Bilbao › Pobeña

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📖 Stage Description

Leaving Bilbao through the left-bank neighbourhoods of the Nervión is an experience in itself. The path follows the former industrial zone, now repurposed, past Getxo with its early 20th-century bourgeois villas, and then through Algorta with its old harbour.

The sea comes back into view. The cliffs of the Costa Vasca open up again, bringing with them the wind, the gulls and the vastness of the Atlantic. The path alternates between cliff-tops and inland valleys.

Pobeña is a small village at the foot of the Cantabrian cliffs, marking the entry into the province of Cantabria. The wild beach of La Arena — fine sand framed by cliffs — is a welcome reward.

🌄 Walking Conditions

Sun exposure and terrain type over 28,4 km

☀ Sun Exposure

🥾 Terrain

⏱ Estimated Time for You

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📍 Villages and Waypoints

• 0km

  Bilbao · Start

  Basque metropolis. All amenities.

  💧 Water🛒 Shops🏕 Accommodations🚉 Train station
• 12km

  Getxo / Algorta

  Upscale Bilbao suburb. Picturesque old harbour of Algorta. Shops.

  💧 Water🛒 Shops🏕 Accommodations
• 23,6km

  Pobeña · End

  Small coastal village. La Arena beach. Gateway to Cantabria.

  💧 Water🏕 Accommodation

⚠ Practical Information

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  Coast

  The sea returns after the urban Bilbao stage

  La Arena beach at the finish — swimming possible

  Supralit cliffs — spectacular geological landscape
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  Water points

  Bilbao (km 0)

  Getxo/Algorta (km 12)

  Pobeña (km 23,6)
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  Supplies

  Bilbao km 0 · All amenities

  Getxo km 12 · Supermarkets

  Pobeña km 23.6 · Limited grocery — stock up in Getxo