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Cyclotourism

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Cyclotourism

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Cyclotourism

Goierri is a paradise for cycle touring. Our natural surroundings, small villages and magical roads will lead you to enjoy cycling in a peaceful environment. You will find routes of different lengths and different levels of difficulty that will give you the option of getting to know the rural and green Basque Country in a different way.

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BTT routes

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BTT

Sports

BTT

Whether your skills lie in mountain-biking, walking, or riding, Goierri has something for you! Our large expanses of nature are waiting for you: take your mountain bike and explore the parks of Aizkorri-Aratz and Aralar through a selection of suggested routes. Choose length and level of difficulty, and pay attention to the maps. Now you’re all set to get to know the rural side of Euskadi in a whole different way!

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Ibur riding club

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Ibur Horse-Riding

Caserío Ibur has 25 years of knowledge and experience with horses. Their professional horse-riding instructors will give you a wide range of activities to do when you join their club. Horseback rides offered. Half-day or one-day tours, according to skill. 
Sport in schools They also offer their classes at schools for kids between the ages of 8 and 18, with the support of the Gipuzkoa Provincial Government and the Gipuzkoa Horse Ride Federation.
Prices: ask website
Telephone: 0034 663 060 011 and 0034 655 735 300

Mail: iburhipikakluba@gmail.com
Web: www.iburhipika.eus

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Hiking: Do you know GR-283?

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GR-283

This route, as long as it is beautiful, goes around the Aralar massif, visiting the interesting towns and villages in the surrounding area.

Accumulated altitude

9.777 m

Positive elevation

4.889 m

Negative elevation

4.889 m

Max elevation

1200m

Shorter stage

12 km

Longest stage

22,93 km

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This is a circular route where you can enjoy a unique combination: mountain and Idiazabal cheese. It is promoted by the Department of Innovation, Rural Development and Tourism of the Provincial Council of Gipuzkoa and is approved by the Guipuzcoa Mountain Federation.
The GR-283, which is the name given to this route, is of medium difficulty, so it can be completed by anyone in minimum physical condition. It does not require high mountain or climbing equipment. It is 95.7 kilometres long and is made up of 6 stages designed to take place over a week, although you can modify it as you wish.


6 stages of 95.7 km

On this route you will be able to see the production cycle of the award-winning Idiazabal cheese, from the natural parks of Aralar and Aizkorri-Aratz, where the Latxa sheep graze, to the village of Idiazabal, passing through the cheese dairies where it is made and the markets where it is sold, especially Ordizia, the nerve centre for the sale of the cheese and other delicacies of the region.

Your registration includes a kit that you will receive on arrival, which you will need to complete the route. The kit contains the passport that you will stamp at each accommodation, a T-shirt and the complete map of the route, with all the information and points of interest. At the end, each hiker will receive a delicious half Idiazabal cheese and a bottle of cider as a reward for their efforts.

During this week of adventure you will not only do sport, you will be surrounded by an incredibly inspiring green environment where you will discover all the secrets of an unknown paradise: the Goierri.

At each stage you have different accommodation options to make your stay genuinely rural. We have hotels, agritourisms and hostels.

Where do you stay?

All the details about the price package and how to choose your booking you can find here

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Hiking trails

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Zegama-Aizkorri & Ehunmilak Marathon

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Mountain races

Zegama-Aizkorri MARATHON & Ehunmilak

Mountain races

In Goierri there’s a natural mix between sports and nature. The region is known internationally for its competitions. The Zegama-Aizkorri marathon, qualifying for the World Cup -more than 12,000 registrations for the 225 bibs raffled-, the Ehunmillak Ultra-Trail -a 167 km two-days race that brings 500 national and international racers-; the Goierriko bi Haundiak -88 km, one day and 500 participants- and the mountain marathon Marimurumendi Maratoia, enclosed in the weekend of the two trail races.

Zegama-Aizkorri

According to experts, the Zegama-Aizkorri marathon is one of a kind, not just one of the most prestigious mountain races in the world but also unique. Mud and cold are are bread and butter of this race. Kilian Jornet won it almost as many times as Rafa Nadal won the Roland Garros: eleven times! In his own words: “Zegama is Zegama. Is just a race that I always carry in my heart.”

Zegama-Aizkorri is a very technical, highly challenging race. It is one of the most relevant trail-running races internationally and one of the 6 events in the Golden Trail World Series, the circuit with the best races around the world, where the best runners in the world meet up. It is also the main event of the 5 events that make the Golden Trail National Series. 

Zegama-Aizkorri mountain marathon has been celebrated since 2002 in Aizkorri-Aratz Natural Park with departure and arrival in Zegama, where all the people become the organization of their most important event. The atmosphere in Zegama and the Natural Park during that weekend is excellent.

The route is medium mountain route, and includes four of the highest peaks of the Basque Country (Aratz – Aizkorri – Aketegi) including Mount Aitxuri (1,551 meters), the highest peak of the Basque Country!

From the city of Zegama (296 m.) you reach the top of Otzaurte (652 m.) to run a trail that crosses mountain roads of great natural beauty. It spreads between herds, areas soaked in living rock and grasslands of height.

In the ultratrail discipline, Goierri has two events that are among the most important in the Spanish race calendar. Fans have awarded Ehunmilak as the best Ultra in Spain.

Ehunmillak Ultra-trail

With departure and arrival in Beasain and a journey of 170 kilometers and 11,000 meters of positive slope. It goes through 30 municipalities of Gipuzkoan, crossing the Natural Parks of Aralar and Aizkorri-Aratz. The track is 60% trail and 33% piste. To give you an idea of the hardness of the test, the first runner does so after running for almost a whole day (22 hours) and the last about 48 hours.

Goierriko 2 Haundiak

With departure and arrival also in Beasain, the route is 90 kilometers long and 6,000 meters of positive slope (70% trail and 25% trail). Across all the Goierri region, climbs two of the most emblematic peaks in the Basque Country: Aizkorri and Txindoki. The estimated arrival of the first runner is usually 10 hours and 22 hours for the last.

Marimurumendi Maratoia

Marimurumendi Maratoia is for all type of runners: the weekend of the ultratrail is held a mountain marathon with 42,195 km. and 2,300 m. of positive slope, which runs along the paths and mountains of the area of Beasain where Mari lives, one of the characters that gives life to the mythology of the Goierri. Mythology, sport and nature come together in the mmm!

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Cycling routes

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Along the bike lane!

From town to town

Cycling routes

Getting to know Goierri by bike is a pleasure, because cyclists and pedestrians are the priority here. Circular por nuestros bidegorris es transitar de una forma segura. En la actualidad, existen dos carriles-bici que unen los pueblos de nuestra comarca.
They are suitable for the whole family because they are moderately demanding. The routes are accompanied by a set of signs with recommendations for a better, safer and more comfortable route. Underground passages have been installed at dangerous points. LEGORRETA-ORMAIZTEGI Bidegorri that runs from Legorreta to Ormaiztegi, passing through Itsasondo, Ordizia and Beasain. 13.43 km long, it takes less than an hour to cover a route full of historical sites. You cycle through the old quarter of the medieval town of Ordizia and you will also pass the Igartza Monumental Complex and the Zumalakarregi Museum (also a tourist office).
LEGORRETA-ZEGAMA A 20.8 km route linking the towns of Legorreta and Zegama, passing through Itsasondo, Ordizia, Beasain, Olaberria, Idiazabal and Segura. The estimated time of the route is one hour. Take the opportunity to make a stop in Segura because it is a very well preserved medieval village that will surprise you! If you have time, it is also advisable to park your bike in Idiazabal to visit the Cheese Interpretation and Tasting Centre.

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Climbing

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Climbing

Edurne Pasaban, big fan of Goierri!

Sport climbing

In the village of Ataun in Goierri, there are many areas with rocks and crags that are suitable for practising sport climbing. You will find several schools with training courses. There are 250 climbing routes with varying levels of difficulty. You will find climbing schools in Jentilbaratza, Aizkorrandi, Haitzartea and Lizarrusti.
Climbing In Ataun, you have an extra feature: their dome-shaped rock, formed when a low-density rock locally breaks through the crests or penetrates along and faults the surrounding rocks. It takes place along the resulting plateau around mounts Jentilbaratza, Aizkoate, Aizkorrandi, Arastortz, Agautz, Leizadi, Asundi, Loibideko Mailoak and Ikarandieta, popularly known as Aitzarte. 
If you want to get a great view, go to the top of mount Arantzazumendi, located in the border between Ataun and Idiazabal. To preserve the area’s unique flora and fauna, climbing is restricted to certain months and certain places. Climbing is not allowed in Sastarri, Aizkoate, Intzartzu, Artzateaitza nor Ataun’s Dome, except in the surroundings of Aitzarte’s Climbing school.

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Trail station

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EH Trail Guneak

5 acceses, 40 paths

EH Trail Guneak

Basques have a great passion for the mountains, especially in Goierri where two of the most important races in the trail running circles take place: Zegama-Aizkorri Marathon and Ehunmilak Ultra-Trail race (together with G2H and Marimurumendi Marathon, on the same weekend).
The EH Trail Guneak has five main entrances: Abaltzisketa (Tolosaldea), Baigorri (Baigorri), Uharte-Arakil (Sakana), Zeanuri (Gorbeia) and Zegama (Goierri).

•From the town of Abaltzisketa: access by the Aralar Natural Park.
•From Baigorri: access to the Aldude mountains.
•From Uharte-Arakil: access through the Aralar Natural Park and Urbasa and Andia especial conservation area.
•From Zeanuri: access to the Gorbeia Natural Park.
•From Zegama: access through the Natural Park of Aizkorri-Aratz, whose sierra is a real mountainous wall between Gipuzkoa and Álava, a reference point for the Basque mountaineering.
Its cultural heritage includes dolmens, ancestral caves, and medieval roads. There are 16 tracks along both natural parks and the entrances from Zegama and Abaltzisketa are connected by a 35 km route. In Sakana we have 5 routes divided between Aralar and Urbasa-Andia nature park. The station replicate the vertical distance to get to Aizkorri, Txindoki and Beriain, as well as Zegama-Aizkorri Marathon’s whole journey and part of Ehunmillak’s Ultra-Trail.
In Baigorri we will be able to tour the spectacular mountains of Alduide, which will undoubtedly impress us along its 12 routes.
From Zeanuri, Orozko and Ubide we will travel the Gorbeia Natural Park through 9 tours.
Each acces has showersa and changing rooms. There is also specialised staff -elite athletes included- to help you out! Although the itineraries are signposted, it is mandatory to use GPS while you perform the routes. Inclement weather makes some areas very challenging even for local runners! 

More info: website

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