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Description

Urdaibai is the only Biosphere Reserve in the Autonomous Community of the Basque Country and is the most valuable protected space on the Basque coastline. It comprises 22 towns and a resident population of approx. 45,000 inhabitants. Its territory corresponds to the Oka River hydrographic basin with an extension of 220km2 home to a wide variety of ecosystems and landscapes, worthy of mention among others: the Cantabrian oakwoods, Atlantic countryside, coastline and marshes. (Bird Centre Webpage)

How to get here

By bus (Bizkaibús);
A3513 BILBAO - Hospital Galdakano - Gernika – Lekeitio
A3526 GERNIKA - Laida - Laga - IBARRANGELU;

By car:
To arrive take the road heading to Lekeitio to Kortezubi roundabout. From here drive approx. 700m on the left to a signposted entrance which will lead us to the Centre car park.

Gautegiz Arteaga (Biscay)

Section 1

From the Bird Center parking to the Arteaga Castle

Not suitable for people with reduced mobility (PRM)

Leaving from the Bird Center, this section (a ring tour 4,90 km)runs through part of the Ozollo area in the direction of the Arteaga castle, where it leaves the sidewalk and passes to the local asphalt road that descends to the Ozollo neighborhood: it is a section with little traffic, without protection or segregation for walkers. Turn towards the estuary, going down a track towards Ozolloerrota: to continue towards the hermitage of San Lorenzo, you must surround the property by a narrow path. The circuit is completed by leaving Isla Bekoa to the BI-3234, where you travel 300m along the edge of the road, and going down to the neighborhood of Portua, to go up from there to the neighborhood of Ozollo. The return from the castle has been carried out by Zelaieder.

Description of the section and its accessibility level

Section length

4,90 km

Pavement

Asphalt, cobbled sidewalk, coarse gravel

Obstacles

Speed bumps
Deteriorated pavement
Narrow ground trail
Road sections

Equipment for receiving the external resource on the section

Is there reception equipment on the section?: Yes

Outdoor space: Parking areas and access to equipment

How close is it to means of transport?: 450 meters away is the Bizkaibús stop closest to the Bird Center.
Is there a parking area?: Yes
Parking. Are there any minimum dimensions for adapted vehicles?: Yes
Is there any adapted access?: Yes
Are there slopes at the entrances?: Yes
Are the access slopes suitable for people with reduced mobility?: Yes, with no required assistance from third parties
Are there railings and/or handrails?: Yes, with no required assistance from third parties
Is there an equipment entrance sign next to the access, and is it adapted?: No
Is the access properly signposted to guide users?: Yes
Pavement type: Asphalt, Concrete

Indoor space: General features

Do the different equipment areas have adapted access?: Yes
Does the front door have a pre-landing?: Yes
Are the access slopes suitable for people with reduced mobility?: Yes, with no required assistance from third parties
Is there a minimum clearance of 150 cm around furniture where turning or manoeuvring is required?: Yes
Does the lighting system allow for correct reading with no reflections in each equipment area?: Yes
Is there a logical order to the exhibition hall's route, indicated by visible arrows and/or tactile foot signs?: Yes
Is there a modulated radio frequency or magnetic loop somewhere in the room?: Possibility of audio guides. QR codes to listen to the explanations with a mobile phone.
Are there accessible ICTs "information and communication technologies" ?: Yes
Can these ICTs be seen by people with visual impairment?: No
Are there any resources so that people with cognitive disabilities can understand them?: Yes
What type of resource(s)?: Audio guides
Are there any resources so that people with hearing impairment can understand them?: No
Information in Braille and/or audioguide devices: Yes
Are there bathrooms, and is at least one of them accessible by transfer?: Yes
Is transfer possible on both sides?: No
Type of lavatory: Single-lever mixer taps

Personal care area

Are there personnel trained in accessibility in the facilities?: No
Do staff wear name badges or equivalent to show their communication skills with people with disabilities?: No
Unobstructed distance around the sign of over 150 cm for wheelchair users' mobility: Yes
Nearby counter visible from the entrance for easy access, with an accessible area width greater than 80cm: Yes
Minimum unobstructed distance around the counter greater than 150cm: Yes
Benches or supports for people with reduced mobility: Yes
Are there accessible ICTs "information and communication technologies" ?: No
Can these ICTs be seen by people with visual impairment?: No
Are there any resources so that people with cognitive disabilities can understand them?: Yes
What type of resource(s)?: Audio guides and QR codes
Are there any resources so that people with hearing impairment can understand them?: No
Are ICTs available so that the location and services are publicized in different languages?: Yes
Specify any commercial communication resources used that have been designed specifically for disabled people: Audio guides

Rest zone

Is there a rest area at the reception?: No

Store

Is there one or more stores at the reception?: Yes
Products for sale (books and documents) with lateral vertical reach to shelves between 20 and 40 cm wide and a height of between 40 and 120 cm: No
Products are positioned at a maximum height of 120cm: No

Children’s area

Is there a children’s area at the reception?: No

Exhibition room

Is there an exhibition room at the reception?: Yes
Obstacle-free clearance greater than 150cm: Yes
Enhanced senses (sight, hearing, taste, smell and touch): No
Braille, light, sound, etc. buttons and push buttons: No

Exhibition Hall

Is there an exhibition hall at the reception?: Yes

Exhibition Hall: Lectern

Clearance around obstacles of more than 90 cm: Yes
Height of reading panel between 70 and 120 cm: No
Lectern inclination between 30° and 35° from horizontal: No

Exhibition Hall: Diorama

Clearance around obstacles of more than 90 cm: Yes
Height of reading panel between 70 and 120 cm: Yes
Adequate lighting for proper viewing of the exhibits: Yes

Exhibition Hall: Interactive module

Clearance around obstacles of more than 90 cm: Yes
Easy push buttons: Yes
Previous, clear and concise operation explanation: Yes
Are ICTs available so that the location and services are publicized in different languages?

Exhibition Hall: Panel

Clearance around obstacles of more than 90 cm: Yes
Eye-catching, clear and short texts with a main title and no more than five key ideas: No
Adequate lighting system that allows for correct reading with no reflections or considerable effort: Yes
There are pictograms, graphic information...: Yes
Information in Braille language: No
Information in audio format: Yes
Information in written format: Yes
Are ICTs available so that the location and services are publicized in different languages?: Yes
Are there accessible ICTs "information and communication technologies" ?: No
Can these ICTs be seen by people with visual impairment?: No
Are there any resources so that people with cognitive disabilities can understand them?: Yes
What type of resource(s)?: Audio guides and QR codes
Are there any resources so that people with hearing impairment can understand them?: No

Exhibition Hall: Texts and graphs

High contrast between background and text: No
Eye-catching, clear and short texts with a main title and no more than five key ideas: No
Adequate lighting system that allows for correct reading with no reflections or considerable effort: Yes
In general, for interpretive content, easy to understand concepts have been used: Yes
Appropriate typography according to reading distances: No

Exhibition Hall: Audiovisuals

Audiovisual material in subtitled and/or in Spanish Sign Language version: No
Audiovisual voiceovers using easy to understand language: Yes

Exhibition Hall: Multipurpose room

1% of places reserved for wheelchair users: No
Location of accessible places near the emergency exit with a width greater than 120cm: No
Retractable seats or seats with folding arms to facilitate user transfer: No

Interpretive equipment

Are there trails on the section?: Yes

Access

Is there lighting at night?: Yes
Minimum accessible connection between parking spaces, if any, the start of the obstacle-free trail: No
Is there an adequate slope to allow circulation without assistance, with personal assistance or with technical assistance?: Yes, without assistance from third parties
Parking spaces reserved for vehicles used to transport disabled people according to current regulations. At least 5% of the total spaces: No
Parking signage, if any, with the International Accessibility Symbol on the floor and/or on walls: No
Informative poster at the start of the trail indicating the length, route, difficulty, duration and slopes by sections: Yes
Path start sign positioned no higher than 195cm: Yes

Itinerary

Vertical start signage: Yes
Vertical signage type: Read
Compact, non-slip and with no projections along their entire length, allowing wheelchair transit: The asphalt pavement allows the movement of a wheelchair to the Castillo de Arteaga. If the tour continues, external support will be needed.
2 m. paved trails with non-deformable and non-slip material, with a different texture and different from the rest: No
The route is more than 150cm wide, with occasional narrowings of 90cm: Yes
Minimum clearance height of 220 cm: Yes
Rest areas: Yes
Urban furniture (fountains, dispensers...) arranged along the pedestrian route to provide sound orientation: No
End vertical signage: Read
Guiding partition and/or tactile foot signs to draw attention to an important feature: No
Islands with a minimum width of 150 cm to facilitate two wheelchairs passing each other: Yes
Is there an adequate slope to allow circulation without assistance, with personal assistance or with technical assistance?: Yes, with technical assistance
Unevenness through pedestrian routes: No
Tree branches do not obstruct the route at below 2.20 m: Yes
Ramps, bridges and walkways with more than 50cm of unevenness, 90cm handrails and with handrails at two heights: 65-75 cm and 95-105 cm: No

Cycle touring lane

Does the section have a cycle touring lane?: No

Lookout and observatory

Is there a lookout or observatory on the section?: Yes
Accessible connection from the parking, if there is one, to the premises, adapted to current regulations. Unobstructed area with a minimum width of 90 cm, an unobstructed height of 220 cm and a compact floor which allows for wheelchair access: No
Parking spaces reserved for vehicles used to transport disabled people according to current regulations. At least 5% of the total spaces: No
Parking signage, if any, with the International Accessibility Symbol on the floor and/or on walls: No
Height of interpretive panel between 45 and 195 cm: No
Are ICTs available so that the location and services are publicized in different languages?: No
Are there any resources so that people with cognitive disabilities can understand them?: No
Are there any resources so that people with hearing impairment can understand them?: No
At observatories, there is at least one window at a height of 80 cm, with at least one hollow bottom part which is 70 cm high, 50 cm deep and 80 cm wide: No

Educational Facilities

Nature classroom

Is there a nature classroom on this section?: No

Recreational facilities

Is there a recreational area on this section?: Yes

Access

Is there adequate lighting?: Yes
Accessible connection from the parking, if there is one, to the premises, adapted to current regulations. Unobstructed area with a minimum width of 90 cm, an unobstructed height of 220 cm and a compact floor which allows for wheelchair access: No
Parking spaces reserved for vehicles used to transport disabled people according to current regulations. At least 5% of the total spaces: No
Is there an adequate slope to allow circulation without assistance, with personal assistance or with technical assistance?: Yes, without assistance from third parties
Parking signage, if any, with the International Accessibility Symbol on the floor and/or on walls: Yes

Outdoor space

Are 10% of the tables and benches accessible?: No
At least one accessible access, if any: No

Beaches

Is there a beach on this section?: No

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