Aizkorri

The beginning of our trek situa in the sanctuary of Arantzazu, to the that access from the village of Oñate (Oñati, in Basque).  From Oñate take the road GI-3591, that in some 10 kilometres will not carry until the Sanctuary of Arantzazu.

In the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Aránzazu venerates to the Virgin of Aránzazu, patron saint of the province and that would have appeared in 1496. It is situated to 750 metres of altitude. The basilica was built in the years fifty.

We split of the backside of the sanctuary, just behind a bar-restaurant beside a small parking. To the few minutes find a grid of green colour with a poster that indicates us the direction to Urbia.

We take this direction, firstly a wide way that adentra in a glorious hayedo, shortly after the way turns into senda. This part of the way does not present difficulty any, the slope is not very pronounced and the forest that surrounds us is wonderful.

We will arrive to the Collado Elola, where see some big stones placed on line that they move away to our right. We continue by the senda to see the big depression of Urbia, a big meadow in which we find a Hermitage and more advance, after some 45 minutes of trek, a shelter and a bar.

We continue descending softly by the way flanqueado by trees. We cross the brook and start afresh the ascensión, very soft in this stretch.

More forward we find some houses of field that here know like txabolas. We happen between these constructions following the marked way.

From this point the slope goes back more pronounced  by a terrain something rockier that do us win height quickly.

We achieve a collado in which we already can see the cross that there is on the beak Aizcorri. From here it goes on down footpath that in lazadas goes winning the slope rightwards happening under the peaks of Aitxuri (1.551 m) and Aketegi (1.549 m) and placing us in the collado (1.474 m) previous to the bluff of Aitzabal (1.518 m). Surrounding this beak by the right follows the footpath that drives without more difficulties to Aizkorri (1.528 m).

The return realises by the same footpath.

Profile of the Stage: Sanctuary of Arantzazu (750m) - Collado of Elola (50min - 1215m) - Hermitage of Urbia (55min - 1189m) - Shelter of Urbia (1h - 1178m) - Txabola (1:20h - 1200m) - Beak Aizkorri (3:00h - 1.528m).