Purchasing Poles in Porto?

[Bikeguy]

Hi all. My wife and I a excited to be leaving for Porto next month to do the Camino Portugues.

Question - Anyone know of a place in Porto where inexpensive hiking poles can be purchased?

We have our own poles but it is a bit of a hassle to bring along on flights as well as not really needed for travels after the camino. Thinking we could buy these in Porto and give away in SDC.

Thanks!
Randy

 

[mspath]

Randy,

Check out some of the suggestions in this earlier forum thread.

https://www.caminodesantiago.me/community/threads/shopping-in-porto.9008/

Bom caminho to both your wife and you!

 

[Anemone del Camino]

I walked the central route, with the Variante Espiritual, and only needed my poles once. And had I not been walking alone, I would have been fine without them.

 

[Telelama]

Hi Bikeguy, last year we purchased two sets of poles at a shop a few blocks from the train station that is near the cathedral. It's called Laventura - Loja Aventura, located at R. Trindade Coelho 40, www.laventura.pt, phone; +351 935 615 709. If you're getting your pilgrims passport and first stamp at the cathedral, you'll be within blocks of the store.

Bom Caminho

 

[jerbear]

Decathalon in porto. Will be the cheapest.

 

[hel&scott]

I dont get the pole thing, but they are not practical for the tracks in NZ so i was more used to tramping without them and find them disruptive. But then others swear by them. They are also not good with dogs as some claim as dogs find them threatening. Good luck with your search and your Camino.

 

[dougfitz]

I dont get the pole thing, but they are not practical for the tracks in NZ so i was more used to tramping without them and find them disruptive.

I do use mine in the bush here, and you are right. In narrower parts of any track where it does become impractical, I just lift mine up until the track widens out. I did use poles walking in NZ, admittedly on that walkers super-highway, the Milford Track, your equivalent of the Spanish senda paths.

 

[hel&scott]

I do use mine in the bush here, and you are right. In narrower parts of any track where it does become impractical, I just lift mine up until the track widens out. I did use poles walking in NZ, admittedly on that walkers super-highway, the Milford Track, your equivalent of the Spanish senda paths.

Yes, Milford is more of a footpath then a track, but s lot of kiwi tracks are pretty rough and remote, steep terrain, dense bush, and heavy rains make then hard to maintain and poles just get in the way. I've never walked 20km a day in NZ,but comfortably do 30km on Camino, especially as you are rewarded with a bed and a bar the end of each day, here you have to carry everything with you. Perhaps that's why we switched to the Camino...