Fishermen's Trail

Description

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  1. Name Fishermen's Trail (GR11)
  2. Length of trail 190 km, 118 miles
  3. Length in days 8 days
  4. Start of trail Porto Covo
  5. End of trail Cabo de São Vicente
  6. Traildino grading EW, Easy walk, nature trail

Porto Covo – Odeceixe – Cabo de São Vicente, 190 km, 8 days

The Fishermen’s Trail (Trilho dos Pescadores) is a variant on the Historical Way. It runs in the South-West of Portugal.

Heading South, the trail starts in Porto Covo and runs along the coastline. First you will have to fight the soft sands of dunes and beaches. Later on the coast gets wilder. Eventually the cliffs get pretty impressive, so this is not a trail for those who suffer from vertigo.

About halfway, in the village of Odeceixe, the trail joins the Historical Trail. Both trails follow the same route, a bit inland now, but there are five alternative diversions to the coastline and those circuits bear again the name Fishermen’s Trail. The end of the trail is marked by the enigmatic Cabo de São Vicente, pretty on quiet days, terrible when Atlantic storms land on the continent.

What makes this Fishermen’s Trail attractive, is that it picks out small, often barely visible, trails, said to have been used by fishermen. Nature reminds you of other beautiful spots on the Atlantic, like Brittany, Galicia or even the Hebrides. On the other hand, nature bears very exotic traits reminding you of the Mediterranean.

Best time for walking is September to June. Summer is too hot for walking. Places for sleeping, as well as shops etc.,  are easily found in the villages. This trail is part of the European Long Distance Path E9 (Atlantic Way). The Southern part also is part of the E7.

Select some tracks
Rota Vicentina - Trilho dos Pescadores, 222km
European long distance path E9 - part Poland, 593km
GruBrìa Dorsale Seregno Parco Nord, 11km
GruBrìa Dorsale GR11 Groane Parco di Monza, 17km
E9 - Ermsdorf, 6.2km
(no name), 12km
Европски пешачки пут E7 - део Златар, 79km
Европски пешачки пут E7 - део Ваљевске планине, 102km
Eijsden-Margraten E9 Grenswandeling, 9.5km
Eijsden-Margraten E7, 12km
Европски пешачки пут E7 - део Љубовија, 33km
Rundwanderweg Erbach 7, 8.4km
Rota Vicentina - Caminho Histórico, 32km
.Caminho Histórico - Cercal do Alentejo » Porto Covo, 18km
.Caminho Histórico - Sabóia » Odemira
.Variante Caminho Histórico - S.Teotónio»Odeceixe, 7.3km
Grande Rota do Tejo
.Caminho do Tejo, 44km
.Trilho Panorâmico do Tejo, 12km
European long distance path E7 - part Hungary, 762km
E7, 8.6km
Ötztaler Urweg E7 Vent - Zwieselstein, 16km
Alternativa Trilho dos Pescadores, 5.3km
GR11 Accès Gare de Trilport, 5.1km
Grande Rota Europeia Caminho do Atlântico E9-GR11, Portugal
.Caminho do Atlântico (Troço Concelho Sesimbra), 50km
.Caminho do Atlântico (Troço Trafaria-Adiça), 17km
.Caminho do Atlântico (Troço Abano-Azoia), 5.7km
.Caminho do Atlântico (Troço Azoia-Adraga), 4.8km
.Caminho do Atlântico - Rede Natura do Oeste, 25km
European long distance path E9 - part Lithuania
.E9 section 64: Nida – Pervalka, 18km
.E9 section 65: Pervalka – Juodkrantė, 18km
.E9 section 66: Juodkrantė – Klaipėda, 23km
.E9 section 67: Klaipėda – Palanga, 28km
.E9 section 68: Palanga – Latvia-Lithuania Border (Šventoji), 19km
.E9 section 69: Rusnė Island, 23km
.E9 section 70: Rusnė – Šilutė, 8km
.E9 section 71: Šilutė – Ventė, 27km
.E9 section 72: Ventė – Dreverna, 23km
.E9 section 73: Dreverna – Klaipėda, 27km
Europa Jūrtaka E9, Latvia
.E9 section 18: Kaltene - Mērsrags, 23km
.E9 section 19: Mērsrags - Engure, 22km
.E9 section 20: Engure - Ragaciems, 24km
.E9 section 21: Ragaciems - Dubulti, 22km
.E9 section 22: Dubulti - Lielupe - Bulduri, 15km
.Jūrtaka 23. Posms. Bulduri - Rīgas Centrs, 21km
.Jūrtaka 24. Posms. Rīgas Centrs - Vecāķi, 22km
.E9 section 25: Vecāķi - Carnikava, 14km
.E9 section 26: Carnikava - Saulkrasti, 19km
.d27_Europa Jūrtaka E9, Latvia, 13km
.d28_Europa Jūrtaka E9, Latvia, 14km
.d29_Europa Jūrtaka E9, Latvia, 22km
.d30_Europa Jūrtaka E9, Latvia, 26km
Euroopa matkarada E9, Eesti
GR 131 El Bastón, 66km
Grande Rota do Tejo, Rota Europeia E7-GR12 , Portugal
European long distance path E7 - Andorra
.GR 7 - Andorra, 43km
European long distance path E7 - France
.Des Vosges aux Pyrénées 14, Porte de Barboilliere - Portella Blanca d'Andorra, 42km
.Des Vosges aux Pyrénées 13, vers le Col de Tougnets, 79km
.Des Vosges aux Pyrénées 12, Mirepoix - Camon, 17km
.Des Vosges aux Pyrénées 11, Revel - Mirepoix, tracé principal, 64km
.Des Vosges aux Pyrénées 10, Mazamet - Revel, 49km
.Des Vosges aux Pyrénées 09, Portail de Nore - Mazamet, 14km
.Des Vosges aux Pyrénées 08, Labastide - Portail de Nore, 25km
.Des Vosges aux Pyrénées 07, Col de Fontfroide - Labastide, 32km
.Des Vosges aux Pyrénées 06, Boussagues - Col de Fontfroide, 48km
.Des Vosges aux Pyrénées 05, Prat Peyrot - Boussagues, 117km
.(no name), 261km
.Merindol - Chemin de Lautin, 28km
(no name)
.(no name)
.(no name), 1.2km
.(no name), 0.8km
.(no name)
.(no name), 2km
.(no name), 2.4km
.(no name), 5.3km
.(no name), 2.2km
.(no name), 1km
.(no name), 0.9km
.(no name), 2.7km
.(no name), 1km
.(no name), 1.6km
.(no name), 2.3km
.(no name), 1km
.(no name), 0.9km
.(no name), 0.7km
.Les Ferrailles - Montjustin, 10km
.(no name), 231km
.(no name), 80km
.Via Aurelia, Menton - Roquebrune, 10km
European long distance path E7 - part Slovenia, 669km
European long distance path E7 - part Serbia
.E7: део Фрушка гора, 12km
.E7: Крупањ - Љубовија - Ваљево - Дивчибаре, 136km
.E7: Дивчибаре - Рајац - Рудник - Овчар бања, 133km
.Европски пешачки пут E7 - део НП Тара, 65km
.E7: Бријач - Увац - Сопотница - Сјеница, 79km
.E7: Селова - Блаце - Велики Јастребац - Мали Јастребац - Тешица - Г. Трнава, 25km
.E7: део Ниш, 17km
.E7: део Сува планина, 22km
GR11 E, 13km
Grand Tour de Paris, variante par Bonnelles, 19km
Grand Tour de Paris, liaison Pont d’Austerlitz, 68km

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