Stage 5: El Real de la Jara → Monesterio
Moderate
20 km ~5.5 hours ↑280m ↓260mAbout 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
☁️
22°C
Overcast
✅ Ideal
10°–22°C 0mm 15km/h
Today
☁️
22°
10°
Fri
☁️
20°
10°
Sat
☁️
22°
9°
Sun
☁️
22°
10°
Mon
⛅
25°
10°
Monesterio
☁️
20°C
Overcast
✅ Ideal
10°–20°C 0mm 12km/h
Today
☁️
20°
10°
Fri
🌧️
18°
9°
Sat
☁️
20°
8°
Sun
☁️
20°
9°
Mon
⛅
22°
10°