Parque Natural de Urkiola · Ayuntamiento de Abadiño
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Distance: 8 Km.
Approximate time (return): 2 hour 30 minutes.
Gradient: 570 m.
Difficulty: Low-medium.
Best time to visit: Year round.
Points of Interest: Limestone crags, rock birds, Atxarte climbing school, beech forests, Santo Cristo de Atxarte Chapel, stone bridge and ruins of the old Atxarte mill.
From the upper car park in Atxarte, slightly above the quarries, there is a well marked path to the left that rises steeply up through a hundred-year-old beech forest that covers the lower part of the southern slope of Aitz-Txiki. The Aitz-Txiki spurs rise up over the beech forest, and on a clear day, you will be able to see the ropes of the numerous climbers making their way up the vertical walls. The path then brings you to a wide path from the Intxaurralde farmstead. You will soon reach the Genzelai meadows, surrounded by some old beech trees and a huge pylon.
Carry on to the south-east up the path that winds up the slope of the Alluitz between grazing land and beech forests. You will see vultures soaring over the rocky ridges of Alluitz and in spring and summer, the odd Egyptian vulture among the Alpine choughs. On the other side of the valley, a large forest of beeches, birches, alders, ashes and other trees cover the northern slope of Mount Urkiolagirre.
The climb up is long, but you should stop for a rest next to the Amilla spring before you set off on the last stretch to the Asuntze col, where you will find the famous Pol-Pol spring.
If you still have enough energy, you can make your way from Asuntze to the Larrano col or even to Anboto, the highest point in the Park.
The route down from Asuntze col is along the same route as the way up.
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