Beasain City Council, in collaboration with the Aizkorri Mountaineering Club and the Gipuzkoa Orientation Group, has inaugurated a new permanent sports orientation trail in Sagastiguti park. This initiative offers citizens a new opportunity to combine sports, nature, and leisure, utilizing a natural area close to the urban center.
The trail will be available year-round, at each individual's own pace, without set hours or registration. The first orientation activity will take place on November 14th, as part of the Empowerment School program organized by the Department of Equality, aimed at promoting female empowerment and connection with nature.
Elena Ruiz Zabala, the City Council's Sports Councilor, emphasized that the project's goal is to go beyond Sagastiguti being just a place for sports: to make it an active meeting point for citizens to connect with nature, exercise, and enjoy together. The aim is to put a natural space, very close to the city center and a reference for citizens, at the service of health, leisure, and well-being.
This orientation activity, in addition to physical exercise, develops cognitive skills such as map interpretation, compass use, calculating directions and distances, and decision-making. When done in a group, it also offers opportunities to work on collaboration, communication, and strategy.
The trail is an initiative driven by the Aizkorri Mountaineering Club with technical support from the Gipuzkoa Orientation Group (GOT). Both groups are the result of work done in recent years to promote orientation and nature, and following successful experiences with schoolchildren, the proposal was made to the City Council to make it permanent.
The Sagastiguti park, located in the center of Beasain, is a large green area with over fifty species of trees. From here, one can enjoy beautiful panoramic views of the Goierri region, ideal for orientation activities.
The first activity on November 14th, running from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM, is focused on promoting female empowerment through a theoretical-practical orientation session. Interested individuals can register on the Beasain City Council website.
