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Fishermen's Trail (Trilho dos Pescadores): 4-day itinerary

The Fishermen's Trail (Trilho dos Pescadores) is a 224 km coastal long-distance path from Porto Covo to Lagos, climbing about 2333 m in total across 13 official sections. This summary is auto-generated, expand it and the topics below with well-sourced detail.

221 km3,119 m ascent4 walking daysPortugal
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4 days55.3 km a day7 days31.6 km a day8 days27.7 km a day9 days24.6 km a day10 days22.1 km a day11 days20.1 km a day12 days18.4 km a day13 days17.0 km a day

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4 days from São Torpes (Sines) to Lagos

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  1. 1
    Day 1: São Torpes (Sines) → Cavaleiro

    54.4 km · 346 m ascent · 13h32–19h07 (about 15h56, incl. ~2h40 of stops)

    Via Porto Covo, Vila Nova de Milfontes, Almograve
  2. 2
    Day 2: Cavaleiro → Aljezur

    53.0 km · 478 m ascent · 13h32–19h06 (about 15h55, incl. ~2h39 of stops)

    Via Zambujeira do Mar, Odeceixe, Rogil
  3. 3
    Day 3: Aljezur → Vila do Bispo

    52.1 km · 758 m ascent · 13h53–19h36 (about 16h20, incl. ~2h43 of stops)

    Via Monte Clérigo, Carrapateira
  4. 4
    Day 4: Vila do Bispo → Lagos

    61.7 km · 734 m ascent · 16h11–22h50 (about 19h02, incl. ~3h10 of stops)

    Via Sagres, Figueira, Budens, Vale de Boi, Luz, Espiche, Lagos