Odyssey-50
New Member
- Time of past OR future Camino
- Frances (2019)
For 2024 Pilgrims: €50,- donation = 1 year with no ads on the forum + 90% off any 2024 Guide. More here. (Discount code sent to you by Private Message after your donation) |
---|
I am planning to ride from Lisbon, starting approximately Sept 1, 2022. I would rent a bike from Bikeiberia in Lisbon.
I envisage an easy paced 40k per day
Any tips on the best route to follow (I would definitely prefer non-tarmac roads) and accommodation along the way would be much appreciated.
I would be travelling solo (so far) but would be open to the company of 1 or 2 more bikers.
Thanks for this information and the link. I will see what I can put together from the routes as close as possible to the pilgrimage route.The walking route involves a lot of either tarmac or cobbles! This might be a useful link for you: it covers all the Portuguese biking tracks. There are a lot of dedicated bike routes; many of them recently developed on abandoned railway rights of way. You might be able to put together a series of them to cover the length of the country!
Bom caminho!
Thanks CB. I will be renting a MTB from bikieiberia.Your route will be influenced by your bike choice. Which type are you getting?
Also carry spare tubes and tools as you don't want to have to push a bike too far.
Eurovelo 1 goes up the coast and would be an ideal route for tourists but if you want to cover the pilgrim route you'll be further inland
Here is the first section of the CP which goes north from Lisbon. EV1 goes west towards the coast then north.
CP01 Lisbon - Porto (Road)
236.8 mi, +14115 ft. Bike ride in LSB, Área Metropolitana de Lisboaridewithgps.com
In fact, I will most probably be riding only UP TO Porto, meeting a friend there to WALK the rest of the way to SdCI may have the MTB route on RWGPS. If so will put a copy up for you to amend.
I’ve done Porto to SdC with a BikeIberia MTB which was perfectly suited to that section. Can’t see the southern section being any different. But you can test that for me ;-)
Thanks CB. This is awesomeHere is my interpretation of the route from Lisbon to Porto - 97% paved. There is the option to detour to Fatima at around Golegã which might be of interest. Blue arrows instead of yellow.
CP01 Lisbon - Porto (Road)
236.8 mi, +14115 ft. Bike ride in LSB, Área Metropolitana de Lisboaridewithgps.com
Porto is a great city for R & R so give yourself some time there.
Also once north of Porto you have a number of options if walking e.g Coastal or Central or Variante Espiritual (plus others if you contact @jungleboy).
Keep us all updated.
Thanks for this Givesome. I will go through what looks like a very comprehensive compilation by you.My wife and I walk the pilgrim route from Lisbon to Santiago in 2018. From Porto we took the coastal route instead of the more traditional inland route. A lot of pilgrims only do the Portuguese Camino from Porto and avoid the section from Lisbon. This section is very industrial and you only see other pilgrims in small numbers compared to the French route. The accommodation is hostels and not albergues so much. Expect to share accommodation and meals with construction workers in some towns. It was still beautiful and if we have to do it over again, we will do the same.
A word of warning though. The roads from Lisbon to Porto have a very narrow shoulder and there a lot of trucks on these roads. So be very careful when you cycle along the pilgrim route. Some sections go through plantations which are very muddy when it rained. Talking about rain, it rained the first seven days constantly when we walked the route in May 2018.
Some of the most beautiful towns on the section from Lisbon is Santarem and Tomar. We stayed in Tomar for two days to take a rest day.
You can read more about our Portuguese Camino on https://wetanddustyroads.com/category/caminos/camino-portuguese-april-2018/.
Im walking at present and as a cyclist im watching lay of the land . So far u could ride all way to Villa Franca no problem on a road/ mountain syrle bike. Goid luckI am planning to ride from Lisbon, starting approximately Sept 1, 2022. I would rent a bike from Bikeiberia in Lisbon.
I envisage an easy paced 40k per day
Any tips on the best route to follow (I would definitely prefer non-tarmac roads) and accommodation along the way would be much appreciated.
I would be travelling solo (so far) but would be open to the company of 1 or 2 more bikers.
Thanks so much. That's encouraging news. Please keep me informed of your progress, especially if you encounter some terrain which may be TOO challenging for a biker. Bon Camino!Im walking at present and as a cyclist im watching lay of the land . So far u could ride all way to Villa Franca no problem on a road/ mountain syrle bike. Goid luck
There are some VERY rocky spots in Portugal.I am planning to ride from Lisbon, starting approximately Sept 1, 2022. I would rent a bike from Bikeiberia in Lisbon.
I envisage an easy paced 40k per day
Any tips on the best route to follow (I would definitely prefer non-tarmac roads) and accommodation along the way would be much appreciated.
I would be travelling solo (so far) but would be open to the company of 1 or 2 more bikers.
You could get your credential stamped at the cathedral on any one of those three days before you start. I assume you won’t have your bike while you’re a tourist in Lisbon.I will be staying at a hotel in downtown Lisbon 3days, before i start my camino
You could get your credential stamped at the cathedral on any one of those three days before you start. I assume you won’t have your bike while you’re a tourist in Lisbon.
And btw, if you want a good walking route in Lisbon, look at this old thread. It’s got a lot of hills, and it is also a route that really gives you a pretty good idea of the main central sections of Lisbon. You can walk it without stopping in around 2 hours, but that would be a shame because there are lots of nice places to stop.
It’s such a pity you are cycling now, I plan to start on 4th October. I’ll be keen to follow your adventure. I’m cycling to Porto, aim to follow the walking path, but not religious about it. While I don’t mind tarmac, I do mind lorries! And will avoid by using lesser roads where I can. My husband Brett was to accompany me, but he’s gone and broken his arm. So I’m on my own. Any tips would be very helpfu.I am planning to ride from Lisbon, starting approximately Sept 1, 2022. I would rent a bike from Bikeiberia in Lisbon.
I envisage an easy paced 40k per day
Any tips on the best route to follow (I would definitely prefer non-tarmac roads) and accommodation along the way would be much appreciated.
I would be travelling solo (so far) but would be open to the company of 1 or 2 more bikers.
Hi Helen,It’s such a pity you are cycling now, I plan to start on 4th October. I’ll be keen to follow your adventure. I’m cycling to Porto, aim to follow the walking path, but not religious about it. While I don’t mind tarmac, I do mind lorries! And will avoid by using lesser roads where I can. My husband Brett was to accompany me, but he’s gone and broken his arm. So I’m on my own. Any tips would be very helpfu.
We use cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes:
Do you accept cookies and these technologies?
We use cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes:
Do you accept cookies and these technologies?