Elosua (Azkoitia)

Start Town	Altitude	Elevation Gain	Length	Gradient	Difficulty	Rating
Azkoitia	683m	547m	9.7 km	5.6%	435	***

Climb Description

Elosua is a really enjoyable climb from both sides and is perfect for including in a longer route. Most of the climb is in forest, but there is pleasant scenery and the good road surface and lack of traffic makes it well worth doing if you are in the area.

A place of interest near to the start of the climb is the town of Loyola. This was the home town of Ingatius of Loyola. He founded the Jesuits - a powerful counter-reformation movement in Renaissance Europe. The town today is dominated by a large church complex that was built in honour of the martyred St Ignatius.

Elosua is open throughout the year.

Roads & Traffic

The road is in very good condition and there is little traffic on the climb.

Alternative Routes

Elosua can also be climbed from the east - starting in Bergara.

Nearby Climbs

Azurki

Arrate

Karabieta

Ixua

Asentzio

Urkarregi

Gontzegaraigane

Cycling Holidays

Our Basque Mountains cycling holiday includes this climb as an optional route extension.

In the links below you can find out more about this and other similar tours that we run in the region.