Stage 10. Mérida – Alcuéscar (35.9 km)

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Today we will depart from Mérida to have a stage that is a bit more interesting, taking us to the town of Alcuéscar. In terms of difficulty, it presents a more appealing challenge than the previous stages, with an almost constant ascent from the town of Aljucén (where some pilgrims choose to shorten the stage). We will pass near the Proserpina reservoir, and walk among Mediterranean forests and scrubland.

This stage is part of the Silver Route. Would you like to walk it with your accommodation already booked? These organised trips include it: Silver Way from Mérida to Salamanca.

A long, varied stage with a strong Roman flavour. You leave Mérida beside the co-cathedral and take a short detour to see the Acueducto de los Milagros before skirting the Proserpina reservoir. Then dirt tracks to Carrascalejo and Aljucén, where a gentle climb takes you into the pastures of the Cornalvo natural park. Already in Cáceres province, the final kilometres to Alcuéscar.