Stage 11: Porriña – Puentecesures

Stage 11 of the Caminho Português da Costa covers 26.8 km from Porriña to Puentecesures, Galicia, Spain.

It climbs 428 m and descends 474 m, topping out at 164 m; it starts at 65 m and ends at 19 m.

The DIN 33466 walking time is 7 h 55 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 very demanding.

39% 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.

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.