GR160: The Way of El Cid

The Way of El Cid

The Camino del Cid is a cultural tourism itinerary that crosses Spain from northwest to southeast and follow in the footsteps literary and historical works of Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar, the Cid Campeadorthe famous medieval knight of the 11th century.

The main travel guide of this itinerary is the Song of my Cidthe great medieval Hispanic epic poem that narrates the adventures of the Campeador, written at the end of the 12th or beginning of the 13th century. The places, sites and castles that appear in the Cantar de mío Cid form the backbone of this itinerary. It also covers some places that do not appear in the Cantar but which are linked to the historical figure of the Cid.

Overall, this is an essentially rural route where tranquillity and direct contact with the land are assured. Because of its length (some 1,400 kilometres of trails and 2,000 kilometres of roads), it is divided on themed routes between 50 and 300 km long approximately linked to each other, so you can fit the trip into your holidays.

El Camino del Cid has routes for motor vehicles, mountain biking, cycle touring and on footand the route that passes through the area of the Alto Tajo natural park and Geopark of Molina, is the route of the 3 Taifas. We recommend that if you are planning to follow any section of this route, you visit its website as they have very comprehensive information, maps, tracks and everything necessary to carry it out.