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Caminho Português da Costa

Stage 8: Nigrán – Vigo

Stage · 20.3 km · 440 m ↑ · 6 h 10 min

By public transportSuggested stage

Distance20.3 kmone way

Ascent440 mdescent 336 m

Highest point109 mlowest 1 m

Walking time6 h 10 minDIN 33466, no breaks

Grade–not graded

Effortdemandingtime and climb

iThe route

Stage 8 in brief

Stage 8 of the Caminho Português da Costa covers 20.3 km from Nigrán to Vigo, Galicia, Spain.

It climbs 440 m and descends 336 m, topping out at 109 m; it starts at 3 m and ends at 109 m.

The DIN 33466 walking time is 6 h 10 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.

23% 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: 20.3 km
Ascent / descent: 440 m / 336 m
Highest / lowest point: 109 m / 1 m
Walking time: 6 h 10 min
Effort: demanding
Steepest kilometre: 6 %
In forest: 23 %
Best months: Mar · May–Sep
Start: Nigrán
Finish: Vigo
Network: National route · CPC
Stages: 8 / 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 (109 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	13°	14°	16°	18°	20°	22°	25°	25°	24°	20°	16°	14°
Average low	7°	7°	8°	10°	12°	14°	15°	15°	15°	13°	9°	8°
Precipitation	187 mm	149 mm	134 mm	147 mm	124 mm	58 mm	38 mm	46 mm	107 mm	231 mm	235 mm	258 mm
Daylight	9 h 26 min	10 h 35 min	11 h 53 min	13 h 21 min	14 h 34 min	15 h 14 min	14 h 58 min	13 h 55 min	12 h 31 min	11 h 07 min	9 h 49 min	9 h 07 min

ivForecast

This week on the route

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vAlong the way

Kilometre by kilometre

km	What	Name	Elevation
0.0	Town or village	A Ramallosa · 2.9 km off the route	6 m
0.0	Town or village	Nigrán · 0.9 km off the route	39 m
0.1	Drinking water	–	–
1.1	Sight	Arco visigótico de Panxón	–
2.3	Drinking water	–	–
4.6	Viewpoint	–	–
9.8	Drinking water	–	–
13.6	Drinking water	Lavadoiro da Presa	–
16.6	Sight	puente de Castrelos	–
16.8	Drinking water	–	–
17.1	Sight	Parque de Castrelos	–
18.0	Drinking water	A Fonte Santa	–
18.0	Drinking water	Fonte Santa	–
19.1	Picnic spot	–	–
19.8	Drinking water	–	–
20.3	Town or village	Vigo · 1.1 km off the route	86 m
20.3	Railway station	Vigo-Urzáiz	–

viUnderfoot

Surface, shade and gradients

Forest

under trees 23 %
measured every 50 m

Gradients

< 5 %: 74 %
5–10 %: 21 %
10–15 %: 4 %
15–25 %: 1 %
≥ 25 %: 0 %

viiiPhotos

Seen along the route

ixGetting there

Start, stops and airports

Start: 42.13741° N, 8.81649° W · 3 m
Finish: 42.22828° N, 8.71043° W · 109 m
Car park at the start: yes · 15 m
Stop at the start: none within 800 m
Stop at the finish: Vigo-Urzáiz · Railway station · 753 m
Nearest airport: Vigo Airport (VGO) · 18.8 km
Nearest airport: Santiago-Rosalía de Castro Airport (SCQ) · 90.6 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