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Hiking poles in Bilbao

NadineMc

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Hi everybody. Is it easy to buy poles in Bilbao? I’m hoping to just fly carry-on from the US and bringing my own poles would require an extra baggage fee. Thanks for any info!
 
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I got four hiking poles in Decathlon Bilbao (check there web site), last year got cheap ones, but you can get expensive as well.

Bilbao airport have a policy of not allowing poles through to planes as hand luggage. my brothers said they saw a room full of confiscated poles they confiscated theirs.

Cheap poles which did the job from Logrono to Burgos cost around 10 euros each. I left mine behind.
 
I have visited Bilbao may times and never seen an outdoor store, but then I haven't been looking for one either. My guess is the Decathlon is a taxi/bus ride out of town to a big box store area. Not a big deal but well worth doing a little research on how to get there and back and the hours they are open. Sundays in Spain many place are not open.
 
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I got four hiking poles in Decathlon Bilbao (check there web site), last year got cheap ones, but you can get expensive as well.

Bilbao airport have a policy of not allowing poles through to planes as hand luggage. my brothers said they saw a room full of confiscated poles they confiscated theirs.

Cheap poles which did the job from Logrono to Burgos cost around 10 euros each. I left mine behind.
Thanks a lot....very helpful!!!
 
Decathalon Bilbao is in centre near Abando underground station.
 
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Google:
bilbao trekking tienda
You get more options. We bought Black Diamond trekking poles from Bilbao four weeks ago. Not cheap but with quality.
 
Google:
bilbao trekking tienda
You get more options. We bought Black Diamond trekking poles from Bilbao four weeks ago. Not cheap but with quality.

Seeing your name @Heikki , I can't help but comment on the fact that I bought my Black Diamond trekking poles in a shop in Espoo, Finland. I got a good deal. :) (Bought them there because my son lives there).
 
I live in the U S and faced with the same question when I took a discount airlines flight. But I decided to get a cheap poles from Walmart (about $20) and pay luggage fee. The reasoning was not to spend the first day of arrival looking for poles which could cost a day and pay whatever they charge. I plan to leave my poles behind after my Camino so I don't need to pay the checkin luggage fee.
 
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I live in the U S and faced with the same question when I took a discount airlines flight. But I decided to get a cheap poles from Walmart (about $20) and pay luggage fee. The reasoning was not to spend the first day of arrival looking for poles which could cost a day and pay whatever they charge. I plan to leave my poles behind after my Camino so I don't need to pay the checkin luggage fee.
I think I might just pay the luggage fee too. I don't want to spend my first day in Bilbao trying to find poles to buy. Plus they probably won't feel right. Better stick with the poles I took on my past caminos and pay the fee. It will be worth it!
 

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