LOCATION
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Between the car park of the village of Pobeña (Muskiz) and the car park of La Juncosa, in the vicinity of the village of Kobaron (Muskiz).
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Length: 2,2 km. The route can be prolonged another 1 km along the route of the old railway to the village of Kobaron and a further 3 km along the Piquillo Greenway to the old Piquillo loading facility at the village of Ontón (Castro Urdiales. Cantabria)
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Users:    
for cyclists, skaters, people with push chairs or in wheel chairs, and persons of limited mobility, access is from the village of Kobaron only, since access from Pobeña is via a steep flight of steps.
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Type of surface:
Concrete. |
Natural settings:
Marismas de Areño and Pobeña, Barbadún estuary, dunes and sandbanks of La Arena beach, pasturelands and hedges of Campomar, cliffs and marine and coastal ecosystems..
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Cultural heritage:
Mining archaeology (Punta del Castillo Viejo loading facility, La Orconera washing plants at Campomar and Mac Lennan washing plants at La Juncosa, calcining kilns, inclined planes, mining districts…). Seaweed gathering and La Socorro chapel. Coastal Way of St James .. |
Infraestructure:
Greenway. Car parks at Pobeña and Juncosa, recreational areas at Pobeña and La Juncosa, rest area, benches, picnic tables, water fountains, signposts and information panels. The entire trail is fenced for safety.
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How to get there:
Railway. San Juan (Muskiz). Renfe. Suburban line. Line C-2. A cycle lane runs alongside the river Barbadún, from the village of San Juan to La Arena beach.
Coach. Pobeña (Muskiz). Bizkaibus. Line A3321 (Portugalete-Playa de La Arena-Muskiz). |
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Connections:
Bilbao:23 km from Pobeña. 25 km from Kobaron. |
Maps to use:
National Geographic Institute Map: scale 1:25.000. Sheet 37-III.
Ministry of Development Official Road Map. |
