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Bicycle route price: 275€
Room supplement individual € 29 / night
Bicycle rental supplement 36 €
Discount for use of own transportation 30 €
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  • Breakfast and dinner
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MOUNTAIN BIKE ON THE GREEN ROADS OF PLAZAOLA AND BIDASOA FROM NOVEMBER 8 TO 10 Navarra and Euskadi.

The Leizarán and Bidasoa Valleys open the list of large rivers in the Western Cantabrian Sea. These are very well preserved valleys, in natural history, due to the dense forests that occupy them; and also for its cultural life, full of traditional tourist and architectural resources. We are going to explore them in an easy way, along the old railway lines that crossed them. Greenways that transported minerals, food, contraband, weapons, people... and that today serve for the curious cyclist to tour their places without stopping being surprised by the number of unique places, autumn forests and curious enclaves that mark them. A very attractive destination to spend a few days of cycling vacation.

 

Note: it is recommended bring light on the front of the bike or headlamp to pass through some unlit tunnels.

The proposed routes cross some of the  Greenways most beautiful in the north of Spain.

PROGRAMME

NOVEMBER 8:

PLAZAOLA GREENWAY

(Lecumberri – Andoain)
  • Approximate distance: 43 km
  • Surface type: Dirt track in good condition, small stretches of road without traffic. Be careful when passing through some tunnels with little light and the puddles that may form in them. The use of light and mudguards is highly advisable.
  • Difficulty: Easy
  • Approximate time: 4 hours

  • Accumulated ascent difference: 130 m. /accumulated descent gradient: 610 m.

  • Reference points: Lecumberri, Uitzi, Utizi Tunnel, Leiza, Leizarán Valley, Oria Valley.

  • Route interest: The Leizarán valley is one of the best preserved valleys in the Basque Country. Its very dense forest formations stand out in a colorful landscape due to their color and relief. The Green Way that runs through the valley gives us an idea of ​​its value and isolation since we will see the distance from urban centers and roads, something that is unthinkable in other areas. Traveling along the greenway will give us the sensation of cycling through a green desert in which any trace of civilization has disappeared. 

NOVEMBER 9:

ALTO BAZTAN GREEN ROAD (Etxalar – Lesaka – Oieregui)
  • Distance: 35 km (optionally, for those who wish, we will extend the route to 52 km)
  • Type of surface: Roads in good condition. In some cases paved or concreted, but without traffic. Also a bit of urban travel. It is advisable to carry a light on the bike or a headlight on your helmet.
  • Difficulty: Easy
  • Time: 5 hours
  • Accumulated ascent difference: 256 m. /accumulated descent gradient: 78 m.
  • Reference points: Venta de Etxalar, historic center of the Villa de Lesaka, Venta de Igantzi, Sumbilla, Doneztebe, Legasa, Medieval Bridge of Reparacea.

  • Interest of the route: The Greenway of the Txiquito train It traveled from the heights of Baztán to the great border port of the bay of Txingudi. Its usefulness was very uneven in history but the beauty of its layout cannot be disputed. It runs at all times next to the waters of the Bidasoa, allowing you to enjoy its riverside forests, its charming bridges, dams and salmon fisheries. More than a train track, it seems that the route was made for the enjoyment of cyclists.

NOVEMBER 10:

BIDASOA GREEN ROAD (Etxalar – Fuenterrabía)
  • Distance: 32 km
  • Type of surface: Greenway, dirt tracks in good condition, roads with little traffic, urban crossings. .
  • Difficulty: Low
  • Time: 3 hours

  • Accumulated ascent difference: 56 m. Accumulated descent gradient: 179 m.

  • Reference points: Ventas de Lesaka, Bera de Bidasoa, Casa de Pio Baroja, Endarlatza Tunnels, Border with France, Behovia, Hendaye.

  • Interest of the route: The lower Bidasoa reaches through the Spanish-French border to the bay of Fuenterrabía and Hendaye, always between riverside forests and advancing between some of the most beautiful towns of the Mountain Villages. Pio Baroja's house, emblematic among them, will serve as a reason to see the well-preserved town of Bera. To finish, we will cross the bay of Txingudi by boat, as illustrious passengers and smugglers did in the past, next to Pheasant Island.
   

 

ACCOMMODATION

 Hotel*** Sale Etxalar in Etxalar
PROJECTION Saturday, November 8 at 8.00:3 a.m. Paseo Infanta Isabel XNUMX, corner Doctor Velasco in front of Atocha Renfe
RETURN Monday, November 10 at 21:00 p.m.
RESERVATIONS - TRANSFER
  • Reserve a place €50
  • TRIODOS BANK (Ethical Banking): ES98 1491 0001 24 2007114628
  • OWNER: Hualapai Travel SL.
  • CONCEPT: Route and participant name.