Hiking Routes through the Cuenca de Pamplona

Route 28 Arga River Trail

• Departure: Burlada
• Distance: 7,45 km
• Unevenness: 50 m

TRAIL BY THE SHORES OF THE ARGA RIVER AS IT PASSES THROUGH PAMPLONA. IN THIS PEDESTRIAN WALK, AS A RESULT OF THE RECOVERY OF IMPORTANT SECTIONS OF RIBERA, VARIOUS TREE SPECIES, RIVER BIRDS AND A STRONG AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITY COEXIST. PATH NOT BEACED, BUT EASY LAYOUT.

The beginning is at the Beloso bridge, at the entrance to Burlada. Along the right bank of the river and following the pedestrian path you reach the Magdalena meander, with fertile orchards and cattle farms. Thus we arrive at the foot of Old Iruña and the silhouette of its walls and the tower of the cathedral. The itinerary offers two variants: the right bank or the left bank, crossing the river by some footbridges. Both variants meet on the left bank of the medieval Magdalena bridge, where the Camino de Santiago (GR-65, red-white and yellow beacons) ascends to the old town. The river path, however, goes through a new meander, that of Aranzadi, passing next to the Parque de las Cañadas. After a stretch of orchards and crossing the San Pedro bridge, we approach the foot of the walled city again. The walk continues along the right bank of the Arga, next to the Oblatas pier, away from the old town of Pamplona. After crossing the medieval bridge of Santa Engracia and the more modern of Cuatro Vientos, you enter a landscaped area with a dam and mill on the banks of the river, to reach the bridge of San Jorge, the end of the route.

Of interest

The old town of Pamplona

From the Magdalena bridge we can go up to the old part of the city following the yellow arrows on the Camino de Santiago. The old town is a neighborhood full of life in its narrow pedestrianized streets. Monuments dot every street in the Old Town, highlighting the Cathedral, the Town Hall, the Church of San Saturnino or the walls.

How to get

Pamplona, ​​along the Cuesta and Puente de Beloso (towards Irún on the N-121 A) to the roundabout located at the entrance to Burlada.

Route 29 Return to Ollo Valley

• Departure: Ollo
• Distance: 19,92 km
• Unevenness: 480 m

CIRCULAR PATH THAT LINKS THE LOCALITIES OF THE OLLO VALLEY, ALTERNATING SECTIONS OF PATH THROUGH FORESTS AND AGRICULTURAL ROADS. TO HIGHLIGHT THE ARTETA SPRING AND THE WATER INTERPRETATION MUSEUM, IN ADDITION TO THE ETHNOGRAPHIC MUSEUM, THE ARTETA SALTWAYS (ABANDONED) AND THE RECIOUS CASONAS BLASONADAS IN ALL THE VILLAGES OF THE VALLEY.

The trail begins in Ollo, next to the hostel square. A path leads us to Senosiain and, by agricultural road, we reach Arteta (Ethnographic Museum). The path, wide at the beginning and narrower later, passes by some abandoned salt flats and crosses the Udarbe river to ascend to the Arteta Spring Reception and Interpretation Center. The underground pipe that comes from the spring directs our steps to Ultzurrun and the road to the town of Saldise (from here the path through Iltzarbe can be shortened), from where we cross a beautiful oak grove and descend to Egíllor and Beasoain. By the banks of the river Arakil and its tributary the Udarbe, we arrive near Anotz. A steep ascent through a dense oak forest allows us to enjoy a beautiful panoramic view of the valley before descending towards Iltzarbe (link with the short path), where a track and a forest path lead to the town of Ollo, the starting and ending point of the route that occupies us.

Of interest

Nacedero de Arteta

Urbasa and Andía are home to large amounts of water due to the abundant rainfall. The water is filtered inside thanks to the porosity of the limestone soil. The Arteta spring is one of the most important, with an average flow of three thousand liters per second, although with great seasonal variations.

How to get

Ronda Oeste de Pamplona, ​​detour along the NA-700 to Arazuri and Ororbia. NA-7010 until the junction with the NA-7020 to the Ollo and Goñi valleys.