Vía de la Plata
27.4 km, 235 m up and 20 m down, through 2 places. Where you stop is up to you.
Every place on the path in order, with the distance from Carcaboso. 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.
The way from Carcaboso to Ventaquemada is a return to nature with a few options along the way. The first turn to pay attention to is less than a kilometre out of town where your natural tendency is to keep on a straight path; the camino turns right at a sign for Finca Bombay (an adventure sports company, in case you're inclined to rent an e-bike). Not far beyond that turn is a split, and here both options are perfectly viable. To the left is somewhat shorter, and to the right is a trail marked H1 along the more historic path.
The two options rejoin and continue through the countryside to Ventaquemada.
Identifiable only as a road crossing with a few buildings. The road to your right leads to Oliva de Plasencia. Continue straight to follow the trail to Cáparra.
8.4 km from Caparra you will find markings indicating a detour to your right. They point the way to Jarilla (2 km) where there is accommodation.
After periods of heavy rain, inquire about the route ahead. Several river crossings between here and Aldeanueva del Camino are made difficult by high water. In extreme cases, a detour can be made from Oliva de Plasencia to Villar de Plasencia on the other side of the N-630.
From Jarilla you do not need to retrace your steps. Follow the N-630 and you will rejoin the camino.
The 3.3km addition is to the roadside Hostal Asturias.
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.