Fishermen's Trail
Rota Vicentina - Trilho dos Pescadores
A waymarked coastal path on Portugal's south-west tip, from Porto Covo in the Alentejo to Lagos in the Algarve, along cliffs, dunes and fishermen's tracks.
At a glance
- Starts in
- Porto Covo
- Ends in
- Lagos
- Length
- 227 km
- On foot
- 13 days
- Countries
- Portugal
- Best months
- September–June
About the trail
The trail follows old fishing paths over sand and cliff in the Southwest Alentejo and Vicentine Coast Natural Park. It is divided into 13 daily stages, so it can be walked with hotels or guesthouses rather than camping.
High summer is too hot for most walkers, so the season runs from September to June.