Camino de Madrid stage 3: Manzanares el Real to Cercedilla

Stage 3 of 13 on the Camino de Madrid. You start 48.4 km into the route and finish at 67.3 km, with 250.0 km of the route still ahead at the end of the day.

19.0 km (11.8 miles) +452 m climb −173 m descent 5 h 40 min walking time Difficulty 2 of 5 Moderate Night at stop 3 in Cercedilla

Elevation profile

Manzanares el Real · 923 m Cercedilla · 1190 m High point 1307 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. Manzanares el Real0.0 km
  2. Ermita de San Isidro4.9 km
  3. Albergue municipal7.3 km
  4. Fuente de la Colmena10.5 km
  5. Albergue Los Almorchones12.7 km
  6. Nava Real14.1 km
  7. La Fonda Real15.4 km
  8. Ermita de San Antonio17.9 km
  9. Cercedilla19.0 km

Services along this stage

Counted from OpenStreetMap places on or near the track between the stage start and end, refreshed 2026-11-05. Use the map app while you walk for the exact spot, distance ahead, and popup details.

Places to stay

10 along this stage

Water points

20 along this stage

Food and drink

53 along this stage

Shops

10 along this stage

Pharmacy and health

7 along this stage

ATMs and banks

4 along this stage

Churches

4 along this stage

Places to stay in Cercedilla

Named on OpenStreetMap 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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