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    Rates to esposende

    Hi. Have you already walked this? The route is fairly well signed. You'll find indication as you arrive in Rates. You leave Rates through a disused railway line, now turned ecopath. You then leave it and follow dirtnpaths through fields and cobbled road. I believe no cafes or stores until you...
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    Etiquette for shared paths

    I am a mountainbiker. I have done the Portuguese Camino 3 times (from Rates), the Interior (from Vila Real) once and the French (from Ponteferrada). I've only had the pleasure of walking it once (from Ponte de Lima). I have biked, on training rides and day trips, sections of central route...
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    Returning to Porto

    You can take a train to Vigo and then from there, the Celta train to Porto. https://www.cp.pt/passageiros/en/how-to-travel/celta There is bus with Alsa to either Porto airport or the bus station/interface near the "casa da música" metro station. https://www.alsa.com/en/web/bus/home
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    Local cuisine delights and Portuguese beverages on the CP

    Portugal is so small, that most well known dishes spread out. Super local stuff may not exist outside 1 town. I can't speak much about down south, except maybe ginginha (cherry liquer) popular predominantly in the center, north of Lisbon. Here in the north (other places as well), but in towns...
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    Refugio De Montanha Da Serra d'Arga

    Without a good map and/or gps chances of getting lost are high. The only likely risk is loosing to much time and aborting the plan. Although the route takes you through some more isolated spots, it's never truly far from a village (there is no true wilderness in Portugal). Usual moutain...
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    Portuguese Camino do Norte

    You can find gps for this caminho " I found these gps tracks for the portion Barcelos to Lima River. https://pt.wikiloc.com/trilhas-trekking/caminhos-de-santiago-caminho-do-norte-senhora-do-norte-1a-etapa-11466915...
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    Refugio De Montanha Da Serra d'Arga

    Yeah, I remember seeing some references to shared pilgrims having used some of the paths. Going through to the S. João d'Arga Monastery I believe. Going from Ponte de Lima should be pretty scenic: path along the river, Bertiandos nature reserve and a though climb to the top after Estoraos...
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    Refugio De Montanha Da Serra d'Arga

    Neither the Central or Coastal route are anywhere near that refúgio. Are you taking and alternative route?
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    Help with photo of map from yellow german guide

    Not what you asked, but hope this helps. rough route.
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    Esposende to Barcelos - Walking paths?

    I live in the Esposende area. There is no easy route from Esposende to Barcelos. Both roads, either north or south of the river Cávado are fairly busy and in several points don't have much room for pedestrians. There are tracks used to access the fields and forests by the river which can be...
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    Cycling & Blogging the Camino Portugués

    On the bridge from Valença to Tui there is a walkway on the side where you can take your bike if you don't feel like going along the trafic. It also allows very good views over the river with Tui in the distance. It seems you didn't stop in the fortres in Valença. A pity, it can be congested...
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    Please recommend trail shoes in wide (6E) size

    Have you checked Salomon X Ultra and XA Pro range, they at least have a wide well protected front.
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    Sleeping Bag or liner

    I would go for a light-duty sleeping bag, small and light but will offer much more protection than a liner. Some public albergues will not have any covers, as was the case in Ponte de Lima.
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    Need help in planning cycling route Porto-SDC

    DOH! You're right @Albertinho ... I've biked (in sections) the coastal from Porto to Vila Praia de Âncora. Its very flat until Esposende, with only small climbs afterwards. Anyway that first day to Caminha will be a stretch. You can allways speed tthings up by taking the N13 road northwards.
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    Need help in planning cycling route Porto-SDC

    I have done it on a mountain bike many times. I'd say 4 days will give you time to stop and enjoy it. I have walk the section Porto to Rates, but only biked from Rates onwards. That first bit will be very fast, especially since there is plenty of road. If you have to see Porto before you start...
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    Only used my bell once

    newfydog, I agree on the approach on biking. We gotta remember, as when driving a car or walking sidewalk, that there are other with whom we share the experience.
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    Cycling and wearing a small to medium backpack

    I have biked the camino several times, never with paniers. My first camino I used a 30L backpack, it was too heavy and I suffered a bit on the lower back and backside. But I saw my friends using paniers on mountainbikes and having bolts falling, we had to canibalize from other parts of the bike...
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    Biking from Chaves Portugal to Santiago

    Hi. The route you are taking is called the "Caminho do Interior". I've done this by bike from Vila Real. Any particulars, I'd be glad to help. Check the Interior Route section on the Portuguese caminho main page in this forum. This is not a very well known camino and not very used. There is not...
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    Coastal route to Caminha then to Velanca

    I'm pretty certain that there is a waymarked route from Caminha to Vila Nova de Cerveira. Out of Caminha you have to exit via the N13 road, except for the train its the only connection over the Coura river and the marsh lands where it meets the Minho river. About 7km away from Caminha (along the...
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    Fátima Siblings Near Sainthood as Pope Francis Approves Miracle

    Any pilgrims on the route going throuh Fatima should expect plenty of company on the 3-4 days prior to the 13th of May. I lived near Alcanena (20km away from Fátima) and saw that the Santiago route to Fátima tended to be used by the younger pilgrims (scouts and walkers groups) while the...

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