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Caminho Português da Costa

Stage 6: A Guarda – Mougás

Stage · 19.1 km · 220 m ↑ · 5 h 20 min

By public transportSuggested stage

Distance19.1 kmone way

Ascent220 mdescent 233 m

Highest point52 mlowest 2 m

Walking time5 h 20 minDIN 33466, no breaks

Grade–not graded

Effortdemandingtime and climb

iThe route

Stage 6 in brief

Stage 6 of the Caminho Português da Costa covers 19.1 km from A Guarda to Mougás, Galicia, Spain.

It climbs 220 m and descends 233 m, topping out at 52 m; it starts at 49 m and ends at 35 m.

The DIN 33466 walking time is 5 h 20 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.

18% 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 25° 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: 19.1 km
Ascent / descent: 220 m / 233 m
Highest / lowest point: 52 m / 2 m
Walking time: 5 h 20 min
Effort: demanding
Steepest kilometre: 5 %
In forest: 18 %
Best months: Mar · May–Sep
Start: A Guarda
Network: National route · CPC
Stages: 6 / 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

Jangood, wetter
Febgood, wetter
Margood
Aprgood, wetter
Maygood
Jungood
Julgood
Auggood
Sepgood
Octgood, wetter
Novgood, wetter
Decgood, wetter

Climate at the high point (52 m)

Averages 1981–2010 adjusted to the height with 6.5 °C per km; daylight at the start

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	14°	15°	17°	18°	21°	23°	25°	25°	24°	21°	16°	14°
Average low	7°	7°	8°	10°	12°	14°	15°	15°	14°	12°	9°	7°
Precipitation	209 mm	167 mm	151 mm	160 mm	131 mm	64 mm	39 mm	48 mm	121 mm	243 mm	256 mm	281 mm
Daylight	9 h 28 min	10 h 36 min	11 h 53 min	13 h 20 min	14 h 33 min	15 h 13 min	14 h 56 min	13 h 54 min	12 h 31 min	11 h 08 min	9 h 51 min	9 h 09 min

ivForecast

This week on the route

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vAlong the way

Kilometre by kilometre

km	What	Name	Elevation
0.0	Drinking water	–	–
0.8	Town or village	A Guarda	39 m
0.9	Pilgrim hostel	Albergue de Peregrinos	–
1.0	Hostel	O Peirao	–
3.4	Viewpoint	Miradoiro do Aty	–
7.4	Viewpoint	–	–
13.0	Drinking water	Fonte do Río da Aguieira	–
13.7	Town or village	Oia · 0.9 km off the route	205 m
13.7	Sight	Royal Monastery of Santa María de Oia	–
17.3	Hostel	Alojamiento Camino Portugués	–
17.5	Pilgrim hostel	Albergue da Estrela	–

viUnderfoot

Surface, shade and gradients

Forest

under trees 18 %
measured every 50 m

Gradients

< 5 %: 86 %
5–10 %: 12 %
10–15 %: 3 %
15–25 %: 0 %
≥ 25 %: 0 %

viiiPhotos

Seen along the route

ixGetting there

Start, stops and airports

Start: 41.90269° N, 8.86438° W · 49 m
Finish: 42.04556° N, 8.88045° W · 35 m
Car park at the start: yes · 8 m
Stop at the start: Atsa · Bus stop · 8 m
Stop at the finish: ATSA / Lugove · Bus stop · 327 m
Nearest airport: Vigo Airport (VGO) · 41.5 km
Nearest airport: Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) · 74.3 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