Stage 11. Alcuéscar – Cáceres (37.4 km)

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This can be one of the longest stages of the Camino in all its variants. Indeed, from Alcuéscar to Cáceres there are almost 38 kilometers of path. However, the difficulty of this stage is reduced solely to its length, as the elevations are gentle or almost nonexistent. Many pilgrims shorten this stage in one of the towns between both points to be able to visit Cáceres with more time, either in Aldea del Cano or in Valdesalor.

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 stage with a real Extremadura flavour: tracks among olive groves, holm oaks and kermes oaks, with the medieval bridge over the Ayuela and a Roman bridge over the Santiago stream. You pass Casas de Don Antonio and Aldea del Cano, and recover your strength in Valdesalor after crossing the Puente Viejo de la Mocha. Beyond the Puerto de las Camellas, the reward: entering Cáceres as far as its Plaza Mayor.