual variant last month. Download trailsmart it has everything thing u need to plan your trip.

Thanks! Was it a nice route? Any parts you would skip? I also want to walk the Norte so happy to skip bits if not so nice

 

[jsalt]

Only I will do it backwards....so from Santiago down to Porto.

Hi, it can be harder than you think going backwards.

You might find this thread of some interest:
https://www.caminodesantiago.me/community/threads/are-you-lonely-going-backwards.55585/

At many junctions the only reason I knew which way to go was because I had previously walked the route in the "right" direction.

Good luck!
Jill

 

[boski]

Thanks! Was it a nice route? Any parts you would skip? I also want to walk the Norte so happy to skip bits if not so nice

I have also done the Norte the first 10 days r challenging and I did it in late August so it was hot and pretty crowded. As for skipping parts of the costal, the only city I didn't like was viana do Castelo. The bridge crossing is dangerous and we had a very bad experience in the albergue there.

 

[calamity37]

I have also done the Norte the first 10 days r challenging and I did it in late August so it was hot and pretty crowded. As for skipping parts of the costal, the only city I didn't like was viana do Castelo. The bridge crossing is dangerous and we had a very bad experience in the albergue there.

Thanks Boski! Did you do the Norte in reverse? That’s what I’ll be doing. Wondering how challenging that will be

 

[boski]

Thanks Boski! Did you do the Norte in reverse? That’s what I’ll be doing. Wondering how challenging that will be

No I did the Norte the "normal" way but honestly backwards might b better bc u would b in hiking shape for the hard parts

 

[Walking Lover]

Hi all!

I just finished the Camino Francés and now want to walk the Portuguese Coastal route! Only I will do it backwards....so from Santiago down to Porto.

Can anyone give me info on the suggested stops so I can work out a route? I have read that it is nice to mix it with the espiritual variation which I would love to do.

Any help, suggestions would be appreciated! Thanks so much!!!

Brierley's book. We did the coastal for two days and loved it.