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Kolitza Parking – Refugio Kolitza loop from Balmaseda

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Kolitza Parking – Refugio Kolitza loop from Balmaseda

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Kolitza Parking – Refugio Kolitza loop from Balmaseda

04:21

12.9km

680m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

Last updated: August 9, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Camper Parking

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1.72 km

Kolitza Parking

Highlight • Parking

A little beyond the Pandozales neighborhood, in Balmaseda, is the parking lot at the beginning of the route to Kolitza.

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7.03 km

Refugio Kolitza

Highlight • Mountain Hut

On a small slope of the Kolitza is their shelter and a small recreational area, along with the remains of a snowfield.

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7.45 km

San Roque Hermitage on Mount Kolitza

Highlight • Religious Site

The hermitage of San Roque is located on a hill, at the top of Mount Kolitza, on the edge of a precipice trying to maintain balance. At 880 meters of altitude. Although it is already documented in 1111, the chapel that remains standing is the XIII, in which the Cistercian style prevailed.

Built in ashlar masonry, it has a single rectangular nave, with a barrel vault and apse. The main entrance is under a semicircular arch, with three archivolts resting on corbels with figures. The tower has a single bell and a stone cross on the top.

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7.66 km

Nativity Scene Near Ermita de San Roque de Kolitza

Highlight • Structure

This nativity scene is set up during the Christmas season. It is located just before reaching the Hermitage of San Roque de Kolitza.
To reach this portal, you have to go from the Kolitza fountain (leaving it on the right) and go up some wooden stairs.

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8.54 km

StairwayToTheSpring

Highlight (Segment) • Natural Monument

Curious flights of stone stairs to the Kolitza fountain.

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12.9 km

End point

Camper Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.86 km

2.23 km

1.81 km

Surfaces

10.6 km

2.07 km

116 m

101 m

Elevation

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Weather

Wednesday 26 August

27°C

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Comments

December 9, 2023,Bizkaia-Balmaseda: Kolitza+Terreros

- Garmin data: 3:37h total time, 740m total elevation gain. Video: relive.cc/view/v1Ow5doM4Xq
- NOTE: interesting route to Kolitza, and Terreros. The trail is simple and well marked. Of course, with wind, up in the hermitage, there is no one there.

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