The line is OpenStreetMap's mapping of the route (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), via Waymarked Trails, with heights from a 30 m terrain model. Check the current official route before a long trip: diversions and permitted paths change. Where the mapping has gaps (5 km), the line is drawn by our router along mapped paths: check those stretches against the waymarks. See the source.
The trail
From Almería by Granada and Córdoba to Mérida on the Vía de la Plata; for the Compostela the walk continues into Santiago.
Stages
A suggested split into 27 days of about 23 km (14 mi). Each day ends at the town or village on the way nearest to an equal share of the distance, or at a hotel or hostel where there is none. These are not the official stages: check where you can stay before you book.
- Day 1 Almeria to Rioja 15.1 km · 15.1 km from the start
- Day 2 Rioja to Alboloduy 23 km · 38 km from the start
- Day 3 Alboloduy to Abla 28 km · 66 km from the start
- Day 4 Abla to Huéneja 19.9 km · 86 km from the start
- Day 5 Huéneja to Alquife 18.5 km · 104 km from the start
- Day 6 Alquife to Guadix 24 km · 128 km from the start
- Day 7 Guadix to La Peza 23 km · 151 km from the start
- Day 8 La Peza to Quéntar 29 km · 180 km from the start
- Day 9 Quéntar to Granada 18.1 km · 198 km from the start
- Day 10 Granada to Pinos Puente 18.9 km · 217 km from the start
- Day 11 Pinos Puente to Moclín 14.4 km · 231 km from the start
- Day 12 Moclín to Alcalá la Real 22 km · 253 km from the start
- Day 13 Alcalá la Real to Alcaudete 23 km · 276 km from the start
- Day 14 Alcaudete to Baena 25 km · 302 km from the start
- Day 15 Baena to Castro del Río 19.8 km · 321 km from the start
- Day 16 Castro del Río to Santa Cruz 23 km · 344 km from the start
- Day 17 Santa Cruz to Córdoba 26 km · 370 km from the start
- Day 18 Córdoba to Cerro Muriano 17.3 km · 387 km from the start
- Day 19 Cerro Muriano to Villaharta 20 km · 408 km from the start
- Day 20 Villaharta to Alcaracejos 35 km · 443 km from the start
- Day 21 Alcaracejos to Hinojosa del Duque 22 km · 465 km from the start
- Day 22 Hinojosa del Duque to Monterrubio de la Serena 32 km · 497 km from the start
- Day 23 Monterrubio de la Serena to Castuera 18.6 km · 515 km from the start
- Day 24 Castuera to Campanario 20.0 km · 535 km from the start
- Day 25 Campanario to Don Benito 27 km · 562 km from the start
- Day 26 Don Benito to Torrefresneda 25 km · 587 km from the start
- Day 27 Torrefresneda to Mérida 26 km · 613 km from the start
Summits on the way
- Peña de los Agujeros 1,059 m · 186 km from the start
Tops within 300 m of the line. Summits from OpenStreetMap.
Start and finish
Start: near Almeria, Andalusia. 36.83870, -2.46694
Finish: near Mérida, Extremadura. 38.91636, -6.34380
Places to stay
Rooms in the towns and villages along the way:
- Almeria, Andalusia · The start Booking.com → Expedia →
- Rioja, Almeria · After day 1 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Alboloduy, Almeria · After day 2 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Abla, Almeria · After day 3 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Huéneja, Comarca de Guadix · After day 4 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Alquife, Comarca de Guadix · After day 5 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Guadix, Comarca de Guadix · After day 6 Booking.com → Expedia →
- La Peza, Comarca de Guadix · After day 7 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Quéntar, Comarca de la Vega de Granada · After day 8 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Granada, Comarca de la Vega de Granada · After day 9 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Pinos Puente, Comarca de la Vega de Granada · After day 10 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Moclín, Comarca de Loja · After day 11 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Alcalá la Real, Andalusia · After day 12 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Alcaudete, Andalusia · After day 13 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Baena, Andalusia · After day 14 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Castro del Río, Andalusia · After day 15 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Santa Cruz, Andalusia · After day 16 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Córdoba, Andalusia · After day 17 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Cerro Muriano, Andalusia · After day 18 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Villaharta, Andalusia · After day 19 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Alcaracejos, Andalusia · After day 20 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Hinojosa del Duque, Andalusia · After day 21 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Monterrubio de la Serena, Extremadura · After day 22 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Castuera, Extremadura · After day 23 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Campanario, Extremadura · After day 24 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Don Benito, Extremadura · After day 25 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Torrefresneda, Extremadura · After day 26 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Mérida, Extremadura · The finish Booking.com → Expedia →
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Paths change, and the weather decides the day. The line comes from the source named under the map and the heights from a terrain model, so treat the figures as a guide. Check for diversions before you go, take a map, check the forecast, and turn back if it isn't right.
