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Found this one on Komoot. Objective achieved in terms of exercise but frankly a fairly dull route made up of a lot of track, old railway bed snd tarmac.

An early start from Salema heading into the glorious sunshine towards Burgau a town of similar size to Salema and still with fisherman operating. Yet another steep ascent down to the beach through narrow twisting streets for a beach side coffee.

The inevitable climb back up to cliff tops and then onwards

The most enjoyable day so far with a great deal of variety. Certainly the most demanding with a LOT of climing up and down steep and rocky sections with the reward of multiple beaches of different features and sizes. Took the opportunity to stop and at least cool off the feet a couple if times and at

Following a quick visit to the VdB municipal market to stock up on provisions for the day, it was off on a countryside march again meeting mostly the sames faces from previous days and spending a few minutes chatting whilst walking. It almost becomes a community and is a highlight of multi day walking

Soon after heading out of Carrapateira towards the sea through farmland, a couple of donkeys were spotted catching up!

Following a few kms of fields the most memorable part of this stage occurs with several dramatic and quite challenging climbs up and down from cliff top to sea level. Definitely the

The first three quarters of this leg are, frankly, pretty mundane as they drag along some tarmac, forest road and farm track. Of note though to anyone walking this route is a possible refreshment and toilet stop at c10k at Barranco de Forte which has small restaurant serving everything needed to break

So, the Trail bounced back today with more great views, beautiful beaches and plenty of cliff top walking.

The route starts by winding up through the narrow street of Aljezur old town to the castle dating from the 12th/13th centuries (visitportugal.com/en/content/castelo-de-aljezur).

From there, views

The day starts heading back towards the coast and back towards Praia do Odeceixe which had been seen from the other side of the Seixe the day before. It's a tarmac road for the 3k but the scenery is good and the view of the town and the bay looking to sea is fantastic. The town is small, perched on the

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A day featuring quite a lot of ascent/descent between cliff top and sea level, sometimes with close precipitous drops to the sea. The coastline alternates between craggy cliff expanses and wide and deep sandy bays. Just 1.5k outside of Zambujeira, Praia dos Altereinhos is really nice and has a snack

A trek of two halves today. First 8km to Cavaleiro the trail meanders through sandy dune-like paths on the cliff top, constantly changing direction. There was also a really pleasant section of around 2k through pine forest again with thick sand paths.

Cavaleiro is a small sleepy town where I found a