Cáceres to Casar de Cáceres

What you pass through

Every place on the path in order, with the distance from Cáceres. 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
   Cáceres445 m7 to stayBar · food

   The best landmark for exiting Caceres is the bull ring, where the arrow visibility increases. Cross the main road at the bull ring and follow the signs to Casar de Caceres. You'll quickly find yourself leaving town along a divided colonnade with trees for shade. The pedestrian walk ends and the camino follows along the road to a large roundabout. Cross to the left and follow the roundabout clockwise. Be sure NOT to follow the N-521. You are looking for the smaller CC-38. Along the way keep an eye out for arrows which take you away from this busy road to enter Casar de Caceres along a much quieter path.

2. 10.8 km
   Casar de Cáceres365 m2 to stayBar · food

   The camino leaves Casar de Caceres along the road to the north. It almost immediately turns to dirt and continues through the countryside. Along the way, you will pass beside and through walled pastures. It is a quiet stretch of road which, when dry, is rather enjoyable. It is remote, and the only signs of civilization along the way are a few farms and the ongoing construction of the AVE rail line.

   You are approaching a large embalse (reservoir) and there are two large bridges which take you over two of the rivers that feed into it. The first is the Rio Almonte (17.8 km) and the second is the Rio Tajo (3.5 km). After this second crossing, the camino turns sharply uphill and to the right to leave the road. Opposite the road from this turn is the detour described below.

   PACK WATER. The camino ahead is through remote pastures with little opportunity to refill. There are no services between Casar and the Rio Almonte crossing, roughly 18 km. Plan accordingly.