Day-by-day trail itinerary
Fishermen's Trail (Trilho dos Pescadores): 8-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.
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Compare Fishermen's Trail (Trilho dos Pescadores) itineraries
A practical starting point
8 days from São Torpes (Sines) to Lagos
Use these daily distances and overnight stops as a starting point, then customise the trip in the planner.
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Day 1: São Torpes (Sines) → Vila Nova de Milfontes
29.7 km · 109 m ascent · 7h13–10h12 (about 8h30, incl. ~1h25 of stops)
Via Porto Covo -
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Day 2: Vila Nova de Milfontes → Cavaleiro
24.7 km · 230 m ascent · 6h19–8h54 (about 7h25, incl. ~1h14 of stops)
Via Almograve -
3
Day 3: Cavaleiro → Odeceixe
30.5 km · 281 m ascent · 7h49–11h02 (about 9h11, incl. ~1h32 of stops)
Via Zambujeira do Mar -
4
Day 4: Odeceixe → Aljezur
22.5 km · 197 m ascent · 5h43–8h04 (about 6h44, incl. ~1h07 of stops)
Via Rogil -
5
Day 5: Aljezur → Monte Novo
26.9 km · 449 m ascent · 7h14–10h14 (about 8h31, incl. ~1h25 of stops)
Via Monte Clérigo -
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Day 6: Monte Novo → Vila do Bispo
25.2 km · 301 m ascent · 6h37–9h21 (about 7h47, incl. ~1h18 of stops)
Via Carrapateira -
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Day 7: Vila do Bispo → Cerro do Homem
30.3 km · 222 m ascent · 7h40–10h49 (about 9h01, incl. ~1h30 of stops)
Via Sagres -
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Day 8: Cerro do Homem → Lagos
34.4 km · 530 m ascent · 9h14–13h03 (about 10h52, incl. ~1h49 of stops)
Via Figueira, Budens, Vale de Boi, Luz, Espiche, Lagos