Tour of Sakana

The Sakana district is the opening which separates the Sierras de Aralar and Urbasa-Andia, the two breathtaking mountain massifs that rise majestic in western Navarre. At the bottom of the valley, Etxarri Aranatz is the starting point of a route which can be adapted for different levels.

The long ride proposed here, based on the Travesía BTT event organised in Alsasua, a pioneering mountain bike event in Navarre, does not involve any great technical difficulty and some parts of it are even an easy ride. From the spot known as Dantzaleku, you can cut the route short and go directly to Urdiain.

The first part runs along the slopes of the Sierra de Aralar and is the most spectacular, crossing the Etxarri oak forest before tackling the hardest climb, up to Intsusburu. The second part then begins, skirting several villages in the area and inviting you to get to know some of them. It is a long but not excessively hard route that takes you along some of the best trails in the area.