South Transhumance Ride

Transfer from the hotel in Trujillo to the horses base (5 min), distribution of horses. 

Riding through the “Cañada Real”, Lunch in the countryside with excellent paella cooked by us at the spot. 

In the afternoon beautiful riding crossing Almonte river with its impressive medieval bridge to Jaraicejo. 

Night and dinner in very nice rural Inn.

Riding: 5 hours.

Departure after breakfast, we ride in the morning in opened countryside trough Dehesas and beautiful landscape. 

Good trots and canters in the morning. 

Lunch in the countryside. 

In the afternoon a short ride to Casas de Miravete, a small village in a spectacular enclave in the Monfrague National Park.

Dinner at local bar with good local food and overnight at rural Inn. 

Riding: 6 hours.

Riding in the morning along the “Cañada Real”, with impressive views of Sierra the Gredos in front of us. 

Crossing the Albalat Bridge (16th century) over the Tagus River, one of the important public works built during the reign of His Catholic Majesty Charles I of Spain and V of Germany with a great shield in relief of Emperor Charles with the double eagle. 

Picnic by the Tagus river reservoir water. 

Riding in the afternoon to Navalmoral de la Mata. 

Dinner and night at small hotel. 

Riding: 7 hours.

Departure after breakfast, we follow the Cañada Real in a flatter area with good trots and canters. 

Here the Cañada has an unusual wide of 200 m. 

Horses spend the night at Las Ventas de San Julian, transfer for dinner and night at amazing “Parador de Oropesa”, a medieval castle restored and converted into a luxury and magical 4* hotel (dinner “a la carte”, drinks not included). 

Riding: 6 hours.

Departure after breakfast, we continue following the Cañada Real, here the landscape changes, we ride along the water reservoir close to Navalcan with beautiful views of the Gredos Mountains. 

Dinner and night at a lovely rural Inn in Navalcán. 

Riding: 6 hours.

This day is a beautiful day from Navalcán to Mombeltrán, this day we change the Cañada to take another Cañada to go to the Gredos Mountains. 

Beautiful views, Toledo province is left and we cross to Avila province in Castilla and Leon. 

Dinner and night at hotel in Mombeltrán.

Riding: few hours.

After breakfast we start to climb the Roman Road which is more than two thousand years old, but very well preserved. It was used for the Roman armies and the transport of metals crossing the Sierra de Gredos through the abrupt mountain pass Puerto del Pico. 

Later on, it worked as a cattle drive in the medieval time, despite the passage of centuries, is still in good condition. 

We ride on the Roman road up the mountains with amazing views, crossing the picturesque mountain village - Cuevas del Valle.

When we get to the Puerto del Pico, at the end of the Roman road the landscape is changed a lot.

Lunch at local restaurant at Puerto del Pico.

After lunch we ride through the very different landscape - green mountain pastures with stone walls and the highest peaks of Gredos in front of us to finish the amazing horse riding trip.

Riding: few hours.

Breakfast at hotel, departure from Navarredonda de Gredos at 10 am, to be at Madrid Airport about 12.30 pm so please no flights before 2 pm. 

All riders will be transferred at the same time, if any rider needs to arrive Madrid before, we can arrange special transfer at extra cost.

Riding: no riding.