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Carcaboso → Arco de Cáparra
km 0 – 19 · 19 km
Dehesas and estates to the Roman city.
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Vía de la Plata · Stage 18 of 41
The longest stage of the Vía de la Plata: almost 40 km without villages, through dehesas and on the Roman road, past the Roman city of Cáparra and its four-sided arch, to Aldeanueva del Camino.
Profile
Gentle, rolling ground; the difficulty is the distance without services.
Town by town
Every town with services along the way. Out of season some bars and albergues close; the app shows you which ones are open near you as you walk.
Four-way Roman arch and the ruins of the city
The route
Dehesas and estates to the Roman city.
Roman road and the Ambroz valley to Aldeanueva.
Tips
Carry at least three litres in hot weather.
The four-way arch is unique in Spain. There is a visitor centre.
There are rural guesthouses near Cáparra, by booking.
Choose how many kilometres you want to walk each day and Suseia splits the route from Carcaboso to Santiago into stages based on the albergues in each town. Free and without signing up.
Common questions
About 40.4 km. Walking takes between 10 and 11 hours, with short breaks.
Very demanding difficulty. Gentle, rolling ground; the difficulty is the distance without services.