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Vila do Conde → Póvoa de Varzim
km 0 – 4.2 · 4.2 km
An almost continuous seafront promenade.
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Portuguese Coastal Camino · Stage 2 of 12
A flat, seafaring stage: the Póvoa de Varzim seafront, the windmills of A Ver-o-Mar, the curious vegetable plots dug into the sand at Apúlia and the Fão bridge to Esposende.
Profile
No climbing, on promenades, boardwalks and farm tracks.
Town by town
Every town with services along the way. Out of season some bars and albergues close; the app shows you which ones are open near you as you walk.
Seaside resort and casino
Windmills and masseiras, gardens in the sand
Iron bridge over the Cávado
The route
An almost continuous seafront promenade.
Aguçadoura and its greenhouses, dunes and windmills.
Fão, the Cávado and the entry into Esposende.
Tips
On the coast the north wind blows in your face many afternoons: better to walk in the morning.
In Póvoa and Apúlia there are good-value fresh fish restaurants.
Some stretches are on loose sand. Gaiters or sandals help.
Choose how many kilometres you want to walk each day and Suseia splits the route from Vila do Conde to Santiago into stages based on the albergues in each town. Free and without signing up.
Common questions
About 23.4 km. Walking takes between 5 and 6 hours, with short breaks.
Easy difficulty. No climbing, on promenades, boardwalks and farm tracks.