Availability of hiking poles N of Porto?

[KariC]

I'm 95% sure I won't need hiking poles to hike either the caminho costeiro or the caminho central (want to play it by ear). But if I find I could use them, how easy is it to find somewhere to either buy some or "inherit" some that another pilgrim decided s/he didn't need and left behind? I'll start in Porto, so if it comes up, I wouldn't discover I need them until somewhere north of there.
Obrigada!
Kari

 

[Anemone del Camino]

Can't recall any shops that might carry poles last month when walking the coastal from Porto to Vila do Conde and then the Central from there.

 

[Maduggan]

I walked the CP a few weeks ago and my friend found hiking poles at a cafe called Pescaria near Ponte de Lima. Thet have a Facebook page if you would like to map the location - search for Pescaria - Parque de Pesca e Cafetaria.

 

[Jeff Crawley]

Decathlon? North west suburb of Porto

 

[Anemone del Camino]

If the OP is starting in Porto a d

Decathlon? North west suburb of Porto

wants to play it by ear, I assume the burbs may be a bit close to the starting point.

But bravo on the Pescaria cafe discovery!