Oneaga - Mokoa

A circular walk that climbs from the old customs house and passes via the two headlands of Oneaga and Mokoa. An easy family walk.

Details

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 7.89 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 3h 25 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Moderate

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 419 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 419 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 380 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 92 m

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Description of the walk

Head towards the Col d'Ibardin. After leaving the D4 to take the Ibardin road (D404), pass the old customs house – now a bakery – and continue to the first bend in the Ibardin road, then park on the right-hand side of the road in a car park with around ten spaces.

(S/E) Head north towards the old customs post, following a path running parallel to the D404. When you reach the road, turn left and walk for about a hundred metres.

(1) Take the forest track branching off to the left. Turn left at the first junction, ignore a path on the right, then turn sharply left onto the track. This track, initially heading south, veers south-west before reaching a wide pass.

(2) Leave the path and veer right to pass to the right of a paddock and reach a wide, open grassy strip. Turn right and follow it up to the summit of Oneaga.

(3) Head back down the grassy strip, keeping the path you took on the way up on your left, until you reach a wide junction of trackways.

(4) Take the second track on the left heading south-east. Further on, ignore a turn-off to the right and continue to a triangular junction.

(5) Turn left and follow the edge of the woods to the summit of Mokoa.

(6) Retrace your steps back to the track.

(5) Continue left towards the south-east; the track turns south and meets a path on the left.

(7) Take the path which descends to the left, makes a hairpin bend to the left and heads north-east. Cross the Ibardin stream (Ibardingo erreka) and climb back up to the Col des Abeilles. Cross the D404, which climbs to the Col d'Ibardin, with care and take the wide, carriageable track opposite that heads north-east. After a few hundred metres, you will reach a crossroads.

(8) Take the path on the left which climbs up to the ridge and descends along the ridge line back to the D404. Cross the road again with the same care and continue straight ahead to reach the car park (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 103 m - Car park at the first bend
  2. 1 : km 0.18 - alt. 92 m - Forest track
  3. 2 : km 1.83 - alt. 335 m - Turn right
  4. 3 : km 2.18 - alt. 380 m - Summit - Sommet de l'oneaga
  5. 4 : km 2.48 - alt. 299 m - Crossroads of trackways
  6. 5 : km 3.26 - alt. 324 m - Triangular junction
  7. 6 : km 3.83 - alt. 355 m - Summit - Mokoa
  8. 7 : km 4.92 - alt. 311 m - Path on the left
  9. 8 : km 6.38 - alt. 275 m - Ridge path
  10. S/E : km 7.89 - alt. 104 m - Car park at the first bend

Notes

No water along the route.

Worth a visit

The bakery in the old customs house makes a pear and crème brûlée tart that is absolutely to die for.

Reviews and comments

4.3 / 5
Based on 5 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.4 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.2 / 5
Route interest
4.4 / 5
helbenbou?viso
helbenbou?viso

Overall rating : 3 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 15, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

A route offering some beautiful views but with a very muddy section that is poorly maintained and therefore difficult to follow.

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User 12421764

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : May 29, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A lovely, easy walk – the start is a bit of a slog, but the view is definitely worth it. The second half is shaded, through the forest, so the view isn’t quite as impressive but it’s still very pleasant. I did the route on my own, in 2 hours and 45 minutes (including photo breaks!) – the view of the lake is stunning. Enjoy the walk, everyone!

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lapcoco
lapcoco

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 30, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A lovely walk, with beautiful views of the coast and the mountains... I walked on my own for the whole first part as I made my way up towards Oneaga... And the same on the way to Mokoa....
I’d love to do this hike again when I return to the Basque Country...

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Rando du mardi ou jeudi
Rando du mardi ou jeudi

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 04, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A lovely walk with a fantastic view

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Benjithom9699
Benjithom9699

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 30, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A magnificent route with stunning views of the coast and the mountains. It’s a steep climb right from the start, but after that it’s fairly easy. Caution: danger – the second time you cross the road, there’s no visibility at all and it can be dangerous

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