Route - Montes de Hierro green way
Description
Highlight
- Cultural Historical Wealth (Industrial Revolution in Bizkaia)
- Protected Natural Spaces, recognised by Natura 2000 Network:
- SCI Barbadun River, Bizkaia Mining Area Protected Biotope, Triano Mountains Protected Biotope
How to get here
A8 dual carriageway exit Gallarta-Muskiz-Galdames
By Bizkaibus:
A0652 Lanestosa-Traslaviña-Zalla-Balmaseda
A3334 Santurtzi-Muskiz-Zalla-Balmaseda
A3336 Bilbao-Muskiz-Sopuerta
A3323 Portugalete-Galdames
A2336 Muskiz-UPV/EHU
A3333 Santurtzi-Gallarta
A3338 Muskiz-Barakaldo-Areeta/Las Arenas
A3340 Muskiz-Abanto-Zierbena-Bilbao (by Motorway)
A3321 Portugalete-Ondarra/La Arena – Muskiz-Kobaron
A3335 Sestao-Muskiz (Beach)
By train:
Line Bilbao – Santander. Traslaviña Station (Artzentales) Previously FEVE. Line C 2. Bilbao - Muskiz: Gallarta Station (Abanto Zierbena)
Route
Traslaviña-Gallarta (Biscay)Section 1
From Translaviña car park to Gallarta
Suitable for people with reduced mobility (PRM)
Description of the section and its accessibility level
- Section length
- 27,00 km
- Obstacles
-
- Km 8: In the surroundings of the Sopuerta quarry, there is a small stretch with a significant slope.
- Km 16: In the recreational area of La Aceña there is an uphill slope with a steep gradient, and the temporary closure of a tunnel means the layout has been provisionally diverted along a dirt track.
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?
- The trail can be started from the (Bizkaibus) bus-stops and Renfe suburban train station, as they both leave you by the trail itself.
- 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 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?
- No
Indoor space: General features
- Do the different equipment areas have adapted access?
- No
- 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?
- No
- Is there a logical order to the exhibition hall's route, indicated by visible arrows and/or tactile foot signs?
- No
- 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?
- No
- 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?
- Yes
- Is there an evacuation map in Braille and high relief??
- No
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
- Are there any direct discounts on the best published rate for disabled people and/or their companions?
- 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
- No
- 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
- Are there any resources so that people with hearing impairment can understand them?
- 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?
- Yes
- Adequate floor and unobstructed
- Yes
- Adapted educational materials
- Yes
Exhibition room
- Is there an exhibition room at the reception?
- Yes
- Obstacle-free clearance greater than 150cm
- No
- Maximum table height 80cm. Lower part of the hollow table top more than 70cm high, 50cm deep and over 80cm wide
- No
- 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
- Yes
- Lectern inclination between 30° and 35° from horizontal
- Yes
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: Model
- Maximum model height 80 cm. Lower hollow part more than 70cm high, 50cm deep and over 80 cm wide
- No
Exhibition Hall: Audiovisuals
- Audiovisual material in subtitled and/or in Spanish Sign Language version
- No
- Audiovisual voiceovers using easy to understand language
- No
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
- Adequate visibility to the presidential table from all points
- No
- Presidential table podium accessible via a certified motorised platform or ramp
- 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
- Yes
- 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
- Informative poster at the start of the trail indicating the length, route, difficulty, duration and slopes by sections
- No
- Path start sign positioned no higher than 195cm
- Yes
Itinerary
- Vertical start signage
- No
- Compact, non-slip and with no projections along their entire length, allowing wheelchair transit
- Compacted slurry and asphalt.
- 2 m. paved trails with non-deformable and non-slip material, with a different texture and different from the rest
- Yes
- For floors with planks, the spacing between the planks is no more than 1 cm, with occasional narrowings of a maximum of 90 cm
- Yes
- 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
- 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?
- Yes, with staff assistance
- 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
- Route length dimensions and time
- 27 km
Cycle touring lane
- Does the section have a cycle touring lane?
- Yes
- Is there adequate lighting?
- Yes
- Concrete paving, compacted and board
- Yes. Concrete pavement
- For floors with planks, the spacing between the planks is no more than 1 cm, with occasional narrowings of a maximum of 90 cm
- Yes
- Width of 150cm on one-way tracks and 220cm on two-way tracks
- No
- 200cm clear height
- Yes
- Adequate signalling of maximum speed and dangerous crossings
- 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
- Route length dimensions and time
- Viewpoints are located along the trail, on one side or the other.
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
- Yes
- Parking spaces reserved for vehicles used to transport disabled people according to current regulations. At least 5% of the total spaces
- Yes
- 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
- Yes
Beaches
- Is there a beach on this section?
- No
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