Stage 5: El Real de la Jara → Monesterio
Moderate
20 km ~5.5 hours ↑280m ↓260m
About This Stage
Cross the border into Extremadura — the land of conquistadors and Iberian pigs. Monesterio is the black-footed ham capital of Spain.
Terrain
Rolling hills, open pasture, dehesa landscape
Highlights
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Cross into Extremadura
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Monesterio famous for Iberian ham
Stage Details
20 km
Distance
~5.5h
Est. Time
280m
Elevation Gain
260m
Elevation Loss
✓ Albergue
✓ ATM
✓ Pharmacy
Stage Map
Weather Forecast
El Real de la Jara
☁️
38°C
Overcast
⚠️ Moderate
20°–38°C 0mm 21km/h
Today
☁️
38°
20°
Thu
☀️
35°
19°
Fri
🌫️
32°
15°
Sat
☁️
29°
16°
Sun
☁️
29°
15°
Monesterio
☁️
37°C
Overcast
⚠️ Moderate
23°–37°C 0mm 19km/h
Today
☁️
37°
23°
Thu
🌤️
34°
21°
Fri
🌤️
31°
17°
Sat
🌫️
28°
15°
Sun
☁️
27°
15°