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Tunnel on the Vía Verde (EV1) – Bidasoa Dam and Sluice Gates loop from Irun Colon

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Tunnel on the Vía Verde (EV1) – Bidasoa Dam and Sluice Gates loop from Irun Colon

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Tunnel on the Vía Verde (EV1) – Bidasoa Dam and Sluice Gates loop from Irun Colon

05:08

78.9km

860m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 25, 2026

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Bidasoa ibaia

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Start point

Train Station

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1.13 km

Dunboa urbidea

Lake

2.47 km

Artia urbidea

Lake

10.9 km

Bidasoa Greenway

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The Bidassoa green way uses an old mining railway and, from the blue Atlantic Ocean, rises towards the Pyrenees.

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13.1 km

The path of the road runs parallel to the river, offering you very beautiful views of its bed and the surrounding mountains. You can stop to take a break on one of the benches overlooking the Bidasoa.

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22.3 km

Greenway Trail

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Excellent cycle route built on the site of a former mining railway.

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29.4 km

Tunnel on the Vía Verde (EV1)

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Former railway tunnels of the Viaje Verde (EV1).

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40.0 km

Doneztebe (Santesteban) Historic Centre

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Beautiful and picturesque town next to the Ezkurra river with all the services you need. Some of the places to visit if you pass through here are the San Pedro …

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41.5 km

Bidasoa Dam and Sluice Gates

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The Viaje Verde runs along the Bidasoa. This is dammed at regular intervals.

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66.9 km

Bidassoa Railway Tunnels

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Along the EV3, which from Hendaye on the Atlantic goes up the Pyrenees, there are various tunnels of the former Bidassoa railway

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73.5 km

View of the Bidasoa River Valley

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Beautiful landscapes that vary significantly from the sea of Hendaye into the green and bucolic environment of the Pyrenees

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78.9 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

41.4 km

31.5 km

3.20 km

2.69 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

31.1 km

28.6 km

17.9 km

706 m

662 m

Elevation

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Weather

Saturday 15 August

27°C

21°C

27 %

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Comments

June 22, 2025,Camino a Santiago - día 11.1 - von Irun nach Zubieta

The train connection worked perfectly. After a coffee in Irun, we continued on the EV1. A perfect tour in a natural paradise. I can only repeat myself, the Basque Country is a dream. After eleven nights in a tent, today was a well-deserved place to stay – it was about time :) I spontaneously picked it out and found it …

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July 5, 2023,Jour 16 - mercredi 5 juillet - Espagne : Hendaye - Beintza-Labaien - 59 kms *

First day in Spain 🇪🇸
Very difficult step.
The EV1 on the first 25 kms is partly rolling with difficult sections.
Holes, stones and so on.
Then mountain. Pass of 10 kms of climb!
On arrival, no camping 😢⛺️
We bivouac!

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May 18, 2024,7. Hendaye - Labaien

You leave the ocean to head towards the Pyrenees still traveling along the EV1 which, in this stretch, uses a green way built on the site of an old railway that goes up the Bidassoa. Morning with blue sky, afternoon more rain.

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Tunnel on the Vía Verde (EV1) – Bidasoa Dam and Sluice Gates loop from Irun Colon

Bidasoa Greenway

Bidasoa Greenway Tunnel

Greenway Trail

Tunnel on the Vía Verde (EV1)

Doneztebe (Santesteban) Historic Centre

Bidasoa Dam and Sluice Gates

Bidassoa Railway Tunnels

View of the Bidasoa River Valley

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