Camino De Levante

Tornadizos de Ávila to Cardeñosa

21.8 km, 249 m up and 333 m down, through 2 places, 1 of which has somewhere to sleep. Where you stop is up to you.

21.8km
Distance
249m
Climbing
333m
Descent
2
Places you pass
2
With a bar or cafe

The ground between

· 1194 m · 1110 m
Climbing 267 mDescent 352 mHighest 1201 m · Lowest 1053 m ·

What you pass through

Every place on the path in order, with the distance from Tornadizos de Ávila. 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.

  1. start
    Tornadizos de Ávila2 to stayBar · food

    Tornadizos de Ávila is a small village on the eastern approach to Ávila. No notable services. The village sits on high ground, and you can already see Ávila's walls in the distance — one of the most iconic skylines in Sp…

  2. 8.7 km
    Ávila21 to stayBar · food

    Ávila's medieval walls are the best-preserved in Europe — 2.5 km of unbroken fortification, 88 towers, and 9 gates encircling the old town. The first sight of them from the meseta is unforgettable, and walking along the …

  3. 14.5 km

    Narrillos de San Leonardo is a small village on the meseta north of Ávila. No services. The landscape is open and flat — you've crossed the mountains and are now on the Castilian meseta proper. The terrain is agricultura…

  4. 21.4 km
    Cardeñosa1 to stayBar · food

    Cardeñosa is a small village on the meseta. There may be a bar, but don't rely on it. The village is known locally for its association with the Verracos — pre-Roman stone sculptures of bulls and boars that dot the Ávila …

Distance, climb and descent are measured along the GPS track for this camino — 199 recorded points across this span, the same track the app carries. The town-to-town figures in my data put it at 21.4 km.

Programa MOVES IIIMinisterio para la Transición Ecológica y el Reto Demográfico — IDAEXunta de GaliciaInstituto Enerxético de Galicia (INEGA)Financiado por la Unión Europea — NextGenerationEUPlan de Recuperación, Transformación y Resiliencia

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.

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