Monte Igueldo (Orio)

Start Town	Altitude	Elevation Gain	Length	Gradient	Difficulty	Rating
Orio	369m	361m	7.4 km	4.9%	274	****

Climb Description

Monte Igueldo from Orio is also known as Mendizorrotz and is a really enjoyable ascent running parallel to the beautiful coastline. It is one of the most scenic climbs in the area and is a great way to enter San Sebastian, while avoiding all of the busy roads to the south of the city.

It is one of our favourite climbs in the area, and is mostly quite gentle, but with a couple of steeper sections to keep you on your toes! At the top there is a long false flat section that runs across the mountain and has stunning views looking out over the ocean.

Monte Igueldo is open throughout the year.

Roads & Traffic

The road is in very good condition throughout.

There is little traffic on this climb throughout most of the year.

Alternative Routes

Monte Igueldo can also be climbed from San Sebastian.

Nearby Climbs

Bordako Tontorra

Jaizkibel

Aia

Urdaneta

Garate

Itziar

Azurki

Castillo del Inglés

Cycling Holidays

Monte Igueldo is climbed on our Basque Country Coast and Bilbao to San Sebastian cycling holidays.

It also features on our Basque Mountains tour.

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