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Portuguese Way of St. James

National route77 km · 48 miBest Jan–Sep

Next nearby hike: Ruta dos Muíños do Folón e do Picón 4.9 mi · 7.9 kmExplore Pontevedra →

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Best time to hike

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

  1. J13°8°198
  2. F13°8°158
  3. M15°9°142
  4. A15°10°150
  5. M17°12°122
  6. J20°15°60
  7. J21°16°35
  8. A22°17°45
  9. S21°16°113
  10. O18°14°228
  11. N16°11°240
  12. D14°9°263

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

Portuguese Way of St. James is a national hiking route of about 77 km (48 mi) in Pontevedra, Spain. It lies about 2.4 km southeast of A Guarda. 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
77 km · 48 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Nearest town
2.4 km SE of A Guarda (Provincia de Pontevedra, Galicia) · GeoNames
Best months
Jan–Sep
Country
Spain
Region
Pontevedra
Continent
Europe
Route type
National route
From / to
A Guarda → Redondela
Local name
Caminho Português de Santiago
Route centre
42.0866, -8.7515
Route start
41.8890, -8.8508
OpenStreetMap
relation 12786089
Wikidata
Q1029533
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

Ruta dos Muíños do Folón e do Picón

4.9 mi · 7.9 km · Pontevedra

Ruta Máxica

11 mi · 18 km · Pontevedra

Caminho Português de Nossa Senhora do Norte

14 mi · 22 km · Pontevedra

Galiñeiro-Aloia

17 mi · 28 km · Pontevedra

Circular do Galiñeiro

19 mi · 31 km · Pontevedra

Sendeiro Local de Saiáns

20 mi · 32 km · Pontevedra

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