Camino De Levante
31.8 km, 176 m up and 186 m down, through 3 places, 2 of which have somewhere to sleep. Where you stop is up to you.
Every place on the path in order, with the distance from Las Pedroñeras. 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.
Las Pedroñeras calls itself the Capital del Ajo — the garlic capital of Spain — and the claim is legitimate. The surrounding fields are planted with garlic as far as the eye can see, and during harvest season (June-July)…
El Pedernoso is a small Manchego village between Las Pedroñeras and Santa María de los Llanos. Basic services — a bar if it's open. The meseta continues, flat and agricultural, with occasional vineyards breaking up the c…
Santa María de los Llanos is a small village on the meseta. The name — "Saint Mary of the Plains" — describes the landscape perfectly. Basic services may be available. The walking is flat and the horizons seem infinite. …
Mota del Cuervo is La Mancha as you imagined it. A line of windmills stands on the ridge above the town — seven of them, white-walled and dramatic against the Manchego sky. These are the molinos de viento that Cervantes …
El Toboso is the village of Dulcinea — Don Quixote's idealized lady love. Cervantes set her here, and the town has embraced the connection ever since. The Casa-Museo de Dulcinea recreates a wealthy Manchego household of …
Distance, climb and descent are measured along the GPS track for this camino — 205 recorded points across this span, the same track the app carries. The town-to-town figures in my data put it at 32.3 km.
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.