Camino de Madrid stage 3: Manzanares el Real to Cercedilla

Stage 3 of 13 on the Camino de Madrid. You start 48.4 km into the route and finish at 67.3 km, with 250.0 km of the route still ahead at the end of the day.

Elevation profile

Elevation sampled from terrain data (Terrarium DEM, built on SRTM) along the track. Walking time uses 4 km/h plus one hour per 500 m of climb. Difficulty scores the whole day 1 to 5 from its distance, climb, and descent, with the same formula on every route.

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Through the day

Named places along the walk in the order you reach them, with the distance from the stage start, built from the OpenStreetMap places counted below. A water point with no name of its own is listed as one.

1. Manzanares el Real0.0 km
2. Ermita de San Isidro4.9 km
3. Albergue municipal7.3 km
4. Fuente de la Colmena10.5 km
5. Albergue Los Almorchones12.7 km
6. Nava Real14.1 km
7. La Fonda Real15.4 km
8. Ermita de San Antonio17.9 km
9. Cercedilla19.0 km

Services along this stage

Counted from OpenStreetMap places on or near the track between the stage start and end, refreshed 2026-11-05. Use the map app while you walk for the exact spot, distance ahead, and popup details.

Places to stay in Cercedilla

Named on OpenStreetMap within about 1.5 km of the stage end. Check the map app for beds, hours, and contact details where they are listed.

• Acogida de Peregrino Cercedilla
• La Maya
• Casa Rural Los Castaños
• Casa Rural Peña Pintada
• Hostal Longinos El Aribel

Plan the rest of the walk

See every stage together in the Camino de Madrid guide, or turn the stages into dated plans and a budget in the stage planner.

From Camino View (caminoview.com). Printed stage sheet: check the map app for live place details while you walk.