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Caminho Português da Costa

Stage 1: Porto – Mindelo

Stage · 23.3 km · 248 m ↑ · 6 h 30 min
By public transportSuggested stage
Distance23.3 kmone way
Ascent248 mdescent 290 m
Highest point118 mlowest 13 m
Walking time6 h 30 minDIN 33466, no breaks
Grade–not graded
Effortdemandingtime and climb
Stage 1: Porto – Mindelo
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iThe route

Stage 1 in brief

Stage 1 of the Caminho Português da Costa covers 23.3 km from Porto to Mindelo, Porto, Spain.

It climbs 248 m and descends 290 m, topping out at 118 m; it starts at 75 m and ends at 32 m.

The DIN 33466 walking time is 6 h 30 min without breaks (4 km an hour on the level, 300 m an hour uphill, 500 m downhill).

In terms of effort it counts as demanding.

9% of the route runs through forest.

The best months are March and May–September, judged by temperature and rain at the highest point.

At the high point the warmest month, August, averages 26° by day.

A bus stop or station lies within 800 m of the start or the finish. There is a car park near the start.

This is a suggested stage: it ends in a village or town with beds (albergue, hostel or a town with places to stay) and keeps the day lengths even. The way itself has no fixed daily stages.

All 12 stages of the Caminho Português da Costa

Facts

Distance
23.3 km
Ascent / descent
248 m / 290 m
Highest / lowest point
118 m / 13 m
Walking time
6 h 30 min
Effort
demanding
Steepest kilometre
5 %
In forest
9 %
Best months
Mar · May–Sep
Start
Porto
Finish
Mindelo
Network
National route · CPC
Stages
1 / 12
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iiMap & profile

The line on the ground

Elevation profile

Height every 20 m
Move along the profile to follow the route on the map.
iiiWhen to go

The year month by month

  1. Jangood, wetter
  2. Febgood, wetter
  3. Margood
  4. Aprgood, wetter
  5. Maygood
  6. Jungood
  7. Julgood
  8. Auggood
  9. Sepgood
  10. Octgood, wetter
  11. Novgood, wetter
  12. Decgood, wetter

Climate at the high point (118 m)

Averages 1981–2010 adjusted to the height with 6.5 °C per km; daylight at the start
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high13°15°17°18°20°23°25°26°23°20°16°14°
Average low6°6°8°9°12°15°16°16°14°12°9°7°
Precipitation175 mm129 mm112 mm141 mm107 mm53 mm24 mm36 mm87 mm187 mm198 mm230 mm
Daylight9 h 32 min10 h 38 min11 h 54 min13 h 18 min14 h 29 min15 h 07 min14 h 52 min13 h 51 min12 h 30 min11 h 09 min9 h 54 min9 h 14 min
ivForecast

This week on the route

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vAlong the way

Kilometre by kilometre

kmWhatNameElevation
0.0Town or villageMafamude · 2.0 km off the route99 m
0.0Town or villageVila Nova de Gaia · 2.1 km off the route122 m
0.0SightEpiscopal Palace, Porto–
0.0SightPorto Cathedral–
0.0SightCasa-Museu Guerra Junqueiro–
0.0SightIgreja dos Grilos–
0.0SightTower of D. Pedro Pitões–
0.0SightCapela de Nossa Senhora das Verdades–
0.0Railway stationJardim do Morro–
0.0ViewpointMiradouro da Rua das Aldas–
0.0ViewpointMiradouro do Terreiro da Sé–
0.0ViewpointMiradouro do Largo do Colégio–
0.0HostelWorld Music Hostel–
0.0HostelCathedral Deisgn Apartments–
0.0ViewpointTorre sul da Sé do Porto–
0.0HostelManor House Porto–
0.0Railway stationRibeira–
0.0HostelRibeira 24–
0.0HostelThe Central House Porto Ribeira–
0.0Drinking waterFontanário da Rua de São Sebastião–
0.0SightResidence of Beco dos Redemoinhos–
0.0SightFountain of São Miguel–
0.0Viewpoint––
0.0HostelPensão Astória–
0.1Town or villageNeiral · 2.5 km off the route63 m
0.1Town or villageBonjoia · 2.5 km off the route63 m
0.1Town or villageNoeda · 2.5 km off the route63 m
0.1HostelCats Hostel Porto–
0.1HostelORM Chã Apartments–
0.1HostelCats Hostels–
0.1HostelNations Porto–
0.1HostelOportoliving–
0.1Railway stationBatalha–
0.1Drinking waterFontanário da Travessa de São Sebastião–
0.1HostelOnefam Ribeira Hostel Porto–
0.1SightCapela do Senhor dos Passos (Porto)–
0.1SightHistoric Centre of Porto–
0.2Railway stationSão Bento–
0.2HostelPorto Alive–
0.2HostelBest Guest–
0.3HostelThe Passenger - Hostel–
0.3HostelSecret Hostel–
0.3HostelS. Bento Apartment's–
0.3Railway stationPorto - São Bento70 m
0.4Railway stationBolhão–
0.4HostelNice Way Hostel–
0.4Town or villagePorto91 m
0.4Railway stationAliados–
0.4HostelYes! Porto–
0.5HostelCasa dos Caldeireiros–
0.6HostelOporto Tourist Apartments–
0.6HostelOporto Clérigos–
0.6HostelCasas do Porto–
0.6HostelThe Poets Inn–
0.6ViewpointMiradouro da Vitória–
0.6HostelBeing Porto–
0.6SightIgreja de São Bento da Vitória–
0.6HostelResidencial Caldeira–
0.6HostelCasa das Taipas–
0.6HostelMystay Porto–
0.6HostelTaipas Apartments–
0.8SightJardim de Joao Chagas–
0.8Drinking water––
0.8HostelWine–
0.9SightLivraria Lello–
0.9SightFountain of the Lions (Porto)–
0.9Drinking waterFontanário da Praça de Gomes Teixeira–
0.9HostelPorto Downtown–
1.0SightIgreja do Carmo, Porto–
1.1SightPalacete of the Visconts of Balsemão–
1.1Drinking waterFontanário da Praça de Carlos Alberto–
1.2HostelSelina Porto–
1.2HostelOporto Invictus–
1.2HostelPilop Design Hostel & Bar–
1.3HostelPensão Favorita–
1.3HostelGallery Hostel–
1.4SightFaculty of Law of the University of Porto–
1.4HostelBreyner House–
1.5Town or villageMassarelos · 1.3 km off the route17 m
1.9SightFaculty of Pharmacy of the University of Porto–
2.0HostelCasa Albino Batista–
2.1HostelSo Cool–
2.2HostelCasinhas no Carolina - Hostel–
2.3SightEscola Secundária Carolina Michaelis–
2.4Pilgrim hostelAlbergue de Peregrinos do Porto–
3.5Town or villageSenhora do Porto · 0.7 km off the route87 m
3.7Town or villageFrancos · 1.0 km off the route80 m
4.3Town or villageBairro Silva Braga100 m
4.8Town or villageRamalde do Meio · 1.0 km off the route71 m
7.2Town or villageSão Tiago de Custoias · 0.5 km off the route84 m
The first 90 of 106 entries.
viUnderfoot

Surface, shade and gradients

Forest

  • under trees 9 %
  • measured every 50 m

Gradients

  • < 5 %: 88 %
  • 5–10 %: 11 %
  • 10–15 %: 1 %
  • 15–25 %: 0 %
  • ≥ 25 %: 0 %
viiiPhotos

Seen along the route

Stage 1: Porto – Mindelo, km 0
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Stage 1: Porto – Mindelo, km 0
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Stage 1: Porto – Mindelo, km 0
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Stage 1: Porto – Mindelo, km 4
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Stage 1: Porto – Mindelo, km 9
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Stage 1: Porto – Mindelo, km 13
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ixGetting there

Start, stops and airports

Start
41.14296° N, 8.61153° W · 75 m
Finish
41.31503° N, 8.72108° W · 32 m
Car park at the start
yes · 13 m
Stop at the start
São Bento · Railway station · 119 m
Stop at the finish
Mindelo Covelo · Bus stop · 11 m
Nearest airport
Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) · 13.1 km
Nearest airport
Vila Real Airport (VRL) · 76.0 km

Conditions change: check the official sources, the signposts and the weather before you set off. Walking times follow DIN 33466 and do not include breaks. Route data as of 2026-10-16. Report an error