Pozo Hostión – Playa de La Arena loop from Putxeta

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Pozo Hostión – Playa de La Arena loop from Putxeta

Hard

riders

Pozo Hostión – Playa de La Arena loop from Putxeta

04:47

46.6km

1,460m

Mountain biking

Hard mountain bike ride. Very good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. Some portions of the route may require you to push your bike. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 21, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment that may be dangerous

A part of this route comprises technical, difficult, or hazardous terrain. Specialist equipment and prior experience may be required.

After 13.6 km for 232 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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6.38 km

Ekoetxea Peñas Negras Environmental Interpretation Center

Highlight • Rest Area

It is a center that offers information, education and environmental awareness. It is located in the mining territory and is a very important point from which you can see how the human presence has influenced nature.

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9.06 km

Old Mining Hospital

Highlight • Historical Site

18.3 km

Small Waterfall

Highlight • Waterfall

good place for hiking

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22.9 km

La Arboleda

Highlight • Settlement

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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23.0 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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23.3 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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24.5 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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37.5 km

Ruins

38.1 km