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By car :
Around the beautiful village of Ainhoa, cross the border at Dantxaria.
Follow the N-121-B road for about 1.5km, then turn right as signposted to Urdax.
Park in the village square (if crowded, parking is available at the far end).
On foot :
(S/E) From the square, head North-West, the route is signposted in green and white.
At the tobacconist's, turn left and follow the same signs.
Admire the beautiful houses along the small road, which turns into a track after the last house.
Pass by a small barn and walk uphill, in the shade of the forest, until you reach a sign.
(1) Turn right onto the "Loiara" path, still marked Vert-et-Blanc.
Continue along the path, alternating between sun and shade, ignoring the small switchbacks, until you reach the end of a wood.
(2) Discover due south, the summit of Alkuruntz.
Further on, follow a pretty little house to the right and after 100 m of track, fork right, the path is always signposted.
Meet some fine specimen oaks and the path rises steeply.
Then reach a grassy plateau.
(3) Just after a low stone wall, ignore a path to the left and continue along the marked path, with the Azkar in sight. Reach the pass.
(4) Admire the new view of the ocean in the distance.
From here, take the obvious North-East path to the summit of the Azkar.
(5) From the top, use a map to discover the names of the various peaks around you.
Return to the pass (the round trip, including a short break, will have taken you 1/4h).
(4) At the sign for the pass, follow the signs for "Urdazubi" down the other side.
The path is always marked in green and white. Pass a drinking trough (non-drinking water), often used by local Pottoks as a meeting place.
1/4h after the pass, at a crossroads, ignore a path that climbs to the left and continue downhill to the right. 1/4h later, join a road and take it to the right to climb towards the prominent Argandoita antennae. On the way up, just before a cattle grid, note the path to the left (north), which will be followed later.
(6) Climb to the top of Ardangoita along the path on the right and discover the non-photogenic Dantxarinea shopping area below.
(7) Climb back down to the crossroads (1/4h return).
(6) Turn right onto the path marked "Axularen Txokoa", still marked Green-and-White.
100m further on, leave the path on the left and continue down through the ferns.
Further on, reach a new signpost.
(8) Follow the "Axularen Txokoa" sign to the left. The descent is sometimes steep and tricky if it has rained.
Arrive at a magnificent thousand-year-old oak tree with a trunk 6m in diameter.
Turn right, still following the signs for "Axularen Txokoa". Further on, cross a cattle grid, ignoring a path to the right.
Further down, at a junction, continue straight ahead (the markings on the left are crossed out).
Go past the Axular farm and down to road N-121-B.
(9) Take the road on the left. 150 m further on, after crossing the Nivelle river, turn right (the signposting remains the same) and drive into the village on a delightful little road lined with drinking-water fountains, sculptures, a wash-house, beautiful farmhouses, etc...
(E) Cross the Nive river again to reach the village square(S/E).
