Ernio

Walk Summary

Good parking for several cars at Iturriotz

First P600 of this trip so I chose this northerly option as it follows what I hoped would be an established and straight forward path along the GR34.
Starting from Venta de Iturriotz, an historic trading point at junction of several tracks, where there is ample parking.
Apart from the weather all went to plan, getting well rained on during the descent. The route from Iturriotz is following the well worn path along the GR34 to Refugio Ernio where during the season looks like you can buy refreshments. Good signage from the refugio takes you round Ernio summit to the south before turning left at a col with what was reminiscent of the Lone Sycamore on Hadrian's Wall.
One minor concern was the preponderance of red and white tape persistently suggesting I should not be taking this route. I did wonder if there had been a landslide but unfortunately turns out a light aircraft crashed the week before killing two, near Ernio summit and the tape was there because it had not been collected.

Walk Statistics

Walk Date - 17 January 2019
Walkers - Steve Smith

Accommodation - Camping Santa Elena, Mutriku 

Start Point - End of GU-4143 at Iturriotz (43.31286°N, 2.39404°W)

Start Time - 11:51

Finish Point - End of GU-4143 at Iturriotz (43.31286°N, 2.39404°W)

Finish Time- 14:57

Total Duration - 3hrs 06mins 
Overall Average pace - 1.64mph
Total Distance Walked - 5.07 miles
Total Height Ascended -514.00metres

Peaks visited
Spain/Portugal 600m Prominence Peaks (168S - 185S&P - 2165E)

Ernio (35S - 36S&P - 65E)

Spain/Portugal 300m - 599m Prominence Peaks (1000+)

NONE

Spain/Portugal 150m - 299m Prominence Peaks (3000+)

NONE

Spain Autonomous Community High Points (19)

NONE

Spain Province High Points (52)

NONE

S: Spain
P: Portugal
E:Europe

Final walk from previous trip

2018

October

14^th Pico Javalambre

Other walks on this trip

2019

January

14^th The Seven NW French Department High Points of the Brest Peninsular

17^th Ernio

18^th Erlo

19^th Udalaitz
21^st Anboto

23^rd Tossal de la Baltasana
24^th Sierra de Montsià

27^th La Creu de Santos

28^th Montserrat-Sant Jeroni
29^th Turó de l'Home

30^th Mattagalls
31^th Serrat Negra

February

01^st Tossa d'Alp

03^rd Cap de Gallina Pelada

05^th Penyal d'Ifach
06^th Sierra d'Olta
09^th Cerro de la Selva & Morrón del Rivazuelo

10^th Cerro Espuña
11^th Carrascoy
12^th Colativí

12^th Cerrode Mesquita

16^th Morrón de Mariné

17^th Sierra de Lujar

18^th Cerro de Santa Lucía

20^th Maroma
25^th Pico de Mijas

Route

More Photographs

Base of final ascent to the left up Ernio. Reminiscent of the Lone Sycamore
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