The tower of Quintanilla de la Ribera
This is a linear, difficult route, for advanced cyclists, for an intense day to get on a bike or walk to the telegraph towers of the Castilla line.
This line began operating in 1846, it had 52 towers and passed through Valladolid, Burgos, Vitoria and San Sebastián. Starting from Miranda de Ebro we climbed the Quintanilla de la Ribera tower by bike and descended to Puebla de Arganzón, from where we discovered the next tower on the Montes de Vitoria already on foot. We complete the line to Vitoria-Gasteiz, passing by the Eskibel tower, which we will climb on foot.
47 km bike + 4 km trails: Miranda de Ebro - Rivabellosa - Quintanilla de la Ribera - Quintanilla de la Ribera tower - Manzanos - Leciñana de Oca - La Puebla de Arganzón - trail (roundtrip) - tower-castle of Arganzón - Subillana-Gasteiz - Zumeltzu - trail (roundtrip) - Eskibel tower - Eskibel - Armentia forest - Vitoria-Gasteiz - tower (church of San Vicente Mártir)
Eskibel Tower 
The telegraphic invention 
The Arganzón castle, used at the time as a telegraph tower 
Guided tours
Self-guided tours
Customized routesLas torres de telegrafía óptica de la Línea Madrid-Irún a través de la Comunidad Autonómica Vasca, by F. Javier Ajamil Baños
For reservation you should either call previously by phone to Josetxu (+34 644299532) or send us an email to info@bicicletos.org, to verify that there are still free places. We will send you a booking form and instructions for payment at that time.
Prices
(Final price may vary depending on the availability of accommodation and the update of rates of the different providers.)
Check prices for guided tours (Minimum group: 4 people)Different route types are explained in General conditions.