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Pico del Pirulí – Pozo Hostión loop from Gurutzeta / Cruces

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Spain
Basque Country
Biscay
Gran Bilbao
Barakaldo

Pico del Pirulí – Pozo Hostión loop from Gurutzeta / Cruces

Hard

4.3

(13)

162

riders

Pico del Pirulí – 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: May 20, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 22.3 km for 153 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Train Station

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17.4 km

Ruins

Ruins

2

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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3

18.3 km

Pico Mendibil

Highlight • Summit

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

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4

18.3 km

Pico del Pirulí

Highlight • Summit

5

20.9 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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6

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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7

21.3 km

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

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8

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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9

22.3 km

Access Parking for Los Pozos

Highlight • Parking

Parking access to the Wells

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B

40.0 km

End point

Train Station

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

17.4 km

8.80 km

8.30 km

4.22 km

1.02 km

269 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

15.6 km

12.4 km

7.74 km

3.52 km

558 m

265 m

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Highest point (530 m)

Lowest point (0 m)

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Friday 26 June

28°C

20°C

16 %

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