Today it's a bike close to home, specifically in the area of \u200b\u200bDurango, the Tour of Anboto.
A mountain bike route with good slope and a spectacular tour that will allow us to enjoy 360 degrees of one of our most famous mountains.
We moved the van to take the detour Abadiño and that leads to Mendiola, parked a few meters later.
Silvia, Alberto and myself in the first meters of the road entering the district Mendiola (140 mts).
A sketch of the route (click on image to enlarge):
the moment the fog covers the walls of moles in Durango but seems to want to raise.
We passed the odious Atxarte quarries and reached the final of the asphalt gives way to the concrete track.
We wider track and from here have to start up: no big ramp but the rise is constant ... here is where each and must catch the pace and take it waaaaay patience.
The mist clears and we can see the spectacular southern edge Urrestei Tower, the walls (along with others nearby) contain one of the most important climbing areas and crowded Euskadi.
continue pedaling (and some other suffering) on \u200b\u200bthe track that runs parallel to the walls of Alluitz.
The journey in this first part of the route offers little flat land, so to take advantage of one that appears to take a snapshot of the beautiful forest that we are experiencing.
The track turns sharply point to the right away from walls (right silhouette AITZ - Txiki) and leading to the area where you will find the road up to Urkiola from Durango and Mañaria.
Last yards before leaving Urkiola the road.
There it is: we must turn to the left ... and keep climbing.
This to pedals and take pictures at a time is pretty screwed on all these hills but hey, it seems that we reached the top of Urkiola.
crown Just turn left and follow up: we passed Urkiola Shrine, the most important and visited of Biscay.
We left on our right and a few meters after the asphalt ends giving way to a track. This is bifurcated: we have follow the ramp on the left, the wider and, of course, which rises.
crossed a barrier that prevents the unauthorized transit of vehicles and take the path that so many climbers use on our visit to Anboto when we ascend from this side.
A track in excellent condition and where today the sun illuminates the pedal of the greats of cycling. "
Several miles of track before reaching the open fields of Pol - Pol allows us to enjoy a down tramillo than any we know to glory after a long climb.
We are in the meadows Pol - Pol and we will address one of the last areas to rise, as we approach the highest point of our route.
Silvia on the rise with the Durango behind him.
headed towards that hill .... Silvia and me because Alberto and must walk up there
least had the detail of waiting and getting to take a picture Coll.
Paradita for a drink and catch your breath as we watch the track leading to the mountain at the foot of the south wall of Anboto.
We taking a stray branch that we avoid facing up the hill along.
A stretch that runs through a beautiful beech ...
... and that puts us on the hill Zabalandi, located at the foot of the walls of Izpizte.
From Zabalandi have spectacular views over the walls of Anboto.
We take the refuge of Zabalandi hill (900 meters) to pick something and stretch your legs.
From this point begins the descent paths (about time) that are running along beautiful stretches of forest.
New stop to watch (it's not tired ...) Anboto magical silhouette, home of Mari, the main goddess of Basque mythology.
Leaving Mari quiet and continue down through the meadows, which always has more emotion than doing it on the asphalt.
We came to this crossing of paths and followed by the more marked, that of the shot, that leads to that mountain in the background the Tellamendi.
After about 500 meters you see a new crossing of paths (not very marked) where we take the left.
few yards beyond the path turns to be more clear and internal us again in a beautiful beech forest.
Silvia let down, calm and prudently.
Alberto and I went a little more "mindless" but what the hell, here is where it gets exciting.
Suddenly a loud cry, almost a scream .... I partoooooooo: Alberto, my dear co-equipier muddy descent to the bars, and worse still, his adored and loved "Lapierre" sunk into the mud up the chain.
Beyond this "tragic" event still down (very carefully in this last section with the stones) to leave the forest ..
continue along the main runway in the direction of Besaide (to 2.1 km according to the signpost).
Besaide We now point where they meet Bizkaia, Alava and Gipuzkoa, and whose highest point stands the monolith erected in memory of the dead climbers.
From here a long, spiraling decline disfruton and several miles of gravel track interrupted by only a couple of times: once to get a new panoramic Anboto and another to help Sylvia with a jab.
and Leaving the road from Arrazola to Apatamonasterio.
stop for enjoying a good glass of beer while we discussed the wonderful walk today and then start covering the last kilometer road that separates us from our point of departure.
INFORMATION (approximate)
Baseline: Barrio de Mendiola in Abadiño (Bizkaia)
distance: 37.60 km .
Elevation: 720 meters .
Time Spent (cycling): 3 hours 10 minutes.
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