Vía de la Plata stage 16: Baños de Montemayor to Fuenterroble de Salvatierra

Stage 16 of 36 on the Vía de la Plata. You start 413.4 km into the route and finish at 445.8 km, with Santiago 528.2 km still ahead at the end of the day.

33.0 km (20.5 miles) +552 m climb −313 m descent 9 h 20 min walking time Difficulty 5 of 5 Very hard Night at stop 16 in Fuenterroble de Salvatierra

Elevation profile

Baños de Montemayor · 801 m Fuenterroble de Salvatierra · 959 m High point 990 m

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. Baños de Montemayor0.0 km
  2. Water point1.5 km
  3. Albergue de Peregrinos de Puerto de Béjar3.2 km
  4. Casas Rurales el Rincón de Castilla6.3 km
  5. Ermita de San Francisco9.6 km
  6. Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción12.5 km
  7. Iglesia de Santiago Apóstol21.3 km
  8. Ermita24.9 km
  9. Fuenterroble de Salvatierra33.0 km

Services along this stage

Counted from OpenStreetMap places on or near the track between the stage start and end, refreshed 2026-10-24. Use the map app while you walk for the exact spot, distance ahead, and popup details.

Places to stay

17 along this stage

Water points

7 along this stage

Food and drink

8 along this stage

Shops

2 along this stage

Pharmacy and health

3 along this stage

ATMs and banks

1 along this stage

Churches

9 along this stage

Places to stay in Fuenterroble de Salvatierra

In our route data (OpenStreetMap and the Dutch Society of St James listings) within about 1.5 km of the stage end. Check the map app for beds, hours, and contact details where they are listed.

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