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  1. stevewarne

    Cycling the Coastal in May 2022

    I can't really say the Coastal was the easiest Camino route, but it was relatively easy for a mid-to-late 60's couple. To be honest, I don't have experience on other routes so I'm not sure I can help you. Currently, I'm planning a trip on the Fisherman's Trail in Portugal and the Magna Via...
  2. stevewarne

    Portuguese coastal in February '24 – observations and reflections

    I really appreciate it when people provide trip summaries like this. Yours was excellent! Thank you. And, as an Instagrammer, I understand the good-natured reference, and I'm not offended at all.
  3. stevewarne

    Cycling Camino Portuguese (coastal variation) + Camino Spiritual

    JoEllen, Excellent tips and suggestions! I plan to use your idea of shorter days and more time to relax. After all, it's not a race. The cannery tour is a great suggestion. And thanks for mentioning Caldas de Reis. Padron is a beautiful town and a nice stop but Caldas de Reis seemed more...
  4. stevewarne

    Cycling the Coastal in May 2022

    We rented from cycling-rentals.com. They dropped the bikes off at our hotel in Porto, and picked them up at our hotel in SdC. The bikes were excellent. A very good company to deal with.
  5. stevewarne

    Cycling the Coastal in May 2022

    Just a comment on cycling through Vigo. I was worried about the busy roads and spent a huge amount of time looking at different route options. It turned out that since we went through on a Sunday, the traffic was minimal. And, following the 3.6 mile path along the Rio Lagare (ref: Sendeiro do...
  6. stevewarne

    Cycling the Coastal in May 2022

    Wow, e-Bikes! That should be a lot of fun. Leaving Porto, it's mostly paved promenades, boardwalks, and coastal roads. After Esposende you transition to a mix of paved paths, cobblestones, some sandy/gravel roads, and a few dirt paths. If you have at least 35mm tires, all of it should be OK...
  7. stevewarne

    Cycling the Coastal in May 2022

    I've created a map in Alltrails for the Porto to Santiago cycle route. It has the 6 gpx tracks and some possibly useful waypoints. Go to https://www.alltrails.com/explore/map/map-ba036d2--62?u=i&sh=f6w1eo.
  8. stevewarne

    Cycling the Coastal in May 2022

    Hello MDBiking. I hope the GPX files work well for you. I'm sure you'll have a blast on this trip. I'm currently in Italy on a hike, but if you have issues uploading them to Alltrails, I can help when I return next week. I also use Alltrails. As far as exploring the highlights along the way...
  9. stevewarne

    Cycling Camino Portuguese (coastal variation) + Camino Spiritual

    I Cycled Porto to SC last May. I checked the first 4 days of your itinerary and they were pretty close to what my Garmin recorded. Any differences could be attributed to where exactly you are staying in each location. One thing to note is that a lot of the towns along the coast have spent...
  10. stevewarne

    Cycling the Coastal in May 2022

    I’m a bit jealous that you are doing this trip again. Only an hour ago I had a conversation with my wife, Cheri, where we agreed to go back and do it again. I saw another post of yours where you were going to do the trip in 8 days. We think that is an excellent idea. 8 days from Porto to...
  11. stevewarne

    Cycling the Coastal in May 2022

    craigmoore---great post! And, with lots of good information that will undoubtedly help others doing this ride. I made some of the same mistakes you mentioned like carrying too much clothes. I'm very happy the GPX files worked for you. Do you have any suggested changes? I was not completely...
  12. stevewarne

    Cycling the Coastal in May 2022

    I'll check out Gaia, since my AllTrails subscription just expired. We found one spot, I think near Ancora, where the sand was about 6 feet over the top of the boardwalk. It was a real chore to drag the bikes through. I'm glad it all worked out for you. I'm thinking about doing it again...
  13. stevewarne

    Cycling the Coastal in May 2022

    We contacted each hotel after we booked them and asked if they had secure storage for bikes. Surprisingly, they all did. All the hotels were great. if you can, book a room at a Paradora. They are old castles, monasteries, etc. in Spain, converted into hotels. They were incredible. Baiona...
  14. stevewarne

    Cycling the Coastal in May 2022

    I've used a lot of different apps, some being very complicated, but I think the simplest one to use is BikeGPX. You upload the tracks into a web based app using your PC. Go to bikegpx.com to do this. it's pretty self explanatory, but after your route is uploaded, it will give you a barcode...
  15. stevewarne

    Cycling the Coastal in May 2022

    The markers are sometimes hard to find in Portugal. In Spain, they are hard to miss. There are actually two flavors of coastal routes. One is referred to as the Senda Litoral and the other as the Caminho da Costa. The first is next to the ocean whereas the latter is a bit more inland. They are...
  16. stevewarne

    Cycling the Coastal in May 2022

    Antoniu, we had a choice of bikes from Cycling-Rentals.com including mountain and road bikes. We chose hybrids because our route was not that challenging and we were primarily on maintained roads and paths. OK, there was a nasty sandy beach area above Esposende, but even a mountain bike...
  17. stevewarne

    Cycling the Coastal in May 2022

    Sorry it took so long to reply . . .I was off on my honeymoon. Woohoo! I have attached the 6 GPX tracks, one for each day’s ride from Porto to Santiago. Except for the 2nd day, we found it all to be very doable. Even the 2nd day is fixed by going inland and following En-13 for 2.2 miles to avoid...
  18. stevewarne

    Cycling the Coastal in May 2022

    Heather, thank you for the question. I think there are 2 aspects of the training to consider. One is physical training so that you have the endurance to do the 30 or so miles each day, and then there is what my trainer calls time-in-the-saddle. The first one is pretty basic and can involve...
  19. stevewarne

    Cycling the Coastal in May 2022

    My girlfriend and I cycled the Portuguese Camino from Porto to Santiago de Compostela. It took us 6 days and we finished on May 30, 2022. This trip report is for anyone who may be interested in doing the same. To frame this properly my girlfriend, Cheri, and I are avid long-distance cyclists...

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