La Arboleda – Pozo Hostión loop from Gurutzeta / Cruces

Mountain biking trails

La Arboleda – Pozo Hostión loop from Gurutzeta / Cruces

Hard

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(14)

165

riders

La Arboleda – Pozo Hostión loop from Gurutzeta / Cruces

03:34

40.0km

910m

Mountain biking

Hard mountain bike ride. Very good fitness required. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 19, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 22.3 km for 153 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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17.4 km

Ruins

18.3 km

La Arboleda Communications Tower

Highlight • Monument

Reference point in the upper area of Trapagaran next to Pico Mendibil. It is the telephone telecommunications tower visible from the entire region.

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18.3 km

Pico Mendibil

Highlight • Summit

Bad luck that I had fog, I could hardly see the Pirulí.

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18.3 km

Picturesque upper neighborhood of Trapagaran whose historic center was declared a Monumental Complex in 2003, an appointment in which it was argued that La Arboleda was one of the few mining towns left standing in all of Euskal Herria.

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21.1 km

Pozo Hostión

Highlight • Lake

The largest of the three wells. Its name comes from a Euskaldun foreman who did not speak Spanish well and who always said "I give hostión" to threaten miners who did not work well.

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21.3 km

Vorita Bike Repair Station, La Arboleda

Highlight • Rest Area

Technical station located at the entrance to the center of La Arboleda.

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22.0 km

Parkotxa Pond

Highlight • Lake

At the end of the 19th century, explosives began to be used for open-pit mining of iron ore. Due to this, in some areas the water table was reached and …

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22.3 km