GR 228
Loop Walk · Basque Country
1,000
XP
a 2-day route
750 m
375 m
0 m
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Heights: Copernicus DEM GLO-30 © DLR e.V. 2010–2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014–2018, provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA.
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Waze- Deusto-Bolueta · 15.5 km
- Bolueta-Deusto · 22.6 km
Steep walk
Some very steep ground — marked on the map.
Climb
1330 m
Drop
1325 m
Highest
682 m
Lowest
0 m
Walking time
about 9 h 49 min
A 2-day route, walked in stages. 1,000 XP for the whole route, claimed with a photo from it.
Which way round
Clockwise: Easy first 1.3 km, climbs 15% for 1030 m early on, comes down 32% for 600 m early on.
Anticlockwise: Climbs 32% for 600 m near the end, comes down 15% for 1030 m near the end.
Steep ground on both sides in similar amounts — go whichever way suits you.
Main climb: km 1.3–9.2, from 22 m to 682 m.
How the 38.0 km splits
Flat
11.0 km
Climbing
10.4 km
Steep climbing (10–15%)
2.3 km
Very steep climbing (15%+)
0.7 km
Descending
12.6 km
Very steep descending (15%+)
1.0 km
Link it with other walks
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Shares 3.9 km of path · meets at km 4.54.86 km
Universidad de Deusto - Zorroza
Shares 2.8 km of path · meets at km 18.2, 20.25.73 km
Camino Olvidado
Shares 1.1 km of path · meets at km 17.6, 18.4, 19.2…635.58 km
XCO Monte Avril
Shares 0.6 km of path · meets at km 30.0, 30.3, 30.4…4.64 km
Seberetxe - Campa de Txus
Shares 0.3 km of path · meets at km 6.04.23 km
Silencio - Pagasarri
Crosses at km 8.42.69 km
Camino del Norte
Crosses at km 15.4, 29.0, 30.1950.95 km
Bilbao - Lutxana
Crosses at km 21.0, 21.3, 22.27.75 km