Departing from Urdazubi/Urdax are various well-signposted trails such as the routes of the caves, Otsondottiki, around Askar, Axular’s neighbourhood or the forge trail. Heading into the forests is the best way to get to know the area and enjoy its beautiful landscapes.
Urdazubi-Zugarramurdi-Sara
Thematic route (marked with the image of a blue horse) linking the caves of Xareta (Urdazubi/Urdax, Zugarramurdiand Sara), with the possibility of visiting them (paid ticket).
The route begins in the neighbourhood of Leorlaz (Urdazubi/Urdax). From the Ikaburu cave, on the quarry path.Once past the cave of Berroberria (closed to the pubic) and the chapel of San Esteban, cross the village ofZugarramurdi. The path to Sara takes the old smugglers’ trail between old oak groves.
On this trail we visit the slopes on the east side of the ravine where the river flows. We then arrive at a hill as we approach the area of Otsondottiki and use the St James Way of Baztán to return above the Ikatzateko Borda Valley. At the end we visit the Fount of the Friars, where we can relax a bit before returning to the nearby town. A beautiful trail enabling you to become familiar with the ways of life and the vegetation and forests that carpet these valleys.
Leave the town by the Orabidea path to go completely around the hill, climbing up to its top and then descending between it and the hill of Argandoita. It’s fairly easy at the start, though the slope gradually gets steeper. We walk the trails that join different districts, in bothUrdazubi/Urdax and Baztán (whose border is close to the town). We reach a hill betweenElizagunekobordaandAzkar where a defensive castle was built; a pretty path takes us to its top, where we can view the village at our feet. We then return to the hill and descend through the valley that opens the way between Azkar and Argandoita, whose stream descends through the interior to an area near the town.
Urdazubi-Axular-Berroberria / Argandoita-Urdazubi
Path around Argandoita hill through areas around the birthplace of the Basque writer Pedro De Aguerre Axular.
The route begins in the square of the town of Urdazubi/Urdax (Iribere neighbourhood). From Axular’s house, go up the hillside. Pass by a centuries-old oak to arrive at the Berroberria quarry (linking up with the caves route). Go up the hill of Argandoita through the village of Etzelekua, then descend to the bottom of the valley until the cemetery ofUrdazubi/Urdax.
Short and interesting route, very well marked along the path, with signs for the « Ruta de la ferrería ».
It follows the river along a narrow trail that can be somewhat muddy on rainy days or afterwards. It crosses the river and the mill canal several times on well-maintained bridges.
