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Viana do Castelo

Vila Praia De Âncora

Coura River 🌊 – Ecovia Litoral Norte 🚲 loop from Âncora-Praia

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Viana do Castelo

Vila Praia De Âncora

Coura River 🌊 – Ecovia Litoral Norte 🚲 loop from Âncora-Praia

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Coura River 🌊 – Ecovia Litoral Norte 🚲 loop from Âncora-Praia

03:46

44.7km

600m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 17, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 39.4 km for 54 m

After 39.5 km for 136 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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32.0 km

Pedras Ruivas

Beach

34.2 km

Coura River 🌊

Highlight • River

Very long bridge across the wide river with nice views of its islands, wetlands, and parallel channels

Tip by

36.5 km

Foz do Minho Beach ⛱️

Highlight • Beach

Long stretch of beach with sweeping view across the wide river

Tip by

40.4 km

Moledo Beach ⛱️

Highlight • Beach

Moledo is graced with a long sandy beach

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40.9 km

Lovely managed car-free section of the coastal trail. Smooth and well-paved, it is pleasant to ride and enjoy the views of the ocean all along to the west; just look out for pilgrims, and the occasional goat grazing and wandering across the trail.

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42.2 km

EuroVelo 1: Exit from Praia de Âncora

Highlight • Cycleway

Some stretches are roughly paved (wooden walkways, cobblestones), so not great for narrow tire bikes

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42.3 km

Santo Isodoro Chapel ⛱️ Littoral Ecotrail from Âncora to Moledo

Highlight • Religious Site

Small coastal chapel for the payers to the safe return of fishermen and sailors typically lined these dangerous Atlantic Ocean shores. Pilgrims along the coastal camino find shelter in this beautiful spot.

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43.0 km

Ecovia do Atlântico, Caminho das Camboas, Caminho Portugues

Highlight • Trail

A must have if you walk the Camino

Translated by Google •

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43.5 km

Beach

43.8 km

Portuguese Coastal Way ⛱️ Fishermen's Quarter, Âncora

Highlight • Trail

The coastal Camino de Santiago pilgrims trek through the hedonistic temptations of the affluent beach town. Here, just below toe Barrio dos Pescadores, next to the autocaravan overnight parking, the Âncora food festival beckons during the season

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44.7 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

22.4 km

10.1 km

4.14 km

3.56 km

2.45 km

1.78 km

271 m

Surfaces

21.4 km

12.4 km

5.25 km

3.76 km

1.80 km

100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (350 m)

Lowest point (0 m)

Weather

Friday 31 July

21°C

17°C

0 %

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