Oporto → Maia
The streets of Porto and its metropolitan area.
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Camino Portugués · Stage 15 of 25
The first stage from Porto, where most pilgrims on the Portugués start. You leave the city through suburbs and Maia, and the path gradually becomes rural as far as Vilarinho.
Profile
No big hills. The first 10 km are in the city.
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.
The route
The streets of Porto and its metropolitan area.
Villages, fields and the first wayside crosses.
Tips
Many people take the metro to the outskirts to skip the urban exit.
The cathedral sells and stamps them. A good moment to start stamping twice a day.
If you start here, keep the first stages short and let your feet get used to it.
Choose how many kilometres you want to walk each day and Suseia splits the route from Oporto to Santiago into stages based on the albergues in each town. Free and without signing up.
Common questions
About 22.4 km. Walking takes between 5 and 6 hours, with short breaks.
Easy difficulty. No big hills. The first 10 km are in the city.
Yes, and it is the most common choice. From Porto to Santiago it is about 240 km, walked in 10 to 12 days.