Toledo side trip from Madrid

Unfortunately there's hardly a flat spot in Toledo (the historical core)--it's all hills. As Rick says in his guidebook: "Everything seems uphill."
The good news: Rick's guidebook does contain a route he suggests for people with a walking impairment, which goes downhill from high to low points, and then you take a taxi (cheap) or bus back to the starting point, which is the high point: But you will need to access his Madrid/Toledo or Spain guidebook for the details because to follow this route you really need his detailed description.

And take a taxi (modest fare) to the Plaza Zocodover (the starting point of Rick's route) where you'll start your downhill walk)--modest taxi fare will save you lots of uphill walking.

It's worth the effort to experience this amazing place.

Hello, as Kent mention above there are many ups and many downs in Toledo, the highest point is the Alcázar, which holds the best military museum in Spain, including the swords and armour of many famous people, like the last Muslim ruler of Spain Muhammad XII of Granada and Holy Roman Emperor Carlos V.

Anyway back to it 😁,
- from the Alcázar you can head down to the relatively flat Zocodover Plaza,
- check out the adjacent Santa Cruz Museum,
- there's an Obrador Santo Tome of Mazapan at the Zocodover Plaza,
- then take the Calle Comercio (not too steep) down to the Catedral Primada de Toledo.
- from here you can take a slight detour to the famed Mariano Zamorano Sword Workshop
or
- continue down hill to the Church of Santo Tomé, for the celebrated painting by El Greco
- there's another Obrador Santo Tome next door here
- finish going down hill to El Transito Synagogue, close to Tagus river
- follow the Tagus until you reach Puente San Martín, on the other side there is a Bus stop.

Hope this helps :)

Some of the downhill walking is steep. Downhill may not be much easier than uphill.

Thank you for the helpful information. We are quite a pair. My husband has a replaced hip so going uphill is difficult and I have sore knees from playing tennis and going downhill is difficult. I will definitely wear my knee braces and forge ahead. I've heard so many say Toledo is amazing and I don't want to miss it.

Make sure you read Rick's recommendations for a walking route that minimizes the inevitable uphill and downhills. And taxis will be a god-send for you, if you find the places where they can be connected with.
It will be worth it, if you choose carefully.