Vía de la Plata stage 19: Salamanca to El Cubo de la Tierra del Vino

Stage 19 of 36 on the Vía de la Plata. You start 497.8 km into the route and finish at 532.9 km, with Santiago 441.1 km still ahead at the end of the day.

35.0 km (21.7 miles) +155 m climb −122 m descent 9 h 05 min walking time Difficulty 4 of 5 Hard Night at stop 19 in El Cubo de la Tierra del Vino

Elevation profile

Salamanca · 810 m El Cubo de la Tierra del Vino · 859 m High point 859 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. Salamanca0.0 km
  2. Pensión Doña Lola1.6 km
  3. Parroquia de Cristo Rey3.3 km
  4. Posada Tintón6.6 km
  5. Iglesia de San Juan Bautista9.7 km
  6. Bar Plaza Mayor11.7 km
  7. Iglesia de Santa Elena15.8 km
  8. Albergue Casa Saso23.6 km
  9. El Cubo de la Tierra del Vino35.0 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

43 along this stage

Water points

36 along this stage

Food and drink

288 along this stage

Shops

86 along this stage

Pharmacy and health

50 along this stage

ATMs and banks

41 along this stage

Churches

22 along this stage

Places to stay in El Cubo de la Tierra del Vino

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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