Portugal · Long-distance path

Fishermen's Trail (Rota Vicentina)

A long-distance path in Portugal: 221 km (137 mi) with 7,093 m of ascent, about 13 days on foot.

Distance
221 km (137 mi)
Ascent
7,093 m
Days
13
High point
159 m

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.

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Fishermen's Trail (Rota Vicentina)
Carlos Costa · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Stages

A suggested split into 13 days of about 17.0 km (10.5 mi) each. The days are equal shares of the distance, not official stages. Each ends near the town or village named.

  1. Day 1 Sines to Vila Nova de Milfontes 17.0 km · 17.0 km from the start
  2. Day 2 Vila Nova de Milfontes to Odemira 17.0 km · 34 km from the start
  3. Day 3 Odemira to São Teotónio 17.0 km · 51 km from the start
  4. Day 4 São Teotónio to an unnamed point 17.0 km · 68 km from the start
  5. Day 5 An unnamed point to Odeceixe 17.0 km · 85 km from the start
  6. Day 6 Odeceixe to Aljezur 17.0 km · 102 km from the start
  7. Day 7 Aljezur to an unnamed point 17.0 km · 119 km from the start
  8. Day 8 An unnamed point to an unnamed point 17.0 km · 136 km from the start
  9. Day 9 An unnamed point to Vila do Bispo 17.0 km · 153 km from the start
  10. Day 10 Vila do Bispo to Sagres 17.0 km · 170 km from the start
  11. Day 11 Sagres to an unnamed point 17.0 km · 187 km from the start
  12. Day 12 An unnamed point to Vila do Bispo 17.0 km · 204 km from the start
  13. Day 13 Vila do Bispo to Lagos 17.0 km · 221 km from the start

Start and finish

Start: near Sines, Setúbal. 37.92756, -8.80679

Finish: near Lagos, Faro. 37.10877, -8.67171

Directions to the start Directions to the finish

Places to stay

Rooms in the towns and villages along the way:

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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.