BASOAK BASABURUA MTB
MTB route in Navarra through the ANDIA range, the forests of BASABURUA and QUINTO REAL, and the valleys of BAZTAN-BIDASOA
3 to 6 stages of mountain biking through the forests of Navarra
style - mtb - All Mountain
SELF-GUIDED ROUTE WITH GPS
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BASOAK BASABURUA MTB
THE ROUTE
BASOAK BASABURUA MTB is a version of BASOAK that occupies the most western space of the northern forest area of Navarra. Its main center is the Basaburua Valley, and the trails - sometimes designed directly for MTB - that have been emerging in recent years driven by a "strange" planetary conjunction of bikers and local authorities.
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This union, which we hope will continue over time, has given rise to BASABURUA MTB, an initiative that has made it possible to design this route in stages but which can obviously also be used directly for cycling in the area.
We can visualise the route by imagining a triangle whose vertices are:
1 - Doneztebe in the north, gateway to the Baztan-Bidasoa Valleys.
2 - The Ultzama Valley in the east, gateway in this case -for what concerns us- to the EREMUA Mountain Bike and Trail Centre or, in other words, to the endless forests full of "singletracks" of Quinto Real,
and 3 - Irurtzun as the usual starting point of the route and connection with the enormous Andia Range in the southwest.
The three basic stages of BASOAK BASABURUA; are developed between the vertices of the aforementioned triangle; O, P and Q.
A circle at each vertex of the triangle provides the system with another three stages, R, S and T. The latter are circular so we can decide whether or not to include them in our trip to have a flexibility of between 3 and 6 stages in the proposal.
Speaking about bike style and in order to understand "where the shots go" in the BASOAK MTB UNIVERSE, we can say that overall these are stages with a considerable level of physical demand and moderate technical demands. We could summarise this by saying that we are not looking for enduro but we are pursuing "singletrack", the more "flow" the better. In some of the stages this is achieved better and in others worse.
The experience offered by PIRINEOS PUNTO BIKE consists, in broad terms, of a Self-Guided Tour pack. This includes Accommodations, the GPS Tracks for the route, a detailed map-sketch with alternatives for each stage, and Luggage Transport from hotel to hotel.
- Full technical
route totals - Stage O
Irurtzun - Ultzama - Stage P
Ultzama - Doneztebe - Stage Q
Doneztebe - Irurtzun - Stage R
Circular Irurtzun - Stage S
Circular Eremua - Stage T
Circular Baztan
Stage O: Irurtzun - Ultzama
Distance: 75 / 49 km Unevenness: 1.920 / 1.115 m
Stage P: Ultzama - Doneztebe
Distance: 47 km Unevenness: 1.255 m
Stage Q: Doneztebe - Irurtzun
Distance: 55 km Unevenness: 1.765 m
Stage Opcional R: Circular Irurtzun
Distance: 59 km Unevenness: 1.535 m
Stage Opcional S: Circular Anue - Eremua
Distance: 50 km Unevenness: 1.540 m
Stage Opcional T: Circular Baztan
Distance: 61 km Unevenness: 1.360 m
La ruta al completo
Distance: 322 km Unevenness: 8.580 m
Irurtzun - Ultzama
Basaburua Centro
Between the Sierra de Aralar in the east and the Pyrenean forests of Quinto Real in the west, there is an intricate succession of low-altitude mountains crisscrossed by small valleys and gullies with more of a stream than a river. The usual sequence that we will repeat throughout the kilometres of the route will always be the same; Forest-Prado-Pueblo and I go because it is my turn...
Larraun Valley, Imotz, Atez, Ultzama, Basaburua, Selva de Anué... this is the toponymy that dots a territory in which in recent years efforts have been redoubled to facilitate the practice of mountain biking by some local authorities, something that has exponentially increased the possible combinations of routes in the area.
In this stage, specifically, the most relevant singletrack sections that we will travel through in the central part of the route come from the efforts of the BASABURUA Mountain Bike Centre.
Ultzama - Doneztebe
Por la divisoria de aguas
Doneztebe - Irurtzun
Regresando a Basaburua
Circular Irurtzun
La cima de la Sierra "Grande"
Circular Eremua
Un baño de "singletracks"
Circular Baztan
Aroma de contrabandistas
THE ROUTE IN DATA
What you could feel!
- Stage O
Irurtzun - Ultzama - Stage P
Ultzama - Doneztebe - Stage Q
Doneztebe - Irurtzun - Stage R
Circular Irurtzun - Stage S
Circular Eremua - Stage T
Circular Baztan
Irurtzun - Ultzama
Basaburua Centro
Secuencia de valles y montañas en la comarca de Basaburua.
Yeguas en las laderas de Ernaizu.
Descenso por Lauburu, último singletrack de nuestra "Trifásica Basaburua", un encadenamiento de 3 de las más populares líneas del Centro de BTT que da nombre a nuestra propuesta.
Tónica general de las líneas del Centro BTT BASABURUA.
"Senda de los Jabatos" atravesando la cima de Itxondoa, en los kilómetros finales de la etapa.
Típicos senderos "alfombrados" del bosque navarro
Ultzama - Doneztebe
Por la divisoria de aguas
Últimos rayos del día en las cimas de BAZTAN - MALERREKA.
Recibimiento al inicio de la etapa en las laderas del monte Arañotz.
Seguimos buscando el bosque.
Los ritos de brujería siguen siendo una constante en el BAZTAN.
Coloso Baztanes en los Bosques de Navarra.
Montes de la Divisoria de aguas Cantabrico-Mediterránea. Escenario de los kilómetros más importantes del día.
Un día cualquiera en el BAZTAN.
Doneztebe - Irurtzun
Regresando a Basaburua
Rincones de la ruta por las regatas de Malerreka.
Se perpetúa la secuencia Bosque-Pueblo-Prado.
Cima de Beigañe y comienzo de línea Sorginak. Regresamos al area de influencia del Centro de BTT Basaburua, sendas cuidadas y diversión asegurada.
Campas de Otsola, secuencia Bosque-Prado en el ecuador de una etapa exigente.
Descenso por ruta Lauburu.
Etxaleku, pueblo "tipo" en el Valle de Imotz. Lo atravesaremos en los kilómetros finales de esta etapa Q.
Circular Irurtzun
La cima de la Sierra "Grande"
Constantes sube-bajas por lo alto de la Sierra de Andia
Un descanso en el camino y ermita de San Donato, ya en los 1.495 metros de la cima del Beriain.
Comienza el descenso, cada loca con su tema.
Aforunadamente, todo lo que sube baja, largo, largo descenso hacia Unanua.
Arboles "invernales" en la Sierra de Andia.
Circular Eremua
Un baño de "singletracks"
Los prados del Valle de La Ultzama finalizan con brusquedad ante el frente arbolado de los bosques del Quinto Real. Entramos en los Pirineos.
Típicos senderos "alfombrados" del Pirineo Navarro
La loma de Goitiko Gaina hace de frontera entre los hayedos del norte de Navarra y los prados y bojedales que colonizan el territorio más al sur.
Descendiendo la ruta "Magnun" en día de "cencellada".
Ascenso opcional por la ruta Sugea, la línea de ascenso del Centro de BTT Eremua.
Lantz, emblemática localidad navarra conocida principalmente por sus famosos carnavales y por los alerones de sus viviendas.
Circular Baztan
Aroma de contrabandistas
Laderas de Gorramendi. Prototipo del modelo de fotografía que hace reconocible un paisaje baztanes.
En ocasiones el bosque "se resiste"
Grupeta GIRLS-Experience-2018 por los montes de BAZTAN-BIDASOA.
Vaca & Bikers.
En el Baztan el paisáje a menudo es este. "El verde tiene un precio".
La Casita del Bosque
THE ROUTE IN PICTURES
Expect to feel it!
OUR LODGES
The half of the Trip
- Lodging for stages with start in Irurtzun
- Lodging for stages with start in Ultzama
- Lodging for stages with start in Doneztebe
Hotel Plazaola 3*
Hotel Mirador de Ulzama 4*
Hostal Rural Santamaria
- Important -
In the rural world that our routes run through, hotel establishments are usually small. It is often difficult to book the sequence of accommodations necessary to complete a Pack, especially if the number of participants in a group is a bit high.
Booking in advance is often the key. It is not a commercial trick on our part. Many times, that reservation with enough time in advance is simply the difference between being able or not being able to reserve the Pack.
La estructura de BASOAK BASABURUA MTB es la de una ruta base de 3 etapas en línea -O, P, y Q- y 3 etapas circulares opcionales -R, S y T- que combinadas aleatoriamente con las 3 primeras permiten realizar hasta un máximo de 6 etapas.
3 Stages / 3 Nights
3 etapas en línea: O + P + Q
484 € Price per person for groups of 6 or more people
516 € Price per person for groups of 5 people
516 € Price per person for groups of 4 people
574 € Price per person for groups of 3 people
596 € Price per person for groups of 2 people
Single room supplement: 92 €
When the group consists of an even number of people, an even number of applications will also be necessary to access this supplement.
4 Stages / 4 Nights
3 etapas en línea y 1 circular
Esta tarifa con 1 etapa circular, presupone doble noche en el hotel más caro del Pack -el Hotel Mirador de la Ulzama-. Cuando este no sea el caso la tarifa se modificará a la baja tanto en el precio del Pack como en el opcional suplemento por habitación individual.
695 € Price per person for groups of 6 or more people
729 € Price per person for groups of 5 people
725 € Price per person for groups of 4 people
790 € Price per person for groups of 3 people
796 € Price per person for groups of 2 people
Single room supplement: 124 €
When the group consists of an even number of people, an even number of applications will also be necessary to access this supplement.
5 Stages / 5 Nights
3 etapas en línea y 2 circulares
Esta tarifa con 2 etapas circulares, presupone doble noche en el hotel más caro del Pack -el Hotel Mirador de la Ulzama-. Cuando este no sea el caso la tarifa se modificará a la baja tanto en el precio del Pack como en el opcional suplemento por habitación individual.
794 € Price per person for groups of 6 or more people
836 € Price per person for groups of 5 people
820 € Price per person for groups of 4 people
904 € Price per person for groups of 3 people
908 € Price per person for groups of 2 people
Single room supplement: 168 €
When the group consists of an even number of people, an even number of applications will also be necessary to access this supplement.
6 Stages / 6 Nights
3 etapas en línea y 3 circulares
906 € Price per person for groups of 6 or more people
950 € Price per person for groups of 5 people
925 € Price per person for groups of 4 people
1.018 € Price per person for groups of 3 people
1.020 € Price per person for groups of 2 people
Single room supplement: 189 €
When the group consists of an even number of people, an even number of applications will also be necessary to access this supplement.
Add night at the end of the route
Y podéis añadir una Noche con Desayuno al finalizar la ruta -tarifa para final en Irurtzun- por 48 € por persona en habitación doble o por 76 € en individual
In these proposals when the groups are odd, the accommodation is offered in double rooms and a single room.
- TRIPLE ROOMS ARE NEVER USED -
If you want the price of the Pack to be cheaper, perhaps we can lower the level of one of the chosen hotels. And also, if the number of participants is odd; request a triple room.
- This management is only done once the Pack has been contracted -
Rates for the whole year, subject to availability.
The prices may vary when the dates coincide with the Easter holidays or with the Patron Festivities of any of the places of accommodation.
- As many nights of accommodation in Hotel as stages have the Pack
The 1st in B&B and the rest in Half board - Shower and luggage reception at the end of the last stage despite you don’t spend the night at the finalising point of the route
Transport of luggage between hotels
1 bag or package of a maximum of 20 kg per person
If not needed, the cost of this service will be deducted from the proposal- Tracks of the route in GPX format for mobile phones or GPS devices and printed map with each day routes options
- Explanatory printed map-sketch of the different route options for each stage
One per stage Download sample - Link to services that may be necessary along the route
- Presentation of the route and delivery of information in hand the day of the arrival of the group to the hotel or the morning of the next day when groups are of 6 or more people
- Telephone assistance for incidents or consultations during the days of the contracted activity
- Beers or other consumptions outside the proposed menus in the dinners or during the stay in hotels
- Meals in restaurants at the time of the noon, unless it has been agreed previously to replace dinner with meals
- Any kind of sports material, helmets, shoes, etc
- Mechanical Assistance during the activity
If possible, we will try to help you in case of a breakdown, but in many situations this help can be very limited due to lack of specific spare parts or other circumstances. The cost of the service if it can be done is € 18 per hour + € 0.40 per kilometer. - Anything not expressly indicated in the offer
- Airport/station pick up
We put you in contact with the transfer companies that provide these services. We do not include its cost in our proposal. - Bicycle rental
We put you in touch with a rental service in the nearest place to the route start point - Hire Asistance / Accident Insurance
and / or Trip Cancellation Insurance
- Best time to go: The route can be done once the snow disappears in the highest mountains of the route. From there, we dare not say that one era is better than another. It really depends on the specific weather of the days we choose.
Do not underestimate the weather, not even in the middle of summer. The conditions -especially in the Pyrenees- can be identical to those of the Central Pyrenees. To summarize... our advice is: bring even the long culotte and if it doesn´t come out from the suitcase, all the better.
In summer it is necessary to be aware of the possibility of storms -frequent in the afternoons-. - Type of tracks: Paths and tracks with more physical than technical demands, both uphill and downhill. The "singletracks" selected from the MTB Centres through which the route passes are usually blue level. Sometimes they can be red, but it is always a temporary and avoidable difficulty. To summarise, we can say that the aim is to make the paths have "flow" while avoiding the "enduro" concept as much as possible.".
For technically demanding sections - which sometimes exist - when possible we offer alternative tracks, although the easiest way to avoid distorting the route is to get off the bike. - Ideal bike: Preferably a dual suspension MTB bike.
- Orientation: The route must be followed with a GPS device or with the mobile phone App that you are used to using for the same purpose.
It is not advisable to try to learn how to use an App on the fly.
We do not provide Apps or GPS user manuals. It is up to the users to have this knowledge.
There is no on-site signage. - Ciclability: Depending on the technical skills and strength of each person, the route is 98%.
- Provisioning: Although we sometimes find refreshment points, depending on the time of year we may find that some establishments are closed. The documentation we provide at the start of the route provides information on the options at each stage.
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