Gontzegaraigane (Iruzubieta)

Start Town	Altitude	Elevation Gain	Length	Gradient	Difficulty	Rating
Iruzubieta	365m	248m	5.2 km	4.8%	94	***

Climb Description

Gontzegaraigane is a pleasant climb in the heart of the Basque Country. It is not especially long nor challenging, but it is in a good location to link some of the more famous climbs in the area. The scenery is largely forested, with nice views as the road snakes its way up the climb.

On the climb you pass through the village of Bolibar. The village was home to the grandparents of Simón Bolívar - one of the Liberators of South America. His grandparents took the name of the village they were from when they moved to modern-day Venezuela as colonists. In a roundabout way, the country of Bolivia is named after this small village in the Basque Country.

Gontzegaraigane is open throughout the year.

Roads & Traffic

The road surface is in good condition and there is little traffic throughout the climb.

Alternative Routes

Gontzegaraigane can also be climbed from Munitibar.

Nearby Climbs

Santa Eufemia

Ixua

Urkarregi

Monte Oiz

Arrate

Karabieta

Asentzio

Elosua

Azurki

Puerto de Urkiola

Kurtzeta

Kanpazar

Cycling Holidays

Gontzegaraigane can be climbed as a route extension option on our Basque Country Coast and Bilbao to San Sebastian tours and is also included on our Basque Mountains cycling holiday. cycling holidays.

In the links below you can find out more about these and other similar tours that we run in the region.