Txindoki

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Trail stats

Distance: 7.16 mi
Elevation gain: 3,143 ft
Technical difficulty: Moderate
Elevation loss: 3,143 ft
Max elevation: 4,260 ft
TrailRank: 39
Min elevation: 1,112 ft
Trail type: Loop

Moving time: 3 hours 11 minutes
Time: 4 hours 59 minutes
Coordinates: 1940
Uploaded: December 30, 2023
Recorded: December 2023

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near Otamendi, País Vasco (España)

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Itinerary description

There and back trail passing through:
- Collado Zirigarate (3.9 km)
- Beltzulegiko iturria (4.7 km)
- Collado Egurral (5.1 km)
- Txindoki (5.7 km)

This is one of the most beloved trails in the Spanish Basque Country and for good reason. The rock spine rears up above the countryside and the trail to the top is full of variety with small woodland patches, vast pastures, breezy pastures and, from the top, a stunning 360 panorama off the sheer cliffs. This is the standard route and the trail is clear and obvious in it's steady climb upward. People off all ages from children to elderly hike it but it's quite a climb up so not a first time family hike. Hardly anyone outside of the Basque Country walks this route and it's in the real heart of the Basque Country so brush up on your 'kaixo' (Basque for hello). This is not technically the Pyrenees but the sierra

Waypoints

Larraitz

Large carpark start point

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Through gate at far end of parking and follow track around to right

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After few minutes through another gate by mixed woodland

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After 15min and at 500m veer left at way marked junction onto footpath

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Straight over at junction 25m later

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Cut across dirt road moment later and uphill on trail marked with yellow trail markers

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Lots of livestock

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Through another gate and admire views of the peak with vertical cliff face ahead

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At 909m below sheer cliff of summit reach this sign. Continue straight ahead south through gate following moderate rising path away from summit (there's a steeper more direct route heading straight up as well)