Stage 3: Apúlia – Castelo do Neiva

Stage 3 of the Caminho Português da Costa covers 18.3 km from Apúlia to Castelo do Neiva, Braga, Spain.

It climbs 180 m and descends 137 m, topping out at 54 m; it starts at 12 m and ends at 54 m.

The DIN 33466 walking time is 5 h 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.

15% of the route runs through forest.

The best months are March, May–July and 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.