Stage 4: Castelo do Neiva – Carreço

Stage 4 of the Caminho Português da Costa covers 22.1 km from Castelo do Neiva to Carreço, Viana do Castelo, Spain.

It climbs 378 m and descends 401 m, topping out at 136 m; it starts at 56 m and ends at 33 m.

The DIN 33466 walking time is 6 h 35 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.

21% 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.