Laida Beach – Laida Beach loop from Forua

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Laida Beach – Laida Beach loop from Forua

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Laida Beach – Laida Beach loop from Forua

01:45

27.1km

340m

Cycling

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

Last updated: October 8, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 13.6 km for 135 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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569 m

Urdaibaiko Biosfera Erreserba

Nature Reserve

6.39 km

Arteaga Castle

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The castle of Arteaga, also known as the castle of Empress Eugenia de Montijo, was built in the 19th century in neo-medieval style on the foundations of an 8th century …

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9.24 km

Ozamizeko koba II

Cave Entrance

13.4 km

Ferry crossing to Chacharramendi Island

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Small boats depart from the beach to the island of Chacharramendi, thus avoiding the detour to Guernica. They only work during the summer.

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13.6 km

Laida Beach

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It belongs to the Vizcayan municipality of Ibarrangelu and is located in the Urdaibai Biosphere Reserve. With almost a kilometer of fine, golden sand, it is the largest beach on the Mundaka estuary.

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13.8 km

Beautiful dune beach located in Ibarrangelu. With two different bathing areas, one with currents, facing the estuary, and the other open to the sea. Ideal for all types of public.
It has showers, toilets and changing rooms.

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20.8 km

Arteaga Castle

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Its history of mills and ironworks becomes glamorous when Napoleon III builds a castle for his wife Eugenia de Montijo, next to the marsh. The castle is, together with the …

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27.1 km

End point

Train Station

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