From Porto

[Dan Murphy]

I did the camino last September from St. Jean to Santiago. Now I am looking at doing the route from Porto with my wife. She has a knee replacement and problems with her ankles. I was wondering if there is enough albergues along the route to do it in 15 -18 days. Also what route ie coastal or inland would have the least hills for her to climb. This would allow her to walk shorter distances and with less climbing. Any commentary on this would be much appreciated ....

 

[Anemone del Camino]

I would suggest you get a copy of the Brierly Portuguese guide and play with thedifferent routes andalberfues to see what might work for you. It is a veey complete guide.

 

[lettinggo]

I did the camino last September from St. Jean to Santiago. Now I am looking at doing the route from Porto with my wife. She has a knee replacement and problems with her ankles. I was wondering if there is enough albergues along the route to do it in 15 -18 days. Also what route ie coastal or inland would have the least hills for her to climb. This would allow her to walk shorter distances and with less climbing. Any commentary on this would be much appreciated ....

Hola

I walked The Costal last year which was a fine walk, but there are not to many albergues to choose between.
I believe that the indland route has more albergues and the landscape from Porto to Tui, where the the routes meet, are similar; not to many hills.

I hope this helps.

Bon Camihno
Lettinggo

 

[gerardcarey]

There are quite a few good camping grounds close to the Coastal Camino. Nice little cabins and they offer pilgrim rates. Orbitur, I think, is one brand name. Brierley has little tent symbols to designate where some, and only some, are. Next time, I'd do a 'Coastal Camping in Portugal' search.
Regards
Gerard

 

[KentuckyJay]

I did the camino last September from St. Jean to Santiago. Now I am looking at doing the route from Porto with my wife. She has a knee replacement and problems with her ankles. I was wondering if there is enough albergues along the route to do it in 15 -18 days. Also what route ie coastal or inland would have the least hills for her to climb. This would allow her to walk shorter distances and with less climbing. Any commentary on this would be much appreciated ....

Alto de Portela Grande (spell) lies between Ponte de Lima and Rubias. It requires a climb of about 900 meters. Otherwise there not any significant climbs between Porto and Santiago. I did the inland route last May and had no problems and I am 71 years old. There are plenty of lodgings along the way. Bom Camino.

 

[Cmeckley]

Walked from Porto last summer. We stayed on the coast for two days for the beauty, but then went inland because it was a bit lonely (I had two teens with me and they wanted to meet other pilgrims) and we wanted more traditional "pilgrim support." In general, we found the route less demanding physically than the Frances, but the cobblestones and asphalt were harder on my feet. I recommend good insoles!

 

[Camembert]

Alto do Portela Grande (spell) lies between Ponte de Lima and Rubias. It requires a climb of about 900 meters. Otherwise there not any significant climbs between Porto and Santiago. I did the inland route last May and had no problems and I am 71 years old. There are plenty of lodgings along the way. Bom Camino.

The Alto de Portelo Grande /la Bruge mountain is 425 mtr high but has steep hills ascending and descending
I should advise to walk the coastal,cross the ferry at Caminha to A Guarda in Spain and continue walking to Vigo and Redondela . Avoid the albergue in Redondela but walk on 3 more kms to Cessantes where

 

[Theatregal]

I haven't walked the inland route (yet! ) but I walked the coastal route in the summer of 2015 from Porto to Pontevedra and then along the Variante Espiritual to Padron and on to Santiago. 15 to 18 days with places to stay is very possible. There wasn't an albergue at every stop - but in places where there weren't, there were good choices between hostels, pensions and small hotels. There are some climbs but I don't recall any being particularly difficult along the Coastal part. There is a long steep climb leaving Combarro on the Variante Espiritual. The most difficult thing for feet / joints on the Coastal route, as mentioned above by @Cmeckley, was the cobblestone and asphalt walking. Walking poles and good cushioned shoes do help. It is a beautiful varied route with gorgeous ocean and landscape views.

 

[willydp]

Hello Dan Murphy,
Have a look here: https://www.caminodesantiago.me/com...-from-oporto-by-the-coast-maps-and-gps.24302/
Bom Caminho

 

[KentuckyJay]

The Alto de Portelo Grande /la Bruge mountain is 425 mtr high but has steep hills ascending and descending
I should advise to walk the coastal,cross the ferry at Caminha to A Guarda in Spain and continue walking to Vigo and Redondela . Avoid the albergue in Redondela but walk on 3 more kms to Cessantes where

Sorry. I meant to say

The Alto de Portelo Grande /la Bruge mountain is 425 mtr high but has steep hills ascending and descending
I should advise to walk the coastal,cross the ferry at Caminha to A Guarda in Spain and continue walking to Vigo and Redondela . Avoid the albergue in Redondela but walk on 3 more kms to Cessantes where

Sorry. I meant to say about 900 feet. The metric conversion threw me. However, I stand by the rest of my comments. Bom Camino.

 

[willydp]

Here is another URL where you have some info about the costal route and book your stay (b..king.c.m)
http://santiago-compostela.net/camino-portugues/