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Viana do Castelo

Carreço

Moledo Beach ⛱️ – Ecovia Litoral Norte 🚲 loop from Carreço-A

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Bike touring routes & trails

Portugal

Viana do Castelo

Carreço

Moledo Beach ⛱️ – Ecovia Litoral Norte 🚲 loop from Carreço-A

Hard

4.5

(2)

riders

Moledo Beach ⛱️ – Ecovia Litoral Norte 🚲 loop from Carreço-A

03:20

53.5km

500m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: March 10, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

Please check local regulations for:

Zona Especial de Conservação do Rio Lima

Serra de Arga

Zona de Proteção Especial dos Estuários dos rios Minho e Coura

Litoral Norte

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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Forte de Santiago de Barra Castle 🏰

Highlight • Castle

12.2 km

Eiffel Bridge 🌉 Rio Lima, Viana do Castelo

Highlight • Bridge

An interesting early iron architecture built ten years before the Eiffel Tower by the Eiffel office. Driving was not really a problem for us. The cars have to wait a …

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40.9 km

Moledo Beach ⛱️

Highlight • Beach

Moledo is graced with a long sandy beach

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41.5 km

Ecovia Litoral Norte 🚲

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Lovely managed car-free section of the coastal trail. Smooth and well-paved, it is pleasant to ride and enjoy the views of the ocean all along to the west; just look …

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42.8 km

EuroVelo 1: Exit from Praia de Âncora

Highlight • Cycleway

Some stretches are roughly paved (wooden walkways, cobblestones), so not great for narrow tire bikes

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42.9 km

Santo Isodoro Chapel ⛱️ Littoral Ecotrail from Âncora to Moledo

Highlight • Religious Site

Small coastal chapel for the payers to the safe return of fishermen and sailors typically lined these dangerous Atlantic Ocean shores. Pilgrims along the coastal camino find shelter in this beautiful spot.

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44.1 km

Beach

44.4 km

Portuguese Coastal Way ⛱️ Fishermen's Quarter, Âncora

Highlight • Trail

The coastal Camino de Santiago pilgrims trek through the hedonistic temptations of the affluent beach town. Here, just below toe Barrio dos Pescadores, next to the autocaravan overnight parking, the Âncora food festival beckons during the season

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45.1 km

Praia de Vila Praia de Âncora

Beach

45.7 km

Mouth of the Âncora River 🚲 Litoral Norte Ecotrail

Highlight • Cycleway

Bike trail merges the wide raised riverside parkway, with great views across the undisturbed river and dunes on the other side

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53.5 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

28.6 km

13.0 km

6.96 km

2.86 km

1.88 km

Surfaces

37.8 km

9.00 km

4.90 km

870 m

720 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (210 m)

Lowest point (0 m)

Weather

Sunday 17 May

16°C

11°C

40 %

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Max wind speed: 17.0 km/h

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Forte de Santiago de Barra Castle 🏰

Eiffel Bridge 🌉 Rio Lima, Viana do Castelo

Moledo Beach ⛱️

Ecovia Litoral Norte 🚲

EuroVelo 1: Exit from Praia de Âncora

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