Mérida › Alcuéscar

📈 Elevation Profile

🗺️ Stage Map

📖 Stage Description

A long stage that leaves Mérida by crossing the ancient Roman bridge over the Guadiana, then heads north. The village of Aljucén (km 18) offers a welcome break with its bar-restaurant and fountain.

The Visigothic chapel of Santa Lucía del Trampal (6th century) near Alcuéscar is worth a short detour of a few hundred metres. It is one of the most remarkable examples of Visigothic architecture in Extremadura.

🌄 Walking Conditions

Sun exposure and terrain type over 38 km

Ensoleillement

Terrain

⏱️ Duration estimée pour vous

Estimez votre temps de marche selon votre profil — règle de Naismith.

📍 Villages and Waypoints

• 0km

  Mérida 215m Start

  Starting point. Sites romains, gare RENFE.

  💧 Water🛒 Shops
• 18km

  Aljucén 282m

  Pause intermédiaire. Bar-restaurant, fontaine.

  💧 Water🛒 Bar
• 38km

  Alcuéscar 519m End

  Bourg bien équipé. Albergue, supermarket. Chapelle wisigothique à 400m.

  💧 Water🏕️ Albergue🛒 Supermarket🌿 Chapelle wisigothique

⚠️ Practical Information

• ⛰️ Long stage (38 km) — early start recommended
• 💧 Water at Aljucén (km 18) and Alcuéscar
• 🌞 Highly exposed section in summer
• Supplies
  Aljucén km 18 — Bar

  Alcuéscar km 38 — Supermarket, bakery