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Camino Portugués · Stage 20 of 25

Tui→ O Porriño

The first stage in Galicia, and for many the very first. Woods by the river Louro, the Ponte das Febres where Saint Telmo fell ill and, at the end, the industrial estate before O Porriño.

16.3 kmdistance
≈ 4 hwalking
+190 mascent
Easydifficulty
TuiVirxe do CaminoRibadelouroPolígono de As Gándaras O Porriño
The stage route with its main towns.

Profile

Flat and varied

Almost no climbing: riverside woods at the start and tarmac at the end.

01000 km5 km10 km15 km TuiRibadelouroO Porriño 60 m
+190 mof ascent
−210 mof descent
60 mhighest point

Town by town

Where to stop, where to sleep

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.

  1. 0KM

    Tui

    Starting point of the last 100 km

    🛏️ Albergue☕ Bar
  2. 2.4KM

    Virxe do Camino

  3. 6.6KM

    Ribadelouro

  4. 13.2KM

    Polígono de As Gándaras

    A riverside variant avoids the industrial estate

  5. 16.3KM

    O Porriño

    🛏️ Albergue☕ Bar

The route

The stage in two sections

01

Tui → Ribadelouro

km 0 – 6.6 · 6.6 km

Down from the cathedral, through woods and over the Ponte das Febres.

02

Ribadelouro → O Porriño

km 6.6 – 16.3 · 9.7 km

The straight road through the industrial estate or, better, the variant along the river Louro.

Tips

Good to know before you go

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Take the Louro variant

It is signposted before the industrial estate and far more pleasant than the industrial straight.

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Two stamps a day

Required on the last 100 km for the Compostela.

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O Porriño fills up

It is the first stage end from Tui. Book in high season.

Your Camino from Tui

Choose how many kilometres you want to walk each day and Suseia splits the route from Tui to Santiago into stages based on the albergues in each town. Free and without signing up.

Common questions

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Tui to O Porriño?

About 16.3 km. Walking takes about 4 hours, with short breaks.

Is the Tui to O Porriño stage hard?

Easy difficulty. Almost no climbing: riverside woods at the start and tarmac at the end.

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