# Irati by electric bike

What to do en Irati Forest · Irati Forest

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/navarre/irati-forest/things-to-do/irati-electric-bike · Revisado: 2026-11-12

- Duración: 4 h
- Temporada: Spring to autumn
- Para quién: Adults and teenagers with some bike experience

E-bike hire for half a day or a full day, with or without a guide, on easy tracks that look over the forest from the hills · By booking

Irati has a mountain bike network of 16 routes and more than 400 km of tracks, shared by the four valleys across which the forest extends: Salazar and Aezkoa in Navarre, and Zuberoa and Cize in France. With an electric bike you can climb the hills around the forest without much preparation, and see the beech-and-fir forest from above before going into it. It is a good way to cover more ground in a day than the footpaths allow.
Where to hire
Visit Navarra says there is bike hire at Irati's three reception centres: Irati-Abodi, Casas de Irati and Arrazola, where you can also get small repairs done and ask for information on the routes. It is the most practical option if you want to set out directly from the forest.
With Irati Active
Irati Active, based at the Hostal Haizea in Aurizberri-Espinal, near Orreaga-Roncesvalles, hires electric bikes for half a day or a full day, with or without a guide. It is open every day from 8:00 to 18:00. Its website shows two Orbea Urrun models. They suggest easy routes through the Irati Forest, designed to see the forest from the surrounding hills, and another through Roncesvalles that combines a stretch of the Camino de Santiago with tracks to a Roman road and the site of a Roman settlement of about 4.5 hectares, probably Iturissa.
The hire includes a helmet, insurance, a lock, a phone holder and a tailor-made route; if you wish, they give you a GPS with the track loaded so you can follow the way without worrying. For more experienced cyclists they also organise guided stage-by-stage MTB crossings of the Irati Forest. The website does not publish prices, minimum ages or deposit: ask when booking on +34 679 448 081 or at iratiactive.info@gmail.com.
When to go and what to bear in mind
The best time runs from spring to autumn. In autumn the beech forest changes colour; in winter the high tracks may have snow and the Casas de Irati road may close. In November 2026, moreover, that road will be cut for works from 16 to 20 and from 23 to 27; if you go on those days, set out via Irati-Abodi or Orbaizeta.
Although the e-bike helps on the climbs, you ride on mountain forest tracks: it helps to have some bike experience. Bring water, food and warm clothing, and a charged phone. Always ride on the marked tracks and paths and respect walkers and livestock.
To round off the day
From Aurizberri-Espinal you have Orreaga-Roncesvalles nearby and, through the Aezkoa valley, the Orbaitzeta Arms Factory and the Irabia reservoir, with its walking loop. If you enter through Salazar, Ochagavía is the most convenient base for eating and sleeping.

Lo organiza: Irati Active (https://www.iratiactive.com/alquiler-bicicletas/e-bike/)

## Cómo llegar y contacto

- Coordenadas: 42.9792, -1.369

## Cerca de aquí

- [4x4 excursion through the Irati Forest from Garralda](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/navarre/irati-forest/things-to-do/irati-4x4-tour), a 7.5 km
- [Royal Munitions Factory of Orbaitzeta](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/navarre/irati-forest/things-to-do/orbaitzeta-arms-factory), a 11.9 km
- [Hostal Rural Mendilatz](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/navarre/irati-forest/where-to-stay/mendilatz-rural-hostel), a 12.2 km
- [Loop around the Irabia reservoir](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/navarre/irati-forest/things-to-do/irabia-reservoir-loop), a 18.1 km
- [Casas de Irati bar-restaurant](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/navarre/irati-forest/where-to-eat/casas-de-irati-bar-restaurant), a 21.5 km
- [Cubo Waterfall on the Errekaidorra circuit](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/navarre/irati-forest/things-to-do/cubo-waterfall), a 21.5 km
- [Guided walk through the Irati Forest with naturalists](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/navarre/irati-forest/things-to-do/guided-nature-walk-in-irati), a 21.5 km
- [Short walks from Casas de Irati](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/navarre/irati-forest/things-to-do/short-walks-from-casas-de-irati), a 21.5 km

## Preguntas frecuentes

### Do you need to be fit?
With an e-bike, not very: the routes they suggest are easy. For the stage-by-stage MTB crossings, yes.

### Where can you hire bikes in Irati?
At the Irati-Abodi, Casas de Irati and Arrazola centres, and from companies in the area such as Irati Active, in Aurizberri-Espinal.

Destino: [Irati Forest](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/navarre/irati-forest.md)