Fishermen’s Trail: Day 12 Burgau to Praia da Luz and onto Lagos (@16km)

Our last day on the Fishermen’s Trail has finally dawned and today we will be walking from Burgau to Lagos, where the trail officially ends (or begins if you are walking the trail in the opposite direction). For the first … Continued

Fishermen’s Trail: Day 11 Sagres – Burgau (@26km)

Who in their right mind would continue to Burgau, adding an additional 6.8 kilometres of coast path walking to the toughest stage of the Fishermen’s Trail? Yes, that would be us. To be fair, walking the final three stages of … Continued

The Fishermen’s Trail: Day 6 Odeceixe – Aljezur (22.5km)

Another long ‘somewhat difficult’ day looms as we leave Odeceixe and head south to Aljezur. At 22.5km, the stage to Aljezur is one of the longest on the Fishermen’s Trail. There is an option of shortening it slightly by choosing … Continued

The Fishermen’s Trail: Day 5 Zambujeira do Mar – Odeceixe (18.5km)

We have a slightly shorter distance to walk today as we head slightly inland to Odeceixe where we cross the Ribeira de Seixe into the Algarve. We’ve not visited Odeceixe before; however, as our hiking days in the Alentejo draw … Continued