Updated on 2023/04/13
Route - Lea-Artibai Trail
Description
Linear route of approx. 23km starting from district of Mendexa (Lekeitio) direction Munitibar, where it finishes. Throughout the route we will be constantly travelling through an extensive riverbank forest along the edge of the Lea River. Throughout the route we will be going through different towns where we will find all the necessary services, the most important ones being: Lekeitio, Gizaburuaga, Aulesti, and Munitibar. Throughout this route, which does not have any important orographic difficulties, we will learn the history of the Lea River. It is short yet fast flowing, and starts on the slopes of Mount Oiz, on its northern slope to be exact. This place saw the first stable human settlements in our territory, since when over 1000 years have passed. In its mouth we can find archaeological remains and news of its rich activity since Roman times. The 16th and 17th centuries marked heyday and wealth of this region. Its hydraulic inventions, iron production, shipbuilding and seamanship were at the forefront of Europe.
Highlight
- Historical cultural wealth.
- Natural space by protected by the Natura 2000 Network
How to get here
Bizkaibus:
- A3512 (Bilbao-Lekeitio via motorway)
- A3513 (Bilbao-Hospital Galdakao-Gernika Lumo-Ea-Lekeitio)
- A3523 (Bilbao-Hospital Galdakao-Gernika Lumo-Aulesti-Lekeitio)
Lurraldebus: DBO3
By car:
- From Bilbao we take the A-8 motorway direction Donostia-San Sebastián. We leave it at exit 18 (Amorebieta-Etxano). From there we take the road BI-635 direction Gernika-Lumo. Once in the town, we take the BI-638 to Lekeitio, passing first through Kortezubi and Solarte-Gallete.
- From Bilbao we take the A-8 motorway direction Donostia-San Sebastián. We leave it at exit 18 (Amorebieta-Etxano). From there we take the road BI-635 direction Gernika-Lumo. Once in the town, we take the BI-638 to Lekeitio, passing first through Kortezubi. From here take the BI-2238 direction Natxitua/Ea until you reach Ispaster. On reaching Ispaster take the BI-2238 direction Lekeitio.
Route
Lekeitio (Biscay)Section 1
From the Lekeitio car park to the Mendexa car park
Suitable for people with reduced mobility (PRM)
From the car parks the access to the path is somewhat far. The approach space to the path runs along an itinerary that does not always comply with the regulations, that is, it is not completely accessible. The minimum width is not constantly 1.20m wide, there are typical sidewalk projections. Existing longitudinal slope (downhill) from the sidewalk of the parking lot to the access of the route is less than 6%.
Description of the section and its accessibility level
- Section length
- 1,40 km
- Pavement
- Continuous, compact and non-slip, asphalt and sidewalk.
- Obstacles
-
- Debido a la dificultad de aparcar en el propio pueblo, a las afueras, a 200 metros de llegar a Lekeitio, hay tres aparcamientos bastante amplios en los lados de la rotonda que se accede por la carretera que viene de Markina o de Gernika BI-2238. En Mendexa el parking se encuentra situado junto a la playa de Karraspio. Los aparcamientos para personas con movilidad reducida están próximos a la acera, son las primeras plazas que se encuentran al entrar al parking facilitando así al acceso inmediato hacia las aceras.
Equipment for receiving the external resource on the section
- Is there reception equipment on the section?
- No
Outdoor space: Parking areas and access to equipment
- Are the access slopes suitable for people with reduced mobility?
- No
- Are there railings and/or handrails?
- No
Indoor space: General features
- Are the access slopes suitable for people with reduced mobility?
- No
Personal care area
- Are there personnel trained in accessibility in the facilities?
- No
Rest zone
- Is there a rest area at the reception?
- No
Store
- Is there one or more stores at the reception?
- No
Children’s area
- Is there a children’s area at the reception?
- No
Exhibition room
- Is there an exhibition room at the reception?
- No
Exhibition Hall
- Is there an exhibition hall at the reception?
- No
Interpretive equipment
- Are there trails on the section?
- Yes
Access
- Is there lighting at night?
- No
- Minimum accessible connection between parking spaces, if any, the start of the obstacle-free trail
- Yes
- Is there an adequate slope to allow circulation without assistance, with personal assistance or with technical assistance?
- No
- Parking spaces reserved for vehicles used to transport disabled people according to current regulations. At least 5% of the total spaces
- Yes
- Parking signage, if any, with the International Accessibility Symbol on the floor and/or on walls
- Yes
- 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
- Unadapted signage
- Compact, non-slip and with no projections along their entire length, allowing wheelchair transit
- Asphalt, cobblestones, gravel
- 2 m. paved trails with non-deformable and non-slip material, with a different texture and different from the rest
- Yes
- The route is more than 150cm wide, with occasional narrowings of 90cm
- Yes
- Minimum clearance height of 220 cm
- Yes
- Rest areas
- No
- Urban furniture (fountains, dispensers...) arranged along the pedestrian route to provide sound orientation
- No
- Guiding partition and/or tactile foot signs to draw attention to an important feature
- Yes
- 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?
- No
- Unevenness through pedestrian routes
- No
- Tree branches do not obstruct the route at below 2.20 m
- No
- 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
- Route length dimensions and time
- 1 km, duration 15 minutes
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
- Yes
- Parking spaces reserved for vehicles used to transport disabled people according to current regulations. At least 5% of the total spaces
- Yes
- Parking signage, if any, with the International Accessibility Symbol on the floor and/or on walls
- Yes
- 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
Educational Facilities
Nature classroom
- Is there a nature classroom on this section?
- No
Recreational facilities
- Is there a recreational area on this section?
- No
Access
- Is there an adequate slope to allow circulation without assistance, with personal assistance or with technical assistance?
- No
Beaches
- Is there a beach on this section?
- Yes
Beach parking
- Signage consisting of a general information monolith at the accessible beach area entrance
- No
- Parking spaces reserved for disabled people
- Yes
- Access ramps connecting to the walkways
- Yes
Beach information
- Walkways which virtually reach the shore
- No
- WC, changing rooms, showers and footbaths adapted
- Yes
- Parasols with an area for disabled people
- No
- Amphibious chairs and crutches
- Yes
- The possibility to practice adapted sports
- No
- There is a NOVAF machine (a type of adapted vehicle)
- No
- Bathing assistance staff
- Yes
- Visual and audio devices for people with sensory disabilities
- No
- Are there buoys and nets?
- Yes
- Are there identification bracelets?
- No
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