Stage 8: Isaba - Zuriza (via Belabarze)

GR11 / Stage 8: Isaba - Zuriza (via Belabarze)

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Isaba - Zuriza (via Belabarze)

↔️ Distance: 11.2 km
📈 Unevenness (+560),(-80) 📉
🕒 Time: 3h00min (walking time non-stop)
⚠️ Difficulty: Single stage. This option is recommended in winter, in bad weather or if you intend to do a double stage linking with the next one.

📌 (0h0min; 0kms) Isaba (790m). We are located on the NA-137 road that runs through IsabaContinue along a cobbled street that descends to the right, at the end of a kind of viewpoint park occupied by several benches and a telephone booth. The Pyrenean path leaves the last houses behind and descends towards the Belabarze ravine to meet a track coming from Isaba, the landscape is monopolised by the stony figure of Ezkaurre Txikia. Continue along the track straight on.

📌 (0h35min; 2.4kms) Pass of the Ateas de Belabarze (860m). The track branches off -also the GR- on the right the variant GR11.4 through Ezkaurre We continue straight on along the ravine. Cross the Ateas pass and go up the track for a little more than a kilometre until at a bend the GR11 splits off (left) to continue along the path through thick forest up the course of the ravine.

📌 (1h35min; 4.6kms) Belabarze Valley (1.000m). The terrain becomes smoother, the entire valley floor is occupied by cattle pastures and meadows, and to the left runs parallel to the NA-2000 road that links Isaba and Zuriza. The GR crosses the stream (we leave it on the left) and goes comfortably up the valley until almost the end, where we face a small climb that leads us to the...

📌 (2h40min; 9.6kms) Collado de Argibiela or Puerto de los Navarros (1.290m)where we meet again with the road and the variant GR11.4 through Ezkaurre . We leave Navarre behind and enter Aragon. A gentle descent with our eyes on the road leads us effortlessly to the end of this short stage in the...

📌 (3h00min; 11,2 kms) Camping de Zuriza (1.220m).

  • Ezkaurre Txikia
  • Ateas of Belabarze
  • The path leads through beech and boxwood on the way to Belabarze.
  • Collado de Argibiela / Puerto de los Navarros. Behind the Sierra de los Alanos
  • Ezkaurre
  • Zuriza

At Isaba there is a variety of accommodation. We recommend the SNO Isaba (+34 948 37 00 77; reservas@snoisaba.com) and if there are several of you, we highly recommend the Oxanea Hostel (+34 948 893 153 / 609 447 726; info@albergueoxanea.com;), which has rooms for 5-9 people, restaurant service and free kitchen.

At Zuriza we have the Camping-Albergue Zuriza (⚠️CLOSED). Below the campsite there is a free shelter (2 floors, acceptable condition).

At Isaba supermarket, cash machine and some bars and restaurants can be found.

The Camping Zuriza (⚠️CLOSED) has a bar-restaurant and a shop.

Buses from Pamplona to IsabaLa Tafallesa company (+34 948700979) . To get to Zuriza From Ansó you can take a taxi, central de Jaca (+34 974362848) . To get to Ansóbuses from Jaca via Hecho and Siresa (+34 974360508).

- Alpina: Belagua and Roncal Valleys (Scale: 1/25.000).
- SUA edizioak: Belagua and Zuriza (Scale: 1/25.000).

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