Camino Portugues Costa da A Guarda
Galicia, Spain
Spain · A Guarda → Santiago de Compostela
Distance
156 km
Stages
8
Difficulty
easy
Camino Portugues Costa da A Guarda · Stages and distances
Walking distances for Appy’s stages (8)
| Stage | km |
|---|---|
| 1. A Guarda → Oia | 12.9 |
| 2. Oia → Baiona | 17.8 |
| 3. Baiona → Vigo | 25.3 |
| 4. Vigo → Arcade | 22.8 |
| 5. Arcade → Pontevedra | 12.2 |
| 6. Pontevedra → Caldas de Reis | 21.1 |
| 7. Caldas de Reis → Padrón | 18.8 |
| 8. Padrón → Santiago de Compostela | 25 |
| Total | 155.9 |
About
The Spanish section of the Portuguese Coastal Way, starting at the fishing town of A Guarda on the Atlantic coast. The route follows the dramatic Galician coastline through Baiona and Vigo before turning inland to Santiago.
Stages
8 stages
Stage 1A Guarda → Oia
easy- Distance
- 13 km
- Ascent
- 256 m
- Descent
- 275 m
Stage 2Oia → Baiona
moderate- Distance
- 18 km
- Ascent
- 366 m
- Descent
- 371 m
Stage 3Baiona → Vigo
challenging- Distance
- 25 km
- Ascent
- 677 m
- Descent
- 582 m
Stage 4Vigo → Arcade
moderate- Distance
- 23 km
- Ascent
- 683 m
- Descent
- 763 m
Stage 5- Distance
- 12 km
- Ascent
- 295 m
- Descent
- 293 m
Stage 6Pontevedra → Caldas de Reis
moderate- Distance
- 21 km
- Ascent
- 327 m
- Descent
- 328 m
Stage 7Caldas de Reis → Padrón
moderate- Distance
- 19 km
- Ascent
- 373 m
- Descent
- 387 m
Stage 8Padrón → Santiago de Compostela
moderate- Distance
- 25 km
- Ascent
- 593 m
- Descent
- 347 m
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