IZKI NATURAL PARK

A network of 15 trails allows the hiker to discover the beautiful landscapes of this Izki Natural Park, observe its flora and fauna and also appreciate the traditions and culture of the human beings who inhabited and still inhabit this territory.

The paths of El Agin and El Cartero bring the visitor close to monumental and singular trees: linden, yew, chestnut...Witnesses of hundreds of years of human history, palpable through the various monuments in the Park and its surroundings: artificial caves, monoliths, ruins of castles, bridges, mills, all of them accessible following various trails: San Roman, Marizurieta, Bujanda, Botondela, Los Molinos, Txarabitana...

Thus, walking through its forests and mountains, next to rivers and streams and among its rocks, one can clearly understand the reasons why Izki is today a protected natural area. It also helps to understand that it is everyone's duty to preserve it, so that when future generations walk along these same paths, they can continue to enjoy its varied forests and, in short, all its natural values.

The star bird of Izki is the medium woodpecker, a challenge both for the birdwatcher and for those responsible for its conservation who have to ensure the safeguarding of the tranquility of their breeding areas. In Izki we can observe a great variety of woodpeckers.

Rupicolous species such as the griffon vulture or the golden eagle, easier to observe, are a good alternative if we have not been lucky enough to come across the woodpeckers on the forest trails.

There are 3 circular ornithological itineraries in which it will be easier to observe birds:

The Park is home to a BTT Euskadi center that offers routes that go around the heart of the area and that approach places as interesting as the greenway of the Navarrese Basque.

The mountain bike center is located on the Urturi golf course. It is the starting point for many of the routes. It has a total of 15 itineraries of different difficulties. Visitors can discover by bicycle the artistic and cultural richness of the Montaña Alavesa, with its small valleys and mountains, medieval villages and beautiful towns that preserve between walls and towers, palaces and manor houses next to primitive churches and hermitages.

Of the 15 itineraries we propose three possibilities: