Aldenueva/ Banos de Montemayor stage comments wanted.

Donna,

If you want to stay in Banos, your most time efficient option would be the Hostal Asturias.
I went Carcaboso - Vente Quemada - Oliva de Plasencia - Caparra - Aldeanueva and didn't regret it.
To do as Isabelle did means walking Oliva - Caparra twice which is probably only for purist/completists.
In any case, it's all good (and hot).

Buen Camino

Andy

that is very similar to what I did!

I did Galisteo-Oliva de Plasencia, the last 8 km are on tarmac, beware
The following morning, you do not have to go back the way you first came or retrace your own steps, you can instead walk ahead through the bull paddocks (beautiful fighting bulls!!!) and end up in Caparra. At the end, you only add 6 km or so to the overall mileage between Carcaboso and Aldeanueva.

It is doable, but beware that from Aldeanueva to Baños it is also 11 km of tarmac at the end of your walking day.

A more sensible approach would be the Hotel Asturias one, but there is something sleepy and easy about Oliva de Plasencia that I really like, just one bar and lazing by the sun, not much to do.

Baños de Montemayor is quite a large place, full of hotels and the like.

From there on, distances are more manageable, indeed, from Fuenterroble de Salvatierra it can be tricky to San PEdro de Rozados, and there are other choices, I will tell you some other time or maybe via private message.

Buen Camino!

Hi Donna
I enjoyed Oliva de Placencia and like Amancio, I took the road there (in 2010), but I think if I did it again I'd take the option that Laurie mentions of going on to Arco de Caparra first and then turning off. The next day we went from Oliva to Aldeneuva and it seemed like a full day in hot weather. Aldenueva's albergue was cosy and we were well cared for by the volunteer hospitaleros. As Amancio points out, it's all fast road from Aldenueva to Banos with little verge. The hospitaleros advised people to take the bus to Banos - and many people did. After Aldeneuva we stopped at the private albergue at Calzadar de Bejar (23km) which was also nice, and then the next day did 20km to Fuenterroble. Basically you've got quite a few options that mean you don't really need to cement you itinerary now, but can go with the flow - which is handy if you've hooked up with some compadres.