Chemin des Neiges – Elurzuloen bidea

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A lovely circular path in the Trois Couronnes Nature Reserve.

The path is very clearly marked in green and white.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 2.85 mi
  • ◔
    Average duration: 1h 55 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy
  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 741 ft
  • ↘
    Descent: - 738 ft
  • ▲
    Highest point: 1,801 ft
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 1,309 ft
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A snow well
A snow well
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The Englishman’s Castle

Description of the walk

To reach the start from Irun, head towards the Aiako Harria Natural Park, climb the hairpin bends to the pass and descend to a car park at the Col d’Elurretxe, at an altitude of 490 m.

(S/E) Cross the road and take the path opposite heading north-east. This path is marked on the OpenStreetMap Hiking map as ‘Elurzuloen bidea’, which means ‘The Snow Path’ in Basque. It is also listed as ‘El Camino de los Neveros’ in Spanish and corresponds to the local trail SL-GI-1005

(1) Turn right onto the path which climbs and then winds its way back down through the forest. After taking a sharp right-hand bend, ignore two paths on the left and keep heading south-west.

(2) Pass under the power line, head down the path to the left to the stream, then climb back up the opposite slope. The path initially heads north-east, then veers to the right through a series of hairpin bends and turns south-south-west. Ignore all side trails.

(3) Cross the road and continue straight ahead along this path, which leads back to the starting car park (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : mi 0 - alt. 1,640 ft - Col d’Elurretxe car park
  2. 1 : mi 0.66 - alt. 1,585 ft - Turn right
  3. 2 : mi 1.35 - alt. 1,453 ft - Pass under the power line
  4. 3 : mi 2.34 - alt. 1,631 ft - Cross the road
  5. S/E : mi 2.85 - alt. 1,644 ft - Col d’Elurretxe car park

Notes

There are no water points on this route.

Worth a visit

The Trois Couronnes Nature Park is teeming with routes for a stroll, an easy hike or, for the more adventurous, some beautiful challenging trails.

Reviews and comments

4.7 / 5
Based on 2 reviews
Reliability of the description
5 / 5
Ease of following the route
5 / 5
Route interest
4 / 5
Jlpb
Jlpb

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 10, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A lovely, easy hike with magnificent views of the bay at the start, followed by a forest trail. Some sections may be slippery in wet weather.
A very leisurely circular completed in 1 hour 50 minutes.

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Marion_arotz
Marion_arotz

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 30, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A lovely walk in the Parc des 3 Couronnes. The path is very well signposted and alternates between sections through the woodland, alongside the stream and up the slopes, with a superb view of the ocean shortly after setting off.
It took us just under an hour and a half.

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