Aiako Harria Natural Park, nature just a stone's throw from Donostia-San Sebastián

  COME FROM SAN SEBASTIAN ON FOOT OR BY BICYCLE, ACROSS ARDITURRI'S GREEN WAY

The closest natural space to Donostia-San Sebastán is teh Aiako Harria Natural Park. This park offers countless options to get out of the urban hustle and bustle and enjoy nature in all its splendour. On of the easiest way to get there from the capital of Gipuzkoa is through the Greenway of Arditurri.

Starting from Donostia, there are 17km of fully adapted roads for both pedestrians ans cyclists. We will be able to enter Oiartzun through the urban bike line, and form Oiartzun take the Greenway of Arditurri, theold train track used to transport the ore extracted from the Arditurri mines, in the heart of the Natural PArk, to the port of Pasaia.

DESCRIPTION OF THE ROUTE 

Donostia-San Sebastián is connected to the Arditurri Greenway by a bicicle lane, which leaves the neighborhood of Gros towards Ategorrieta Avenue. Once in Ategorrieta train station, the bike lane enters through Txaparrene Avenue and runs parallel to the train tracks until you reach Herrera. After Herrera, the cycle path continues along GI-2640 road until Pasai Antxo. Then it continues from there to Errenteria, and once it crosses this municipality, it continues its way to Oiartzun. 

TECHNICAL INFORMATION

ON FOOT OR BY BICYCLE

Bike line 10km

Greenway 7km

THE ROUTE STEP BY STEP

Arditurri Green Way

AT THE END OF THE ROUTE... 

VISIT THE MINES OF ARDITURRI!

Those mines have been exploited more than 2,000 years after the Romans. Now you can visite the mine, entering the heart of Aiako Harria. Once inside, you can see from the mines of the Roman era to the remains of different eras after them. 

 Learn more about these magnificent mines

Buy your tickets here

HOW TO GET THERE

If you prefer to go to the Aiako Harria Natural Park or the Arditurri Greenway by public transport you can also do so, as the Ekialdebus E02 line from Donostia-San Sebastián and the Euskotren and Renfe train lines stop at several points near the Greenway.

E02 bus line: DONOSTIA - OIARTZUN (Stops: Ugaldetxo, Iturriotz, Altzibar or Ergoien)
Departures: every 20 minutes on workingdays and every 30 minutes on weekend and holidays
More infromatioan and schedules: www.ekialdebus.eus

EUSKOTREN: DONOSTIA- OIARTZUN (Stop: Oiartzun)
Depatures: every 15 minutes on workingdays and  every 30 minutes on weekend and holidays
More information and schedules: www.euskotren.eus

 How to get by car

 BIKE RENTAL

If you need to rent a bicycle, here you have all the information about bike rental:

Bike rental in Oarsoaldea

Bike rental in San Sebastian

WHERE TO EAT?

Oiartzun offers a wide choice to spend a nice day to complement it with a good meal. Here are some restaurants:

Where to eat in Oiartzun

WHERE TO SLEEP?

Oiartzun has a wide range of accommodation. Here  you have all the information about it:

 OUR RECOMMENDATIONS

To complete the day, let's us suggest you a few additional plans

ELORSORO SPA CENTER

Do not you think the best way to finish the day is relaxing in a SPA?

Elorsoro SPA Center

SOINUENEA

TRADITIONAL MUSIC ARCHIVE AND EXHIBITION

Visit this collection of over 400 instruments from all around the world 

Soinuenea - Traditional music archive and exhibition

LUBERRI - THE GEOLOGICAL INTERPRETATION CENTRE OF OIARTZUN

Discover the geological history of the Oiartzun valley, the Aiako HArria Natural Park and the whole of the Basque Country in Luberri.

Luberri - The Oiartzun geological interpretation centre

 See the leaflet of this plan

DO YOU NEED MORE INFORMATION?

Ask us for the information that you need, we will help you with pleasure:
Tourist office: 943 494 521 / turismoa@oarsoaldea.eus