Tiebas-Muruarte de Reta: Camino de Santiago and Murugain

Muruarte de Reta lies on the western foothills of the Orráun and Alaiz mountain ranges.

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Landscape and trails

The blue Murugain route is an 8.25-kilometre circular hiking trail to Muruarte de Reta with 155 metres of elevation gain and an estimated duration of 2 hours and 15 minutes. After crossing the AP-15 and the N-121 via underpasses, it approaches Muruarte along agricultural tracks.

On the route from Muruarte de Reta towards Valdizarbe, the highest point is at Alto de Murugain. From there, there are views over Valdizarbe; Montejurra, Monjardín and Yoar lie in the background. A hiking trail from Muruarte de Reta towards Valdizarbe first leads to Olcoz and then to Tirapu.

Those wishing to compare different days of hiking can assess the circular route by its length, elevation gain and time frame, and classify the trail to Valdizarbe by its sequence of place names. The specific details keep the comparison objective and clear.

Camino de Santiago and older traces

The official section of the Camino de Santiago from Monreal to Puente la Reina leads to Muruarte de Reta and then continues along a local road to Olcoz. A hospital with an associated brotherhood is documented in Muruarte de Reta by a document dated 20 September 1432 and probably served as a resting place for pilgrims travelling from Monreal to Puente la Reina.

The Iron Age hillfort of Murugáin near Muruarte de Reta was probably still inhabited after the Romanization of the area and may have been converted into a vicus.

For a chronological perspective, you can read these two historical traces separately.

Other places

For further research, you can also open the destination pages for San Adrián, Barásoain, Pueyo, Ardaitz, Jaurrieta, Muneta, Izalzu and Genevilla.

San Esteban and sacred sites

The parish church of San Esteban is a Gothic stone building from the 13th century. Its Mannerist main altarpiece was created between 1634 and 1638 by Domingo de Lussa, Pablo González and Juan de Bengoechea. It contains scenes from the Passion of Christ and the life of the church's patron saint, San Esteban.

In the atrium of San Esteban Church stands a Gothic stone cross from the 17th century with a cylindrical shaft on four concentric steps. Muruarte de Reta is also home to the Santo Cristo hermitage.

When examining it, you can consider the architectural form, dating, artists and imagery separately.

The pilgrimage to the Santo Cristo hermitage takes place on 14 September and 3 May.

For the broader travel overview: Navarre.