Pagasarri is one of the two small mountain ranges that encloses the city of Bilbao

Bilbao

Bilbao ) is a Spanish municipality, capital of the province of Biscay, in the autonomous community of the Basque Country. With a population of 353,187 , it is the largest city of its autonomous community and the tenth largest in Spain...

, Basque Country

Basque Country (autonomous community)

The Basque Country is an autonomous community of northern Spain. It includes the Basque provinces of Álava, Biscay and Gipuzkoa, also called Historical Territories....

 and is part of the Basque Mountains

Basque mountains

The Basque Mountains are a mountain range situated in the northern Iberian Peninsula. Geographically it is considered as the eastern section of the larger Cantabrian Range...

. Its main peak separates the municipality of Bilbao from Arrigorriaga

Arrigorriaga

Arrigorriaga is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the autonomous community of Basque Country, northern Spain. Arrigorriaga is located 7 km south of Bilbao and is part of Bilbao's metropolitan area...

 and Alonsotegi

Alonsotegi

Alonsotegi is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the autonomous community of Basque Country, northern Spain. It has a population of 2,835 people.-Notable people:* Fray Martín de Coscojales, monk* Fray Miguel de Alonsótegui , monk...

, and has an elevation of 673 m. It is part of a wider massif called Ganekogorta

Ganekogorta

Ganekogorta is a mountain in the border of the provinces of Biscay and Alava , just between Bilbao and Llodio. It has a height of 998 m AMSL and it's the main peak of a massif that comprises some smaller mountains like Pagasarri, Ganeta, Pasatorenkorta, Arnotegi or Arraiz...

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The refuge close to the summit is a popular destination for weekend trekkers that climb Pagasarri directly from the city streets.

External links

• (es) Pagasarri at wikineos (includes maps and many photos)
• (es) Camino del Pagasarri