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Caminho Português da Costa (Viana do Castelo - A Guarda)

National route32 km · 20 miBest Jan–Sep

Next nearby hike: Trilho dos Canos de Água 0.9 mi · 1.5 kmExplore Viana do Castelo →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Jan–Sep · highs 13–22 °C (55–72 °F)

  1. J13°8°196
  2. F13°8°151
  3. M15°9°134
  4. A16°10°144
  5. M17°12°116
  6. J20°15°60
  7. J22°16°33
  8. A22°17°41
  9. S21°16°103
  10. O18°13°211
  11. N16°11°221
  12. D14°9°253

Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.

How we pick months

Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.

About this trail

Caminho Português da Costa (Viana do Castelo - A Guarda) is a national hiking route in Viana do Castelo, Portugal, about 32 km (20 mi) in length. It lies about 1.6 km northwest of Viana do Castelo. By long-term climate averages, the best months are Jan–Sep.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Mapped length
32 km · 20 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Nearest town
1.6 km NW of Viana do Castelo · GeoNames
Best months
Jan–Sep
Country
Portugal
Region
Viana do Castelo
Continent
Europe
Route type
National route
Route centre
41.8085, -8.8575
Route start
41.7056, -8.8437
OpenStreetMap
relation 18168169
How it’s scored

Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.

Nearest trails

distance from the trail start

Trilho dos Canos de Água

0.9 mi · 1.5 km · Viana do Castelo

Trilho de São Martinho de Outeiro

4.5 mi · 7.3 km · Viana do Castelo

Trilho do Pincho

8 mi · 13 km · Viana do Castelo

Trilho do Pôr-do-Sol

9 mi · 14 km · Viana do Castelo

Grande Rota de Montanha do Alto Minho - Caminha

10 mi · 17 km · Viana do Castelo

Trilho da Pedra Alçada

11 mi · 17 km · Viana do Castelo

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