Gravelling the world
Attention, gravel maniacs!
If you haven’t discovered Navarre yet, you’re missing the best party ever on wheels. The region has more landscapes than Instagram filters: from the imposing Pyrenees to the unexpected Bardenas Reales desert, passing through routes past cereal fields that are green in spring and golden in summer, vineyards that look like picture postcards, castles and fortresses that tell tales from other times, and reservoirs and rivers just screaming for you to take a dip.
Can you imagine riding routes that take you from mountains to deserts in the same day? Or pass mediaeval monasteries and villages where you can almost hear the silence? And if you like places with a touch of mystery, you can discover abandoned villages hidden along lonely paths; authentic gems to explore and photograph.
And after an epic adventure on your gravel bike, what better way to end the day than by enjoying Navarre's delicious cuisine and a good local wine?
So wait no longer! Strap on your helmet, get your gravel bike ready and come and discover the most amazing routes in Navarre: 2 EuroVelos, 5 rail trails and hundreds of perfect gravel routes throughout Navarre.
We promise that once you pedal through these landscapes, you won't want to go home.

To gravel is to live
That’s what happens when you come to Navarre with your gravel bike.
You discover life and just can’t stop!
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The TOP 8 routes for road cycling
This leaflet features 8 gravel routes you’ll fall in love with. Most of them run through the Central Zone of Navarre, but there are others to discover the Pyrenees, the Sakana valley and the Bardenas Reales desert, too.
Discover the gravel routes in each area
Click on each route to find out more about the landscape awaiting you, distance, difficulty, maps and different apps where you can see each route (GPX, Wikiloc, Komoot).
Most of these routes start from the campsites in Navarre which are MTB centres with repair, cleaning and safekeeping facilities.
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Baztan and Bidasoa (Zugarramurdi)
Baztan and Bidasoa (Zugarramurdi)
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Plazaola, Sakana and Ultzama
Plazaola, Sakana and Ultzama
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Navarrese Pyrenees (Roncesvalles - Irati - Roncal)
Navarrese Pyrenees (Roncesvalles - Irati - Roncal)
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Pamplona and district
Pamplona and district
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Tierra Estella
Tierra Estella
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Navarre's Central Zone: Olite and district
Navarre's Central Zone: Olite and district
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Navarre's Ribera region
Navarre's Ribera region
Gravel routes in the Baztan-Bidasoa area
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In Sunbilla
From the Camping Ariztigain MTB Centre
- Ruta del Agua, Oitz y Donamaría: 27,5 km. Elevation gain (+) 452 m. Physical difficulty (IBP Index) 41.
- Vía Verde del Bidasoa (de Sumbilla a Hendaya): 77,7 km. Elevation gain (+) 202 m. Physical difficulty (IBP Index) 36.
- Vuelta a Baztan-Baztango Itzulia: 66,1 km. Elevation gain (+)193m. Physical difficulty (IBP Index) 169.
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In Erratzu
From the Camping Baztan MTB Centre
- Erkiz: 30,1 km. Elevation gain(+) 915 m. Physical difficulty (IBP Index) 83.
- Bertizarana: 64,4 km. Elevation gain (+) 1909 m. Physical difficulty (IBP Index) 151.
- Malerreka y Baztan: 68,9 km. Elevation gain (+) 1159 m. Physical difficulty (IBP Index) 83.

Gravel routes in the Plazola, Sakana and Ultzama area
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In Etxarri
From the Camping de Etxarri MTB Centre
The following routes can be taken directly from Camping Etxarri, with some small variations:
- Andía y Urbasa: 81,6 km. Elevation gain (+) 1313 m. Physical difficulty (IBP Index) 83.
- Sakana tranquila: 53,6 km. Elevation gain (+) 480 m. Physical difficulty (IBP Index) 30.
- San Miguel de Aralar y Plazaola: 81,9 km. Elevation gain (+) 1372 m. Physical difficulty (IBP Index) 95.
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In Arbizu
From the Camping de Arbizu MTB Centre
Las siguientes rutas se pueden hacer saliendo del Camping Etxarri y con alguna breve variación:
- Andía y Urbasa: 79,8 km. Elevation gain (+) 1234 m. Physical difficulty (IBP Index) 79.
- Sakana tranquila: 53,6 km. Elevation gain (+) 480 m. Physical difficulty (IBP Index) 30.
- San Miguel de Aralar y Plazaola: 80,4 km. Elevation gain (+) 1410 m. Physical difficulty (IBP Index) 94.
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In Lekunberri
From the Camping Aralar MTB Centre
- Larraun: 45,5 km. Elevation gain (+) 802 m. Physical difficulty (IBP Index) 45.
- Irumugarri: 51 km. Elevation gain (+) 1009. Physical difficulty (IBP Index) 59.
- Larraun y San Miguel de Aralar: 84,5 km. Elevation gain (+) 1983m. Physical difficulty (IBP Index) 142.

Gravel routes in the Pamplona area
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En Eusa
From the Camping Ezcaba MTB Centre
- Valle de Aranguren: 41,5 km. Elevation gain (+) 385 m. Physical difficulty (IBP Index) 27.
- Valle de Lizoáin: 51,4 km. Elevation gain (+) 849 m. Physical difficulty (IBP Index) 56.
- A través de Ezcabarte: 69,1 km. Elevation gain (+) 1776 m. Physical difficulty (IBP Index) 135.

Gravel routes in the Tierra Estella area
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In Estella-Lizarra
From the Camping Lizarra MTB Centre
- Arínzano y Baigorri: 47,4 km. Elevation gain (+) 608 m. Physical difficulty (IBP Index) 30.
- Alloz y Guesálaz: 72,8 km. Elevation gain (+) 1625 m. Physical difficulty (IBP Index) 111.
- Integral a Tierra Estella: 100,2 km. Elevation gain (+) 1516 m. Physical difficulty (IBP Index) 107.
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In Ayegui
From the Camping Iratxe MTB Centre
- El sur de Montejurra: 87,9 km. Elevation gain (+) 1287 m. Physical difficulty (IBP Index) 82.
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En Acedo
From the Camping Acedo MTB Centre
- Sierra de Cábrega y Los Arcos: 46,5 km. Elevation gain (+) 875 m. Physical difficulty (IBP Index) 56.
- Ega y Montejurra: 90,2 km. Elevation gain (+) 1215m. Physical difficulty (IBP Index) 77.
- Sierra de Urbasa y Andia: 85,4 km. Elevation gain (+) 2208 m. Physical difficulty (IBP Index) 174.
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In Artaza
From the Camping Artaza MTB Centre
- Valle de Allín: 45,6 km. Elevation gain (+) 641 m. Physical difficulty (IBP Index) 36.
- Urbasa y Lizarraga: 88,2 km. Elevation gain (+) 1584 m. Physical difficulty (IBP Index) 91.
- Valles de Tierra Estella: 102,9 km. Elevation gain (+) 1614 m. Physical difficulty (IBP Index) 101.
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In Lerate
From the Camping Aritzaleku MTB Centre
- Vuelta a Lezarugi: 42,8 km. Elevation gain (+) 953 m. Physical difficulty (IBP Index) 58.
- Urbasa y Améscoas: 63,4 km. Elevation gain (+) 1026 m. Physical difficulty (IBP Index) 74.
- Valles y sierras: 89,1 km. Elevation gain(+) 2155 m. Physical difficulty (IBP Index) 167.
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In the Urbasa Natural Parc
From the Camping Urbasa MTB Centre
- Circular a Urbasa: 43,8 km. Elevation gain (+) 394 m. Physical difficulty (IBP Index) 30.
- Urbasa y Améscoas: 59,5 km. Elevation gain (+) 930 m. Physical difficulty (IBP Index) 56.
- Sierras y valles: 90,4 km. Elevation gain (+) 2122 m. Physical difficulty (IBP Index)165.
Gravel routes in the Olite area
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In Olite
From the Camping Olite MTB Centre
- Vergalijo y Miranda: 50 km. Elevation gain (+) 438 m. Physical difficulty (IBP Index) 26.
- Laguna de Pitillas y Santacara: 61,4 km. Elevation gain (+) 270 m. Physical difficulty (IBP Index) 26.
- Valdorba, Nekeas y Monteplano: 90,3 km. Elevation gain (+) 1265 m. Physical difficulty (IBP Index) 86.
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In Mendigorría
From the Camping El Molino MTB Centre
- Puente, Barásoain y Artajona: 56,2 km. Elevation gain (+) 947 m. Physical difficulty (IBP Index) 52.
- Baigorri y Larraga: 79,1 km. Elevation gain (+) 1219 m. Physical difficulty (IBP Index) 71.
- Alloz, Valdemañeru y Nekeas: 90 km. Elevation gain (+) 1756 m. Physical difficulty (IBP Index) 129.
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Gravel routes in the Ribera region
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In Villafranca
From the Camping Bardenas MTB Centre
- Ruta de los contrastes: 41,1 km. Elevation gain (+) 144 m. Physical difficulty (IBP Index) 18.
- Camino del Ebro: 76,4 km. Elevation gain (+) 482 m. Physical difficulty (IBP Index) 53.
- Bardenas: 102,9 km. Elevation gainElevation gain (+) 715 m. Physical difficulty (IBP Index) 74.
Take part in the Tierra Estella Epic Gravel
An event created by cyclists for cyclists that is becoming a landmark event with a personality of its own in the gravel biking world.
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