Jaizkibel - Coastal path - Cape Higuer - Our Lady of Guadalupe

The walk is located in the northern part of Mount Jaizkibel, along the ocean to the Fig Tree lighthouse, returning through the forest, Fort and Guadalupe Chapel.

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    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 13.74 km
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    Average duration: 4h 55 
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    Difficulty: Moderate

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    Back to start: Yes
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    Ascent: + 352 m
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    Descent: - 349 m

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    Highest point: 200 m
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    Lowest point: 9 m

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Description of the walk

The car park is located about 1100m after Our Lady of Guadalupe from Hondarribia.
The car park is a large space to the right of a left-hand bend.

(S/E) Take the path (indicated by a blue pedestrian access sign) to the right of the car park. Follow this path which, after a left-hand bend, skirts the forest. Stay on this path until you reach (150m after the end of the forest) a coastal path (GR®121) which follows the ocean shore to the right and left.

(1) Turn right onto the GR®121 which runs alongside the ocean. Continue along this path, ignoring any paths on your right (or left, which could be dangerous), and stay on the coastal path.

(2) Arrive opposite a small cove, a popular weekend bathing spot for Spaniards. Continue along the path around this cove, crossing the stream which flows into the ocean. Climb to the left to continue along the ocean's edge.

(3) Reach a fenced-in concrete construction and ponds. Cross the ru which flows into the ocean and continue on the GR®121 which follows the coast. Ignore the paths on your right, staying on the path that runs as close as possible to the ocean (depending on the topography of the terrain). Reach a bridge.

(4) Use it to cross a stream, then continue straight ahead on the GR®121. Reach an intersection with a wide path.

(5) Turn left onto this wide track, which runs around a wastewater treatment plant. The GR®121 leads to a tarmac car park. Drive to the end of the car park, passing the Camping du Figuier on your left.
At the end of the car park, on your left, you'll find the Figuier lighthouse and a bar-restaurant where you can quench your thirst.

(6) Turn around and take the small path (indicated on the GR®121 sign) on your left, which runs alongside the car park.
Continue on the wide path around the water treatment plant to reach the previous intersection.

(5) Continue straight ahead on the wide track, leaving the path taken on the outward journey on your right. Head for the forest. Don't worry about the paths on your left or right, just keep going straight ahead on this wide path, for about 4km. Find a tarmac road.

(7) Go straight ahead. Follow this asphalt road up to a 4-way intersection.

(8) Take the road (concrete surface) on your right, heading due South.
After about 550m of climbing, you'll reach a large parking area on your right, and the entrance to Fort de Guadalupe on your left.

(9) Continue straight ahead to the restaurant on your right. Reach an intersection with a triangular bean and signposts.

(10) Turn right onto the asphalt road. After about 1km on this road, find the starting point and the car park (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 183 m - Car park after the Chapel of Guadalupe
  2. 1 : km 1.64 - alt. 31 m - Intersection with the GR121
  3. 2 : km 3.25 - alt. 16 m - Facing a cove
  4. 3 : km 4.35 - alt. 14 m - Concrete building and fenced ponds
  5. 4 : km 5.21 - alt. 12 m - Bridge to cross a river
  6. 5 : km 5.97 - alt. 41 m - Intersection with a wide road
  7. 6 : km 6.59 - alt. 43 m - Figuier lighthouse and U-turn
  8. 7 : km 11.35 - alt. 137 m - Intersection of track and tarmac road
  9. 8 : km 11.73 - alt. 170 m - Intersection of 4 lanes
  10. 9 : km 12.22 - alt. 199 m - Sign indicating the entrance to Fort de Guadalupe
  11. 10 : km 12.53 - alt. 197 m - Intersection with a triangular bean
  12. S/E : km 13.74 - alt. 183 m - Car park after the Chapel of Guadalupe

Notes

There are no drinking water points along this route, apart from the "Bar-Restaurent" at (6).
You'll need to bring your own bottles of water, fruit and cereal bars.

Depending on the weather, bring a cap, sunglasses, windbreaker or rain gear. You will also need good walking shoes and perhaps walking sticks.

Worth a visit

Before hiking, I suggest you visit Hondarribia, the Spanish town opposite Hendaye.
Visit the old town, then around 12:30 p.m. head for the restaurant street (100 m from the port) for tapas, fish and other Spanish specialities.

(9) If you're not too tired, you can take a tour of the Fort. Go up the hill to the left of the information panel at the entrance to the Fort, where you'll find a path.

(10) Turn left to visit the Notre-Dame de Guadalupe chapel and take photos of Hendaye Bay from the lookout on the other side of the road.

Always be cautious and plan ahead when you're outdoors. Visorando and the author of this route cannot be held responsible for any accidents occurring on this route.

The GR® and PR® markings are the intellectual property of the Fédération Française de Randonnée Pédestre.

Reviews and comments

4.7 / 5
Based on 56 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.7 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.6 / 5
Route interest
4.8 / 5
jeannotca74@gmail.com
jeannotca74@gmail.com

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 18, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

A very beautiful parish-specific to Brittany walk, highly recommended, despite the crowds.

A minor concern on the path between points 3 and 4: the path has collapsed and is not signposted.

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Izard
Izard

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 18, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

You can start from the Guadalupe car park, then take the path on the right after 100 metres towards the golf course, then turn left when you reach the concrete track and go up
You will find the trail again at a parking area, which avoids having to walk along the main road

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remi meiffren
remi meiffren

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 25, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

The beginning of the route is rather nice but ends up being monotonous, the end of the ride was on a fairly busy road, I only put 3*.
Preference for the walk between Debate and Zumaia, not far from the latter.

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Jerome Nux
Jerome Nux

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 02, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

A magnificent route, accessible to all, with no major technical difficulties.
The stretch near the coast reveals sublime scenery and plenty of places to rest and enjoy it. (But very busy).
The return section under the forest is calmer and more peaceful.
It's a pity that the last section is on a road, which is less interesting.

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CriMey
CriMey

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 31, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

A superb hike in the summer sunshine, even at this time of year.
We did the route in the opposite direction, starting from point 10 (car park). It was very pleasant, apart from the constant shooting by hunters, who sometimes seemed very close. The second part along the coast is absolutely magnificent. Be careful, however, at the end to get back to point 10: you have to follow the tarmac road for a while and be careful (traffic). Some hikers, obviously used to it, cut directly to the left between points 2 and 1 on the hillside, which enabled them to avoid a good part of the tarmac road.
I wouldn't recommend this walk in high summer, because it's so busy and sunny. There is no shade on the coastal section and no water.

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Jean-Bernard
Jean-Bernard

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 23, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

Extraordinary walk along the coast. The return through the forest is less pleasant. But it's still great

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lasserre
lasserre

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 17, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Very nice parish specific to Brittany, swimming possible.

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YannC
YannC

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : May 07, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Interesting and enjoyable walk (pidgeon hunting huts, scenery, vegetation). No difficulties except for the slightly steep path at the start to climb up to the ridges. Very easy after that.

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Florence F
Florence F

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 15, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

We started the walk at point 10 and then made our way back to the start, which meant that the tarmac road at the end was halved (as it was not very interesting compared to the rest of the route).

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Gîte Auclairdusoleil
Gîte Auclairdusoleil

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 21, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Very good. The only downside is that the proposed return journey is tedious (track and road). Only the discovery of the fort is worthwhile, but it can be reached directly from the chapel. It's better to make this outward and return trip as the coast is magnificent...

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jmlx
jmlx

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 18, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Not many people on this route on a Monday. Magnificent route with very precise Visorando tracking. Superb views all along the coast. The return through the forest is via a wide, flat path to the Guadelupe monastery. The bar/restaurant at the lighthouse is open. An excellent day out

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Gebab
Gebab

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 18, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

We started and finished the walk from the ND de Guadaloupe car park (at the start we had to walk along the road to the start of the walk, but we avoided it on arrival). The route is busy, but that doesn't detract from the walk. The scenery is magnificent and we were lucky enough to do it in beautiful sunshine.

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Montemar
Montemar

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 15, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very fine route, particularly in the often spectacular coastal area.
Doing the loop involves a short section on tarmac, but avoids the round trip from the Fontarrabie lighthouse.
Don't miss the descriptive map, which recalls the forced landing of Roland Garros in 1911 when he ran out of fuel during the Paris-Madrid race. It is located on the grassy platform facing the ocean at the bottom of the first descent after skirting the forest.

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RSVCLAUDE
RSVCLAUDE

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 04, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

On 12 October 2021, starting from Cap du Figuier, a pretty wooded area as far as the Fort (picnic tables), then Capelle Sainte Guadelupe (magnificent view of Hondarribia - Hendaye).
The return journey along the coastal path is superb (beautiful meadows and a very jagged coastline).

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Seb47290
Seb47290
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Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 21, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Route completed by adding the dotted section. The route can be completed in 7 hours.

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