Fields of grain stretching to the horizon, and a road that seems to run straight on to the end of the world. That’s how the day begins out of Puente Almuhey: wide open and quiet, with nothing but the sound of your own footsteps.
It’s an easy stage of around 18 kilometres. You hardly climb at all; if anything, the road slopes gently downhill. After a good 4 hours of walking, you arrive in Almanza. The landscape is open, so the sun decides how the day feels. The village slowly draws closer, and you walk in with legs that still have a little left in them. Make use of that for a relaxed afternoon. Take it easy today and keep the pace low.