Via de la Plata

Via de la Plata

Extremadura, Spain

Spain, Sevilla to A Estrada

Distance

702 km

Stages

27

Difficulty

moderate

Best months

Apr-Jun, Sep-Oct

About

Sevilla’s sun-baked plazas to A Estrada’s emerald hills, 2,294 km of ancient Roman roads, rolling landscapes, and cultural echoes. The Via de la Plata, with its 90 stages, demands respect: 25,296 m of elevation gain tests even seasoned hikers. Along the way, the scent of wild thyme fills the air as you pass Aldehuela del Jerte and Camarzana de Tera. This isn’t just a walk; it’s a journey through Spain’s soul, where history and nature intertwine, best tackled from April to June or September to October, when the land breathes easier.

Highlights

  • Castillo de San Jorge de Sevilla
  • Puente de Isabel II
  • Monasterio de San Agustín
  • Catedral de Santa María de Mérida
  • Sierra de Gredos

Stages

  1. 1

    Sevilla to Guillenamoderate

    22 km263 m264 m

  2. 2

    Guillena to Castilblanco de los Arroyosmoderate

    19 km518 m208 m

  3. 3

    Castilblanco de los Arroyos to Almadén de la Platachallenging

    28 km839 m710 m

  4. 4

    Almadén de la Plata to Monesteriochallenging

    34 km1488 m1191 m

  5. 5

    Monesterio to Fuente de Cantosmoderate

    21 km357 m527 m

  6. 6

    Fuente de Cantos to Zaframoderate

    24 km321 m391 m

  7. 7

    Zafra to Villafranca de los Barrosmoderate

    20 km360 m452 m

  8. 8

    Villafranca de los Barros to Torremejíachallenging

    27 km137 m249 m

  9. 9

    Torremejía to Méridamoderate

    15 km276 m284 m

  10. 10

    Mérida to Alcuéscarchallenging

    36 km637 m478 m

  11. 11

    Alcuéscar to Cácereschallenging

    37 km630 m643 m

  12. 12

    Cáceres to Embalse de Alcántarachallenging

    34 km510 m687 m

  13. 13

    Embalse de Alcántara to Grimaldomoderate

    20 km1155 m983 m

  14. 14

    Grimaldo to Carcabosochallenging

    30 km443 m610 m

  15. 15

    Carcaboso to Aldeanueva del Caminochallenging

    38 km644 m392 m

  16. 16

    Aldeanueva del Camino to La Calzada de Béjarmoderate

    22 km723 m448 m

  17. 17

    La Calzada de Béjar to Fuenterroble de Salvatierramoderate

    20 km315 m157 m

  18. 18

    Fuenterroble de Salvatierra to San Pedro de Rozadoschallenging

    28 km471 m451 m

  19. 19

    San Pedro de Rozados to Salamancamoderate

    24 km260 m436 m

  20. 20

    Salamanca to El Cubo del Vinochallenging

    36 km363 m305 m

  21. 21

    El Cubo del Vino to Zamorachallenging

    32 km586 m737 m

  22. 22

    Zamora to Montamartamoderate

    19 km0 m0 m

  23. 23

    Montamarta to Granja de Moreruelamoderate

    23 km222 m218 m

  24. 24

    Granja de Moreruela to Benaventechallenging

    27 km261 m262 m

  25. 25

    Benavente to Alija del Infantadomoderate

    21 km381 m352 m

  26. 26

    Alija del Infantado to La Bañezamoderate

    22 km188 m141 m

  27. 27

    La Bañeza to Astorgamoderate

    25 km300 m235 m

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