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Mérida → Embalse de Proserpina
km 0 – 6 · 6 km
Out past the aqueduct and up to the reservoir.
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Vía de la Plata · Stage 11 of 41
You leave beside the Los Milagros aqueduct for the Roman reservoir of Proserpina, then through dehesas and Aljucén to Alcuéscar, where the albergue of the Slaves of Mary welcomes pilgrims.
Profile
Gentle climbs over the Sierra de San Pedro and a descent to Alcuéscar.
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.
1st-century Roman dam
Roman baths
Albergue of the Slaves of Mary
The route
Out past the aqueduct and up to the reservoir.
Dehesas and the village of Aljucén.
Cornalvo park and the climb to Alcuéscar.
Tips
A Roman dam that still works. A good place for a break.
The albergue is a hospitality house in a convent: shared dinner.
Few services after Aljucén.
Choose how many kilometres you want to walk each day and Suseia splits the route from Mérida to Santiago into stages based on the albergues in each town. Free and without signing up.
Common questions
About 31.4 km. Walking takes about 8 hours, with short breaks.
Demanding difficulty. Gentle climbs over the Sierra de San Pedro and a descent to Alcuéscar.