Cycling in Euskadi, the best cycling routes in the Basque Country.

Cyclotourism in Euskadi, bike routes to discover the Basque Country.

Cycle tourism in the Basque Country is gaining strength. In part, thanks to the impressive routes that cross our mountains and cliffs. Epic routes that invite us to travel on 2 wheels through some of the most wonderful places in our territory. A healthy and unforgettable adventure. The bicycle has always created great expectation in Euskadi. Witness to this is the love that exists in our territory around this sport. You only need to see the large number of ikurriñas that we find in the great stages of the Tour de France to get an idea of the great social roots of cycling in the Basque Country.In TurismoVasco we have the collaboration of Alberto and Ander, responsible for NBT (North Bikes Tours), to offer our readers some of the best cycle touring routes in the Basque Country. These proposals cover all types of profiles, from the most demanding amateurs, to people looking for low profile stages. Routes for all tastes and colors. The routes that we present today have been designed from the experience and affection to make cyclists from all over the world enjoy. Each stage of these cycling routes has its own attractions, with its own charms. A fact that helps a lot to make this trip in Euskadi have all kinds of attractions. Do you dare to book your bike trip in Euskadi with us?

There are many people who are encouraged to know our territory on 2 wheels. A healthy and fun way to know Euskadi. If you are one of those people, if you are looking for the best cycling routes in Euskadi, if you are looking for a company specialized in cycling trips, we encourage you to read with determination each of our proposals. We are sure that some of them will convince you. We are waiting for you!

We are ready to organize the bike trip in Euskadi that you are looking for. A beautiful adventure that, thanks to our specialists, will become the best adventure of your life. We are committed to offer you everything you need before, during and after the bike tour. You only have to worry about enjoying your ride. These bike routes encourage cycling lovers to get to know some of the most beautiful places in Euskadi while enjoying other great aspects of our land such as gastronomy, culture or nature. A great option to get to know Euskadi from the hand of authentic local guides. Feel like a professional while you pedal and let our team take care of everything.

Road bike route throughout the Basque Country.

4 unforgettable stages give birth to one of the best road bike routes in the Basque Country. A 4-day tour that takes us to know much of our territory. A very complete trip. This product has been designed to know 4 major cities in the north of the peninsula: Bilbao, Donostia San Sebastian, Pamplona Iruña and Vitoria Gasteiz. Here is a brief summary.

As you have been able to see, the bike route through Euskal Herria that we have presented to you has all kinds of attractions. A very complete route that takes us to contemplate unique places. This route is one of the most demanded by our readers. But it is not the only one. We recommend that you continue reading the rest of the sections to know in detail each of our proposals. We are sure that some of them will have the characteristics you are looking for.

Road bike route in Bilbao.

Road bike route through Bilbao and surroundings in which some of the most emblematic areas of the Historical Territory of Bizkaia are toured. This circular route takes us to know the heart of Bizkaia during 2 days, among them, Urkiola, San Juan de Gaztelugatxe, Urdaibai or Bilbao. Spaces of great beauty and importance in Euskadi.

This road cycling route in Bilbao and Bizkaia allows us to enjoy the most technical part of this sport while we enjoy fundamental aspects of Basque culture such as gastronomy. Do you dare to ride it with us?

Mountain bike route in Bilbao and surroundings.

MTB route in Bilbao and surrounding areas that invites us to know the wildest side of the capital of Bizkaia and the villages that surround it. A circular route, which leads us to enjoy Enkarterri, one of the most striking natural areas of Bizkaia. A region in which we find places as impressive as the cave of Pozalagua.

This 3-day tour through the mountains of Bizkaia, invites us to enjoy emblematic peaks such as Pagasarri or Kolitza, 2 very important mountains in the daily life of the Biscayan people. In addition, we will have the opportunity to know the mining past of Bizkaia passing through one of the areas in which this sector had more importance. A getaway to enjoy mountain biking (MTB) as we had never done before.

Bicycle route by Vía Verde from Bilbao.

The Vías Verdes, former railroad lines, represent perfect spaces for cycling through the Basque Country. In this sense, we must make special emphasis on this route that allows us to know Bilbao and the towns surrounding the city while riding along roads, bike lanes and greenways.

This bike route goes up the Cadagua river from Bilbao to Balmaseda, where we enter the mythical greenway of the Iron Mountains to know and enjoy the great cultural and historical heritage that we have in Euskadi.

Mountain bike route in Bilbao.

This circular mountain bike route shows us Bilbao and western Bizkaia from a privileged point of view. We will ride through emblematic mountains such as Pagasarri or Eretza and we will go into forests of intense green located in the vicinity of the capital of Bizkaia.

This brief but intense experience in Bizkaia will be completed with the tasting of the typical dishes of the Basque gastronomy and the visit to places of great interest such as Balmaseda. Thus creating a unique adventure in Bilbao and surroundings.

Bicycle route between Bizkaia and Cantabria.

This route crosses the interior and the Basque coast to later enter Cantabria. The neighboring autonomous community thus joins a 4-stage route that passes through the most emblematic mountain passes and the most striking coastal stretches of the north. Cycling in its purest form. A route departing from Bilbao that invites us to know a good part of the north of the peninsula. Thus, the emblematic Cantabrian passes add an extra of beauty and emotion to the already usual Basque roads.

This bike route between Bilbao and Cantabria takes us to know urban centers such as Bilbao, Durango or Santoña. Spaces that will welcome us as if we were at home to enjoy the popular gastronomy of each of them. A perfect route for cycling lovers who want to know Bizkaia and Cantabria while enjoying their favorite sport.

Bike route from Bilbao to Anglirú.

Road bike route through the north of the peninsula. This route has been designed to enjoy the most emblematic mountain passes of the north. A route that, taking as reference historical stages of “La Vuelta” takes us to “climb” epic peaks.

This tour shows us the Cantabrian mountain range in 5 stages through unique routes. Spectacular spaces that lead us to travel the coast and the interior of Euskadi, Cantabria and Asturias in a single trip. Spaces with a great cycling tradition such as the Covadonga Lakes or Anglirú are just one of the many attractions of this great northern route. A great option.

Mountain bike route between Bizkaia and Cantabria.

The Basque and Cantabrian mountains join forces to offer cyclists one of the best mountain bike routes in the north. The forests and green pastures, the main protagonists of this route, challenge us to ride through a large part of the valleys of Bizkaia and Cantabria in an unforgettable journey.

This circular route starts and ends in the capital of Bizkaia, Bilbao, a city with a great connectivity with the rest of the airports of the peninsula and islands. A strategic point from where we encourage you to discover some of the most beautiful cliffs and beaches of the north. A very complete route, which passes through towns of great beauty such as Balmaseda, Karrantza or Santoña.

Road bike routes in Euskadi.

Although the bike routes in Euskadi that we have presented are the most demanded, there are also other options to consider. Routes in which cycling and gastronomy join nature, history and culture. In case you want to make a personalized road route, we encourage you to leave us a comment in this article, we will try to answer as soon as possible.

MTB routes in the Basque Country.

Thanks to our mountains and cliffs we are able to offer you countless mountain bike routes in Euskadi. Routes of great beauty, that will make us enjoy like children on a mountain bike.

Gravel routes in the Basque Country.

As you all know, gravel routes are those that combine both modalities, road and mountain bike (mountain). An example of the gravel routes in Euskadi can be found in the stretch that separates the towns of Bilbao and Balmaseda, both in the Historical Territory of Bizkaia.

Book online cyclotourism in Euskadi.

Thanks to our reservation center it is possible to book all the trips that we have presented to you in a fast and safe way. No commissions. No waiting. And best of all, they are 100% customizable. We encourage you to design your own trip from here. We encourage you to book your bike trip in Euskadi. If you have any questions, we will be happy to help you.

Tailor-made budget, personalized bike routes.

NBT has designed the cycling tourism packages in Euskadi with great care, in great detail. This is how it is possible that these trips can be customized 100% from our own reservation center. Even so, many people prefer to design their cyclotourism trip directly. For these cases, it is important a bidirectional, direct communication. That is why we encourage you to fill out the following contact form to express the idea you have in mind. We will study your proposal and give it shape before contacting you. We look forward to creating together that unforgettable adventure you have in mind. A unique opportunity to create a trip that merges cycling and tourism in equal parts.

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NBT (North Bikes Tours).

North Bikes Tour is the company in charge of offering the cyclotourist routes that we have talked about. A company with a long history behind it, which has a single goal, to offer cyclists everything they need before, during and after each stage. For this, Alberto and Ander, the heads of this company, have worked very hard during the last years. The result of this is the proposals that we have presented to you today. Quality services, which, divided between the modalities of road, mountain bike (MTB) and gravel offer us a nice range of possibilities. Do you dare to book your next adventure?

Organized bike routes in the Basque Country.

We take care of everything. You just have to enjoy yourselves. In this sense, we must make special emphasis on each and every one of the services included in these cycle touring routes in Euskadi.

As you can see, each and every one of the necessary aspects to enjoy an impressive bike trip through the Basque Country is in the hands of the organization. You only have to put the desire to enjoy this beautiful adventure along the coast and inland of our territory.

Quality bicycles for bicycle touring with warranty.

The bicycles that we use are all of quality, of guarantees. In this case, we put at your disposal bicycles (road or MTB) of the Basque brand BH (Beistegui Hermanos) or similar. A house, which in Euskadi is synonymous of cycling at the purest level. We ourselves took our first pedal strokes on a BH. A brand that has accompanied us throughout our lives. BH was born in 1909 in the town of Eibar, thanks to the efforts of 3 brothers: Cosme, Domingo and Juan Beistegui Albistegui. Today, BH continues to be a reference in terms of innovation and tradition in the cycling sector. A resource that will help us to overcome each of the challenges proposed by these cycling routes in the Basque Country. The models we use vary over time, so we will not detail the characteristics of each of them in this section. However, we assure you that they have the best qualities provided by this Basque company. If you want to know in more detail each of our proposals in terms of bicycles, we encourage you to write a comment in this article, we will try to answer you with the material we are using at all times.

Electric bicycle rental in the Basque Country.

More and more of you are demanding electric bicycles for cycling routes in Euskadi. In this sense, you should know that we have electric bicycles for all types of profiles. We recommend that when you make the reservation online you indicate that you want to make the route with electric bicycles, the price will increase, but also the experience. For those of you who have not ridden an electric bicycle, tell you that it is a bicycle with similar characteristics to the traditional ones with the exception that at a given moment you can activate the electronic help to be able to attack a steep mountain pass. A help that in more than one occasion may be necessary.

Why choose Euskadi as a cycling destination?

Euskadi is a great destination for cycling. Of course, we are neither better nor worse than other destinations. We are simply different. Our landscapes, our gastronomy and our culture and history make us unique. We are sure that you will come back in love with our intense greens and blues, our beloved pintxos and of course, our culture. We encourage you to enjoy the routes designed by North Bikes Tour. A high quality service, where the dedication to the customer’s enjoyment is maximum. Knowing Euskadi using the sport tourism has never been so easy. Traveling while enjoying our favorite hobby is simply a luxury. Responsible and ecological tourism.

Video of cyclotourism in Euskadi.

We leave you a small video with which we intend to show you what awaits you in this territory that loves cycling. A cyclotourism trip that will be hard to forget. In case you like this kind of videos, we encourage you to subscribe to our YouTube channel, we are sure you will find many other places that will catch your attention.

Cycling in the Basque Country is a healthy and dynamic way to get to know the most beautiful corners of our land. An adventure difficult to forget that we want to help you to make it come true. We encourage you to use the comment system that you will find below these lines to let us know all your concerns. We will try to answer as soon as possible in order to start designing that bike trip through Euskadi that we want so much. Ondo pasa!