Valcabado del Páramo › Astorga

📈 Elevation Profile

🗺️ Stage Map

📖 Stage Description

The final stage of the Via de la Plata. From Valcabado, the route passes through La Bañeza (km 13), a lively market town with all amenities, before continuing northwest through the Maragatería — a region where old traditions have been remarkably well preserved.

The approach to Astorga is magnificent: the silhouette of the Gothic cathedral and Gaudí's neo-Gothic Bishop's Palace rise on the hillside ahead. It is a triumphant arrival after 706 km.

Astorga is the meeting point with the Camino Francés. The cathedral (15th–18th century) and the Palacio Episcopal designed by Antoni Gaudí in 1889 are the two jewels of the city.

🌄 Walking Conditions

Sun exposure and terrain type over 37,1 km

Ensoleillement

Terrain

⏱️ Duration estimée pour vous

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

📍 Villages and Waypoints

• 0km

  Valcabado del Páramo 835m Start

  Starting point.

  💧 Water🛒 Bar
• 13km

  La Bañeza 777m

  Large town, all amenities. A good spot for a meal break.

  💧 Water🛒 All shops🍽️ Restaurants
• 37.1km

  Astorga 869m End

  End of the Via de la Plata. Gaudí Palace, Gothic cathedral. Junction with the Camino Francés. All accommodation types.

  💧 Water🏕️ Hotels🛒 All shops🌿 Gaudí Palace🏆 End of Via de la Plata

⚠️ Practical Information

• 🏆 FINAL STAGE — savour every moment
• 🌿 Visit the Gaudí Palace and the cathedral in Astorga
• 🛤️ Junction with the Camino Francés at Astorga
• Supplies
  La Bañeza km 13 — Supermarkets, restaurants

  Astorga km 37.1 — Supermarkets, boulangeries, restaurants