Camino Portugués stage 18: Barcelos to Ponte de Lima

Stage 18 of 26 on the Camino Portugués. You start 427.2 km into the route and finish at 459.6 km, with Santiago 151.4 km still ahead at the end of the day.

Elevation profile

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.

Open this route in the map app Full Camino Portugués guide

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. Barcelos0.0 km
2. Alojamento Flora2.9 km
3. Capela de Nossa Senhora do Rosário da Portela9.9 km
4. Capela da Senhora do Crasto13.5 km
5. Igreja de Chafé14.7 km
6. Capela Senhora das Areias16.4 km
7. Igreja Paroquial de Balugães18.4 km
8. Igreja Paroquial de Carreço28.9 km
9. Guest House32.3 km
10. Ponte de Lima34.0 km

Services along this stage

Counted from OpenStreetMap places on or near the track between the stage start and end, refreshed 2026-10-24. Use the map app while you walk for the exact spot, distance ahead, and popup details.

Places to stay in Ponte de Lima

Named on OpenStreetMap within about 1.5 km of the stage end. Check the map app for beds, hours, and contact details where they are listed.

• Pousada de Juventude
• InLima Hotel & Spa
• Império do Norte
• Casa do Pinheiro
• Vila de Ponte
• Casa da Travessa
• Albergue de Peregrinos de Ponte de Lima

Plan the rest of the walk

See every stage together in the Camino Portugués guide, or turn the stages into dated plans and a budget in the stage planner.

From Camino View (caminoview.com). Printed stage sheet: check the map app for live place details while you walk.