Stage 8 of 10 · Camino De La Costa

Institutoa → Arteaga

Distance
23.0 km
Ascent
+543 m
Descent
-513 m
Est. Time
5h 55m
Altitude
16–362 m
Type
point-to-point
⛰️ Rolling Hills🌲 Lowland

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23.0 km Distance543 m Climb5h 55m Est. time362 m High pointHARD Difficulty
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Getting Here

Institutoa (bus stop)

266m from trailhead · ~3 min walk

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Getting Out

Arteaga (bus stop)

198m from trail end · ~2 min walk

Elevation Profile

50m100m150m200m250m300m350m05 km10 km15 km20 km23.0 km362m16m
Flat (<5%) Gentle (5–10%) Moderate (10–15%)

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Segment Breakdown

Auto-analyzed from the elevation profile. Each segment shows the dominant character for planning your effort.

SegmentDist↑ / ↓TimeCharacter
Institutoa → km 7.5 (205m)
16–258m
7.5 km+323m / -134m2h 05m📈 Climbing
km 7.5 (205m) → km 14.1 (157m)
157–362m
6.6 km+272m / -320m1h 56m🏃 Highly Runnable
km 14.1 (157m) → Arteaga
40–157m
8.9 km+77m / -181m2h 00m📉 Descending
Total23.0 km+543m / -513m6h 02m

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Est. Finish Time
3h 34m
Calories
1,745 kcal
Water Needed
2.5 L
Effort Distance
31 km
flat-equivalent
🍫 Recommended: ~45g carbs/hr (161g total) 🧂 Electrolytes: ~1785mg sodium/hr 🩹 Consider anti-chafe and blister prevention

Terrain Analysis

Runnability
0%
Steep / Technical
% of route below 15% gradient
Climb Ratio
24 m/km
Moderate profile
↑ 543m ↓ 513m

Surface & Technicality

Terrain Difficulty Breakdown
Runnable Flat (60%) Easy Grade (40%)

🏃 Mostly runnable with gentle terrain. Great for fast trail running.

Surface

≈88% paved · ≈12% unpaved
Mostly paved

Estimated for the full route from the 61% with mapped surface data in OpenStreetMap.

Current Conditions

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Conditions for July

ℹ️ Shoulder season
Snow Risk
0%
Unlikely
Mud Risk
10%
Low
Ice Risk
0%
Unlikely

Snow unlikely at this elevation in July. Trail conditions expected to be clear.

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Suggested Gear List

Auto-generated based on 23.0 km, 543m ascent, max altitude 362m, ~6h duration.

Essential 4 items
  • 👟
    Trail running shoes / hiking boots
    Required for any trail
  • 📱
    Phone (charged) + offline map
    Navigation & emergency contact
  • 💧
    3L hydration vest
    Estimated 3.0L needed
  • 🍫
    Trail mix, bars & sandwich
    Est. 2076 kcal burn
Recommended 3 items
  • 🧴
    Sunscreen
    Basic sun protection
  • 🧥
    Light rain jacket
    Weather changes fast in the mountains
  • 🩹
    Mini first aid kit
    Blister plasters, tape, antiseptic

Logistics

This route runs from Institutoa to Arteaga (23.0 km by trail). You'll need to arrange transport back to your starting point.

Start — Getting There
Institutoa
🚌 Institutoa (154m)
🚌 Arana (Seat) (176m)
🚌 Landaberde (360m)
Finish — Getting Back
Arteaga
🚌 Ospitale Psikiatrikoa / Hospital Psiquiátrico (59m)
🚌 Sandoikalde (74m)
🚌 Arteaga (119m)

Nearby Points of Interest

🚌 Transit Stops

  • Forua 1.8 km off trail
  • Gernika 609m off trail
  • Takilla Gernika (Loizaga frente Estación de autobuses) 623m off trail
  • Saraspe Plaza 855m off trail
  • Institutoa 154m off trail
  • Landaberde km 0.6 · 360m off trail
  • Lurgorri (Juan Calzada) km 1.3 · 1.1 km off trail
  • Lurgorri (Iparraguirre) km 1.3 · 1.2 km off trail

💧 Water Sources

  • Drinking Water 1.0 km off trail
  • Drinking Water 1.7 km off trail
  • Drinking Water 2.3 km off trail
  • Drinking Water 2.1 km off trail
  • Drinking Water 558m off trail

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Route data from OpenStreetMap © contributors, licensed under ODbL. Updated 2026-04-01.