The line is OpenStreetMap's mapping of the route (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), via Waymarked Trails, with heights from a 30 m terrain model. Check the current official route before a long trip: diversions and permitted paths change. See the source.
The trail
From Porto up the Atlantic coast by Póvoa de Varzim, Viana do Castelo and Caminha into Galicia at A Guarda, then by Baiona and Vigo to the central route at Redondela; walked continuously with a stamped credential, it earns the Compostela.
Stages
A suggested split into 13 days of about 21 km (13 mi). Each day ends at the town or village on the way nearest to an equal share of the distance, or at a hotel or hostel where there is none. These are not the official stages: check where you can stay before you book.
- Day 1 Porto to Labruge 18.5 km · 18.5 km from the start
- Day 2 Labruge to Póvoa de Varzim 13.0 km · 32 km from the start
- Day 3 Póvoa de Varzim to Marinhas 25 km · 57 km from the start
- Day 4 Marinhas to Viana do Castelo 21 km · 78 km from the start
- Day 5 Viana do Castelo to Caminha 27 km · 105 km from the start
- Day 6 Caminha to Mougás 24 km · 129 km from the start
- Day 7 Mougás to Baiona 13.4 km · 142 km from the start
- Day 8 Baiona to Vigo 26 km · 168 km from the start
- Day 9 Vigo to Redondela 14.8 km · 183 km from the start
- Day 10 Redondela to Pontevedra 20 km · 203 km from the start
- Day 11 Pontevedra to Caldas de Reis 21 km · 224 km from the start
- Day 12 Caldas de Reis to Padrón 18.8 km · 243 km from the start
- Day 13 Padrón to Santiago de Compostela 25 km · 268 km from the start
Start and finish
Start: near Porto. 41.14309, -8.61105
Finish: near Santiago de Compostela, Santiago. 42.88020, -8.54544
Places to stay
Rooms in the towns and villages along the way:
- Porto · The start Booking.com → Expedia →
- Labruge, Porto · After day 1 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Póvoa de Varzim, Porto · After day 2 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Marinhas, Braga · After day 3 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Viana do Castelo · After day 4 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Caminha, Viana do Castelo · After day 5 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Mougás, O Baixo Miño · After day 6 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Baiona, Vigo · After day 7 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Vigo, Pontevedra · After day 8 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Redondela, Vigo · After day 9 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Pontevedra, Galicia · After day 10 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Caldas de Reis, Caldas · After day 11 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Padrón, O Sar · After day 12 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Santiago de Compostela, Santiago · The finish Booking.com → Expedia →
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Paths change, and the weather decides the day. The line comes from the source named under the map and the heights from a terrain model, so treat the figures as a guide. Check for diversions before you go, take a map, check the forecast, and turn back if it isn't right.
