Portugues coastal from Porto by bike or e-bike

[sirivrhnje]

Hi everyone !

I would like to cycle the coastal route from Porto by bike soon. Can you please tell me how hard / sloped is the route from Porto onwards? I am a city cyclist, don't have much training up the hill, was thinking or renting a bike or an e-bike. Let's say I have 6 days to do those 240km. What kind of training would you recommend? Thank you in advance and Bom Caminho!

 

[Former member 22438]

The coastal is very flat. The main part is a boardwalk. You share this boardwalk with pedestrians. Between Marinhas and Viana do Castelo is a part, off road terrain .some parts of that stage are less suitable for biking unless you have a mountainbike and some experience with off road biking.But there you could follow the main road, the N13
It is not a big detour to do that. The worst part is between Castelo do Neiva and Chafé .

 

[MikeC]

If earning a Compostela is important to you then perhaps you might like to check if cyclists with e-bikes are accepted by the cathedral authorities?

 

[DebraS.]

Not that I have any interest in breaking the rules... just curious more than anything.... how would they know if you used an e-bike?

 

[MikeC]

I can’t see how they would know, but you will.

 

[wisepilgrim]

The Coastal route would be a nice bike ride, and the first half is very flat. Later on there are some hills but nothing extreme. It is certainly doable in 6 days.

 

[botumasz]

I am interest in doing part of the camino coastal after porto by bike. Are there any bike rental places along the way where I can pick up at one town and drop off at another town?

 

[sofiarodrigues]

Hi
I am thinking of doing the portugal canino by bike in September.
Maybe we can talk.

 

[sirivrhnje]

Hi Sofia,

We can connect via facebook if you'd like. My plans have changed, but if anything leads me back to cycling the Camino any time soon, we can be in touch.