Time to get your bike ready, a picture-postcard route along the left bank of the Estuary of Bilbao is waiting for you. Starting at the old ore dock in Barakaldo and crossing former industrial lands, the trail will first take you to the town of Sestao to later continue towards Portugalete, where you can make a detour and see the famous Vizcaya Bridge. From there, you can keep on cycling until you come to La Arena, in Muskiz. Departing from this immense sandy beach that sits on the Cantabrian coast, there is another circular route that connects Muskiz to Itsaslur, a trail near the sea that used to be followed by mine trains and still preserves some vestiges of the past mining activity carried out in the area.

On the right bank of the River Nervión, at the foot of the Vizcaya Bridge, we can find the start of a route that passes through the Grandes Villas in Getxo–a series of manors that belonged to the high society of Biscay, built at the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th–, and reaches the lovely Puerto Viejo (Old Port) in Algorta. The route takes us from there to the marina, surrounding Ereaga Beach, to later lead us to the Bolue wetland, a paradise for birds and amphibians.

Enkarterri features a large number of cycling routes for those who are interested in finding out more about the natural and historical heritage in the westernmost part of Biscay. Following the course of the River Cadagua along the old La Robla Railway that passed through towns like La Quadra, Sodupe, Güeñes and Zalla, this path coincides at some point with the Northern Route of Saint James, giving us the opportunity to admire landscapes dotted with baserris (farmhouses), forests, imposing medieval tower-houses such as the Torre Salcedo de la Quadra, and wonderful examples of palaces built by the Indianos–as in the case of Villa Urrutia in Arenatza Park. In Zalla’s Old Town, we have access to another interesting route. To begin with, it takes us to Bolumburu Park, where we can admire the old ironworks, the chapel of Santa Ana and a medieval tower-house. If we continue along the cycling trail, we finally get to La Mella, home to the Urrutia Palace and San Antonio de la Mella, an atypical private funerary chapel, both of them separated by the old Roman Flaviobriga-Pisoraca way.

In Lea Artibai, we can follow a trail that goes from the coastal town of Lekeitio, one of the most charming fishing villages in Biscay, to the inland parts of the region. Up the River Lea, among plants and gallery forests that give home to European minks, you can cycle along the former Camino Real that currently crosses Amoroto, running next to the Bengolea Forge and Mill in Gizaburuaga among woods, pastures, and vegetable gardens, until it comes to its end in Aulesti.

Our cites are great places for cyclists as well. Scattered around Bilbao, for instance, there are 43 public bike share docking stations that, together with its many bicycle lanes, make it easy for everyone to enjoy the things the Botxo has to offer. This is of course bettered if we make a few stops to regain energy with a couple of pintxos. Fusing tourism and cycling is also a good idea, and you can do it by booking a tour of the city to make the most of your time, getting to the most emblematic attractions in Bilbao–Siete Calles, the Ensanche, Abandoibarra, or the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao–on two wheels. Adrenaline enthusiasts will be happy to know they can also book exciting BTT experiences to explore our nature parks and mountains.

Plus, there is a wide network of Puntos Bici scattered throughout the entire Bilbao Biscay, strategically located in places habitually frequented by cyclists, where you can tweak or repair your bike on the spot for free. These workstations incorporate all the common tools needed to repair and keep your bike in shape, including a pumping system and a water hose for cleaning it.