El Real de la Jara › Fuente de Cantos

📈 Elevation Profile

🗺️ Stage Map

📖 Stage Description

A long stage that crosses the heights of the Sierra Morena. After El Real de la Jara, the path climbs gradually. The vegetation shifts: cork oaks give way to holm oaks and broom.

Monesterio, midway through the stage, deserves a long break. The town is the self-proclaimed world capital of jamón ibérico de bellota — acorn-fed ham, the finest in the world. Treat yourself to an authentic bocadillo de jamón.

Fuente de Cantos, birthplace of baroque painter Francisco de Zurbarán (1598–1664), has a museum dedicated to his work.

🌄 Walking Conditions

Sun exposure and terrain type over 37,2 km

Ensoleillement

Terrain

⏱️ Duration estimée pour vous

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

📍 Villages and Waypoints

• 0km

  El Real de la Jara 530m Start

  Starting point.

  💧 Water🛒 Bar
• 13.3km

  Monesterio 780m

  Capitale du jamón ibérico. Supermarket, restaurants, albergue.

  💧 Water🏕️ Albergue🛒 Supermarket🍽️ Restaurants
• 37.2km

  Fuente de Cantos 617m End

  Ville natale de Zurbarán. Musée Zurbarán, albergue municipal, tous commerces.

  💧 Water🏕️ Albergue🛒 Shops🌿 Musée Zurbarán

⚠️ Practical Information

• ⛰️ Sustained climb — 250 m elevation gain over 13 km
• 💧 Water available at Monesterio and Fuente de Cantos
• 🥾 Long flat finish after the descent
• Supplies
  Monesterio km 13.3 — Supermarket, bakery

  Fuente de Cantos km 37.2 — Supermarket, bakeries, restaurants