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GR 100
The silver route
(Asturias, Castilla-León, Extremadura and Andalusia)

GENERAL MAP

Northern area

Southern area

Definition: The Silver Route has its origins in a Roman path builded in the year 139 aC. Its Roman name was "Iter ab Emerita Asturicam" (path from Mérida to Astorga). Its name seem to come from the Arabbian language "balata" (stoned path) that developed into "plata". From Astorga, the route will go on to the North, to Oviedo and Gijón; and from Mérida, it will go to the South, to Seville, the valley of the river Guadalquivir and Cadiz. It is 945 km long.

Route:
In Asturias it is 105 km long and the route goes on as follows: Gijón, Serín, Lugones, Oviedo, Mieres, Pola de Lena, Puente Los Fierros and the mountain pass of Pajares. The variant GR 100-1, called Roman path of La Carisa, with the following route: Ujo, Carabanzo de Lena, La Vega de Espines, Cuaña Carreceo, La Cruz de Fuentes, col of Propinde, Pendilla and Busdongo de León, where it links with the GR 100.

In Castilla-León the route will begin in the mountain pass of Pajares, and will go to Astorga, by Riello and Sueros de Cepedo, and la Bañeza, Benavente, Montamarte, Zamora, Calzada de Valdunciel, Salamanca, Moville, Valdelacasa and Calzada de Bejar; it is about 400 km long.

In Extremadura, from the Calzada de Bejar, will go to Baños de Montemayor, Cañaveral, Càceres, Mèrida, Almendralejo, Zafra til Monesterio; it is about 350 km long.

In Andalusia the route will begin in Real de Jara, from Monesterio, and will go on by Almadén de la Plata, Castiblanco de los Arroyos, Guillena, Santiponce, Seville, Jerez de la Frontera and Cadiz; it is 200 km long.