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Routes from the Urkiola Pass

Urkiolagirre (Urkiolamendi) and Larrano

El camino comienza detrás del Santuario de Urkiola
The route begins from behind Urkiola Sanctuary .

Data sheet

Distance: 10 Km.
Approximate time (return): 2 h 45 min.
Gradient: 270 m.
Difficulty: Low-medium (not recommended on foggy days).
Best time to visit: Spring, summer and autumn.
Points of Interest: Panoramic views, Pol-Pol spring, peat moss bogs, Santa Barbara Chapel, an important stock breeding zone.

Route description:

The route begins from the Urkiola pass. After going past the Sanctuary, where you can also park, there is an signpost indicating the route to go up Mount Urkiolagirre. Go past a wire fence and after crossing a copse of birch trees, the path begins to climb gently up the slope covered with pasture land. It will take you about half an hour to reach the peak. There are magnificent view over the limestone landscape of the Park, particularly over the Alluitz ridge directly in front of you. On the Urkiolamendi, there is a geodesic vertex and an orientation table with the names of some of the Urkiola mountains and point in the distance.

The way down from the peak will take you to the Asuntze col, with the Pol-Pol spring and its reddish waters. There is a well-marked path from the col that begins next to a post with various different signs. In roughly a quarter of an hour, it will take you to the Larrano col, with its view of the tiny Santa Barbara Chapel. Larrano is a pleasant, grassy spot that is halfway along the Allutiz-Anboto ridge. You can see the Atxondo valley below you and the spectacular and dangerous ridge that leads up to the top of Mount Alluitz.

After returning to the Asuntze col, the path that makes its way along the southern slope of Urkiolagirre will take you back to the Urkiola pass.

 

Urkiolagirre is one of the Park’s most important stockbreeding zones
Urkiolagirre is one of the Park’s most important stockbreeding zones.

 

Orientation table on the top of Urkiolagirre with the Anboto behind.
Orientation table on the top of Urkiolagirre with the Anboto behind.

 

Reddish waters from the Pol-Pol spring.
Reddish waters from the Pol-Pol spring.

 

Santa Barbara Chapel on the Larrano col.
Santa Barbara Chapel on the Larrano col.

 

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