Camino de Madrid
Castilla y León, Spain
Spain · Madrid → Astorga
Distance
399 km
Stages
15
Difficulty
moderate
Best months
Apr-Jun, Sep-Oct
About
Four hundred fifty-one kilometers from Madrid to Grajal de Campos, a journey through time. This spiritual walk weaves through the heart of Spain, passing Camorritos and La Granja, where the scent of fresh bread mingles with ancient stone.
With an elevation gain of 2,394 meters, it challenges you physically while inviting introspection. Thirty stages offer a varied of landscapes and local traditions, each village a chapter in the story.
Hikers traverse this route year-round, finding solace in its history and the rhythm of their own footsteps.
Stages
15 stages
Stage 1Madrid → Tres Cantos
moderateDistance22 kmAscent259 mDescent177 m
Stage 2Tres Cantos → Manzanares el Real
moderateDistance25 kmAscent438 mDescent274 m- Stage 3
Manzanares el Real → Cercedilla
challengingDistance25 kmAscent923 mDescent186 m - Stage 4
Cercedilla → Segovia
moderateDistance25 kmAscent175 mDescent836 m 
Stage 5Segovia → Santa María la Real de Nieva
challengingDistance35 kmAscent268 mDescent355 m
Stage 6Distance22 kmAscent42 mDescent155 m
Stage 7Coca → Medina del Campo
challengingDistance33 kmAscent74 mDescent153 m
Stage 8Medina del Campo → Tordesillas
moderateDistance22 kmAscent125 mDescent119 m
Stage 9Tordesillas → Toro
challengingDistance32 kmAscent321 mDescent200 m
Stage 10Toro → Zamora
challengingDistance33 kmAscent27 mDescent35 m
Stage 11Zamora → Montamarta
moderateDistance19 kmAscent3 mDescent0 m
Stage 12Montamarta → Granja de Moreruela
moderateDistance22 kmAscent42 mDescent143 m
Stage 13Granja de Moreruela → Benavente
challengingDistance27 kmAscent111 mDescent66 m
Stage 14Benavente → Hospital de Órbigo
challengingDistance40 kmAscent92 mDescent114 m
Stage 15Hospital de Órbigo → Astorga
moderateDistance17 kmAscent0 mDescent1 m
Points of interest
- Convento de Nuestra Señora de los Ángeles
Convento de Nuestra Señora de los Ángeles. 16th-century monastery, in Madrid, Spain.
- Monastery of San Antonio el Real
Monastery of San Antonio el Real. Monastery, in Segovia, Spain, designated as bien de interés cultural.
- castle of Simancas
Castle. Designated as bien de interés cultural. The Castle of Simancas (also known as Simancas Castle) is a fortified complex in Simancas, central Spain.
- Puerta de Zamora
- Grajal Counts Palace, Grajal de Campos
Grajal Counts Palace, Grajal de Campos. Palace in Renaissance style, in Grajal de Campos, Spain, designated as bien de interés cultural.
- Convento de Nuestra Señora del Rosario (Madrid)
- Monasterio de Santa Clara
Monasterio de Santa Clara. 17th-century monastery, in Centro, Spain.
- Convent of Nuestra Señora de la Merced
Convent of Nuestra Señora de la Merced. 16th-century monastery, in Madrid, Spain.
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