Rota Vicentina Long-Distance-Trail 
The Rota Vicentina Trail is one of the most spectacular trails in Europe. Its also the start of the European Hiking Trail E-9, from Cabo S. Vicente all the way to Tallin in Estonia (more Info about the E-9 on http://e-9.info/Portugal/Sued).
The Rota Vicentina consists of three parts:
a) the Historical Trail a little away from the cost, between Santiago do Cacém and Cabo São Vicente
b) the Fisherman's Trail along the cost. The Trail starts near Sines. It continues to Porto Covo and Odeceixe. In 2019 it was extended all the way to Cabo S. Vicente and along the Algarve Coast to Lagos.
c) the Connection Trail between Cercal and Porto Covo. This trail connects the Historical Trail with the Fisherman Trail.
Detailled Maps of all these trails including hotel information are available at the following website:
https://rotavicentina.com/en/mapa/
The trail is marked all the way between Santiago do Cacém/Porto Covo to the Cap St. Vincent.
The Track of the total distance is available as gpx file:
Download gpx File
Along the Trail you have hotels, pensions and simple B&B (see List). Also there are various Taxis Companies listed.
More Information about public transport and other topics on our Info Page.
| Number WIP | Name | Length (km) |
Time | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RVi-HT1 | Santiago do Cacém - Vale Seco | 18 | 6 h | easy |
| RVi-HT2 | Vale Seco - Cercal do Alentejo | 23 | 6 h | easy |
| RVi-HT3 | Cercal do Alentejo - S. Luís | 21 | 7 h | medium |
| RVi-HT4 | S. Luís - Odemira | 25 | 8 h | medium |
| RVi-HT5 | Odemira - S. Teotónio | 19 | 6 h | easy |
| RVi-HT6 | S. Teotónio - Odeceixe | 17 | 6 h | medium |
| RVi-HT7 | Odeceixe - Aljezur | 18 | 6 h | easy |
| RVi-HT8a | Aljezur - Arrifana | 12 | 4 h | easy |
| RVi-HT8b | Arrifana - Carrapateira | 24 | 7 h | difficult |
| RVi-FW9 | Carrapateira - Vila do Bispo | 22 | 6 h | easy |
| RVi-FW10 | Vila do Bispo - Cabo São Vicente | 14 | 4 h | medium |
| RVi-FT_HT | Connection Trail Cercal do Alentejo - Porto Covo | 18 | 5 h | easy |
| Number WIP | Name | Length (km) |
Time | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RVi-FT1 | Porto Covo- Vila Nova de Milfontes | 20 | 7 h | difficult |
| RVi-FT2 | Vila Nova de Milfontes - Almograve | 15 | 5 h | medium |
| RVi-FT3 | Almograve - Zambujeira do Mar | 22 | 7 h | medium |
| RVi-FT4 | Zambujeira do Mar - Odeceixe | 18 | 7 h | medium |
| RVi-HT7a | Odeceixe Beach Circuit | 9 | 3 h | easy |
| RVi-HT7b | Amoreira Beach Circuit | 6 | 2 h | easy |
| RVi-HT8a | Ponta da Atalaia Circuit | 14 | 5 h | difficult |
| RVi-HT8b | Pontal da Carrapateira Circuit | 10 | 3,5 h | easy |
| RVi-HT10 | Telheiro Beach Circuit | 6 | 2,5 h | difficult |