Camino De Levante
30.8 km, 0 m up and 0 m down, through 1 place, 1 of which has somewhere to sleep. Where you stop is up to you.
Every place on the path in order, with the distance from Escalona. Most are too small to sleep in — a fountain, a chapel, a bar that may or may not be open — but they are what the day is actually made of.
Escalona sits on the banks of the Río Alberche, and the castle ruins dominate the town. The Castillo de Escalona was one of the largest fortifications in Castile — its massive walls and towers, though partly ruined, give…
Almorox is a wine-producing town with a pleasant Plaza Mayor and the Iglesia de San Cristóbal. The local wines, made from Garnacha grapes, are robust and honest — ask for the local red at any bar. Basic services are avai…
San Martín de Valdeiglesias is a sizeable town in the foothills of the Sierra de Gredos, with all basic services. The Castillo de la Coracera — a well-preserved 15th-century castle — is the main attraction. Isabel la Cat…
Distances are the sum of the town-to-town measurements in my data, not a straight line on a map. Climb and descent come from the altitude of each place listed above, so they under-read where the path goes over a hill between two of them.
Esta entidad ha sido beneficiaria de una ayuda del Programa de incentivos a la movilidad eficiente y sostenible (MOVES III), gestionado por la Xunta de Galicia a través del Instituto Enerxético de Galicia (INEGA) en el marco del Real Decreto 266/2021, y cofinanciada por la Unión Europea — NextGenerationEU, dentro del Plan de Recuperación, Transformación y Resiliencia.