Routes

Planner

Features

Updates

App

Get the App

Routes

Hiking trails & Routes

Portugal

Leiria

Nazaré

View of Nazaré Beach – Nazaré — Giant Waves loop from Nazaré

Routes

Hiking trails & Routes

Portugal

Leiria

Nazaré

View of Nazaré Beach – Nazaré — Giant Waves loop from Nazaré

Easy

4.4

(59)

707

hikers

View of Nazaré Beach – Nazaré — Giant Waves loop from Nazaré

01:37

5.25km

180m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 13, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

Get Directions

2.22 km

View of Nazaré Beach

Highlight • Viewpoint

A beautiful view of the fishing village.

Translated by Google •

Tip by

2.45 km

View of Forte de São Miguel Arcanjo

Highlight • Viewpoint

If you walk to the far left of the fort, you'll come to a narrow path that offers frequent glimpses of the fort and the city. But be careful: nothing is secured here.

Translated by Google •

Tip by

2.82 km

Nazaré — Giant Waves

Highlight • Beach

Very impressive high waves and a lot of noise, great.

Translated by Google •

Tip by

2.83 km

Nazaré Lighthouse

Highlight • Monument

As the crowning glory of the building and a lighthouse that is clearly visible to all ships.

Translated by Google •

Tip by

3.02 km

North Beach (Nazaré)

Highlight • Beach

The surfing community meets here between November and March. Bring warm clothes and a chair.

Translated by Google •

Tip by

3.11 km

Praia do Norte Cliffs

Highlight • Beach

Watching high waves is great, there is a path from the castle gradually down through the stone house (or down steep rocks)

Translated by Google •

Tip by

3.59 km

Vado Statue by Adália Alberto

Highlight • Monument

There used to be deer in the area. Today you have a wonderful view of the sea from there.

Translated by Google •

Tip by

4.09 km

View of Nazaré Beach from the Sítio cliffs

Highlight • Viewpoint

Beautiful, but be careful where you go down because of the cliffs.

Translated by Google •

Tip by

5.25 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.47 km

1.18 km

966 m

611 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

2.95 km

1.09 km

665 m

375 m

< 100 m

Elevation

Nothing selected – click and drag below to see the stats for a specific part of the route.

Highest point (100 m)

Lowest point (0 m)

Weather

Friday 4 September

24°C

17°C

19 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 18.0 km/h

to get more detailed weather forecasts along your route

Comments

September 23, 2021,🇵🇹 Tag 14: Rundgang durch Nazaré

Nazaré was originally a fishing village and has been able to preserve it to this day. You can still see fisher women selling fish on the roadside. 30 years ago, the boats were pulled out of the water with oxen. This custom no longer exists since the port was built. The village consists of an upper and a lower village, …

Showing Translation

June 26, 2024,🇵🇹 Nazaré Big Wave Spaziergang

In the afternoon we arrived at the holy grail of big wave surfing and did a spot check. Although the waves weren't 20m, the whole place and especially Praia Norte are incredibly impressive!

Showing Translation

March 15, 2025,W13-2025-no big waves in Nazaré

Nazaré, the name alone says it all: big waves, thrills, cool people, partying, action... And all thanks to a natural phenomenon off the coast: the underground canyon, which, combined with water currents and wind conditions, creates monster waves. Gigantic 30m waves can form there. Theoretically, the wave season is between November and March... But I had great weather and few …

Showing Translation

Want to know more?

Our route recommendations are based on thousands of hikes, rides, and runs completed by other people on komoot.

Navigate

Send to Phone

Save

Edit route

Download GPX

Move start point

Embed on a website

Report an Issue

Report restricted access

Nearby routes

Easy

4.4

707

View of Nazaré Beach – Nazaré — Giant Waves loop from Nazaré

01:37h

5.25km

180m

Easy

4.8

471

Óbidos – Town Gate – Óbidos Castle loop from Óbidos

01:07h

3.93km

90m

Moderate

4.2

113

Fórnea Viewpoint – Fórnea Summit loop from Serro Ventoso

03:04h

9.65km

380m

Moderate

4.3

165

Bezerra Greenway – Path to Bezerra loop from Serro Ventoso

03:28h

12.3km

230m

Moderate

4.3

160

Path to Bezerra – Bezerra Greenway loop from Porto de Mós

03:15h

11.7km

200m

Easy

4.9

324

Óbidos Castle – Óbidos – Town Gate loop from Óbidos

00:45h

2.86km

30m

Hard

4.3

100

View of the Atlantic Coast – Lagoa de Óbidos loop from Foz do Arelho

04:11h

14.0km

240m

Moderate

4.3

Fórnea Viewpoint – Fórnea Summit loop from Alcaria

02:32h

7.72km

340m

Moderate

4.8

130

Fórnea Viewpoint – Fórnea Summit loop from Alvados e Alcaria

04:22h

15.0km

390m

Moderate

4.7

153

Nazaré — Giant Waves – View of Nazaré Beach loop from Nazaré

02:14h

7.38km

230m

Easy

4.5

367

View of Nazaré Beach – Nazaré — Giant Waves loop from Sítio

00:50h

2.62km

110m

Easy

4.4

132

View of Nazaré Beach – Nazaré — Giant Waves loop from Nazaré

01:34h

5.16km

170m

View of Nazaré Beach – Nazaré — Giant Waves loop from Nazaré

View of Nazaré Beach

View of Forte de São Miguel Arcanjo

Nazaré — Giant Waves

Nazaré Lighthouse

North Beach (Nazaré)

Praia do Norte Cliffs

Vado Statue by Adália Alberto

View of Nazaré Beach from the Sítio cliffs

Nearby routes

Sign up or log in to keep exploring this route

We value your privacy ⛰️

We value your privacy ⛰️