Camino Portugués Interior stage 8: Vila Real to Parada de Aguiar

Stage 8 of 21 on the Camino Portugués Interior. You start 127.5 km into the route and finish at 152.6 km, with Santiago 256.4 km still ahead at the end of the day.

25.9 km (16.1 miles) +447 m climb −250 m descent 7 h 20 min walking time Difficulty 3 of 5 Challenging Night at stop 8 in Parada de Aguiar

Elevation profile

Vila Real · 469 m Parada de Aguiar · 680 m High point 688 m

Elevation sampled from terrain data (Terrarium DEM, built on SRTM) along the track. Walking time uses 4 km/h plus one hour per 500 m of climb. Difficulty scores the whole day 1 to 5 from its distance, climb, and descent, with the same formula on every route.

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Through the day

Named places along the walk in the order you reach them, with the distance from the stage start, built from the OpenStreetMap places counted below. A water point with no name of its own is listed as one.

  1. Vila Real0.0 km
  2. Casa Veras1.7 km
  3. Capela da Senhora da Boa Sentença3.9 km
  4. Igreja Paroquial de Adoufe6.0 km
  5. Capela de Santa Bárbara8.7 km
  6. Capela de Santa Ana10.5 km
  7. Capela do Senhor dos Aflitos12.9 km
  8. Capela de Santa Luzia20.2 km
  9. Capela de São Domingos e São Sebastião21.3 km
  10. Parada de Aguiar25.9 km

Services along this stage

Counted from OpenStreetMap places on or near the track between the stage start and end, refreshed 2026-11-06. Use the map app while you walk for the exact spot, distance ahead, and popup details.

Places to stay

27 along this stage

Water points

24 along this stage

Food and drink

134 along this stage

Shops

33 along this stage

Pharmacy and health

27 along this stage

ATMs and banks

25 along this stage

Churches

35 along this stage

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