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Aitxuri
Aitxuri, Atxuri or Aitz txuri is a mountain with an altitude of 1,551 meters and belonging to the mountains located in Guipúzcoa, Basque Country .

The peak is located in the mountains of Aizkorri . Being the highest peak of this mountain and the Basque Country but not all Euskal Country , as this honor you have The Bureau of the Three Kings , located at the confluence of the provinces of Huesca, Navarra and the French state .

The importance of this peak is due to its prominence is of 943 meters and rank it as number 36 of the peaks Peninsula.

Etymologically

Aitxuri means "White Rock", which comes Aitz Basque words meaning "rock" and txuri, "white".

There are many routes

dand climb this mountain. Almost all the Aizkorri common or Aketegi:

- From the Upper Otzaurte (3h 30 m).
- From Arantzazu (2h 30 m)
- From Cegama (3h 00 m)

We

we present the most typical of them all, from the monastery of Arantzazu .

Guipúzcoa

1. Aitxuri

Distance: 15 Km.

820 m. - 820 m.

Time: 04:00 h.

The start of our trek is located in the sanctuary of Arantzazu , which you access from the town of Onate (Oñate, in Euskara). From Oñate took the road GI-3591, about 10 kilometers that will not lead to Arantzazu Sanctuary .

Shrine of Our Lady of Aránzazu is dedicated to the Virgin of Aranzazu, patroness of the province and would have appeared in 1496. It is situated 750 meters. The basilica was built in the fifties.

We start from the back of the sanctuary, behind a bar-restaurant next to a small parking lot. For the few minutes we found a green gate with a sign that indicates the direction of Urbia .

We address, first a wide road that goes into a magnificent beech, shortly after the road becomes a path. This part of the road presents no problem, la slope is not very steep and the forest around us is wonderful.

arrive at Collado Elola , where we see some large stones placed in line to our right away. We continue on the path to see the Great Depression of Urbia, a large meadow where we find a chapel and later, after about 45 minutes of walking, a refuge and a bar.

continue smoothly along the road flanked by trees. We crossed the stream and started climbing again, very soft in this section.

Later

find some cottages here are called shacks. We passed between these constructions along the path.

From this point the slope becomes steeper for more rocky terrain that make us gain altitude quickly.

reached a hill where we can see the cross that is on the peak Aizcorri . continue along the path markedto find the detour that leads to the summit of Aketegui .

Once at

Aketegui follow the ridge a few yards until you reach the Aitxuri . To get here we will have invested about 2:30 am approximately.

The return is by the same path.

Stage Profile: Sanctuary Arantzazu (750m) - Collado de Elola (50min - 1215mm) - Chapel of Urbia (55min - 1189m) - Refuge Urbia (1h - 1178M) - Txabola (1:20 pm - 1200m) - Pico Aitxuri (2:20 pm - 1551m).

         Stage profile: Aitxuri

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