Sport, Trekking

Hiking: Do you know GR-283?

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 altitude

4.889 m

Negative slope

4.889 m

Altitude sea

+1200m -874 m

Shorter stage

12 km

Longest stage

22,93 km

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.