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Long-distance trail in Spain
Vía de la Plata
Vía de la Plata runs 708 km through Spain, and it is walked in 3 stages — the longest of them Merida → Salamanca, 291 km. The route below is the waymarked relation itself, kept by the people who paint the blazes, not a line traced over a map by us.
Walk any of it with wayly and the trail keeps its own score. Every track you record clears the ground you covered, and the share of the trail lying inside that cleared ground is your progress — 567 km of it — 80 % and it counts as walked. Nothing to tick, and nothing to remember when you get home.
3 stages
Trail passport
36 stamps, one for every 20 km — pressed by the tracks you record, not by a button
About the trail
The Vía de La Plata (Silver Way) or Ruta de la Plata (Silver Route) is an ancient commercial and pilgrimage path that crosses the west of Spain from north to south, connecting Mérida to Astorga. An extended form begins further south in Seville and reaches north to the Bay of Biscay at Gijón. The path is used by the modern A-66 and AP-66 freeways, as well as by the older N-630 national road.
Walk it, or just look closer
The full route view carries the height profile, the climbs, the weather over it and a GPX you can put on a watch. Open Vía de la Plata in the route viewer →
Already walking it? See how far along you are →
Questions
How long is Vía de la Plata?
708 km, split into 3 stages. wayly counts it walked when your recorded tracks cover 567 km of it — 80 %.
How many stages does Vía de la Plata have?
3. The longest is Merida → Salamanca, 291 km; the average works out at 236 km.
Which countries does Vía de la Plata cross?
It stays inside Spain.
How is Vía de la Plata waymarked?
With a blue blaze, which is the colour this page and the app draw it in — the line you see here is the relation the local waymarkers maintain, not a line we drew.
