Mountain Walking in Mallorca
Author | Paddy Dillon |
Publisher | Cicerone Press |
ISBN | ISBN-13: 978 1 85284 949 8
Also available in eBook and Kindle formats |
Price | £14.95 |
The rock tower of El Bisbe on the slopes of Puig de Galatzó
The Camí de s'Arxiduc runs high above Valldemossa
A striking mountain pass on the Camí Vell between Caimari and Lluc
The Serra de Tramuntana is an exceptionally rugged mountain range running across the northern part of Mallorca. It is a World Heritage Site, containing many examples of former rural industries, including quarrying, lime-burning, charcoal-burning and snow-gathering, as well as crumbling old farmsteads, old wells and a network of drystone walls. Old highways and mule tracks criss-cross the mountains, allowing walkers to reach the most remote parts. Small towns and villages offer lodgings, food and drink.
The routes for this guidebook were walked and researched over a six-week period, spanning spring and early summer, during a heatwave when it rained on only one day. There are a few rocky coastal walks, stretching from sa Dragonera to the Formentor peninsula. Mountain summits include s'Esclop, Puig de Galatzó, Mola de Planícia, Puig des Teix, Serra d'Alfàbia, Penyal des Migdia, Puig de Massanella, Puig Tomir and many others. Also included are high mountain passes from village to village, and deep rocky gorges such as the Torrent de Pareis and Torrent de Mortitx. The long-distance GR221, or Ruta de Pedra en Sec, is encountered throughout the mountains, and is described separately in Trekking in Mallorca.
The mapping in the book is extracted from the wonderfully detailed 1:25,000 Editorial Alpina maps of Mallorca. These are widely available around the island, and not a day passes without you seeing other walkers using them. The maps covering the Serra de Tramuntana are available either as paper or durable waterproof sheets.
GPX tracks are available for all the routes in this guidebook. They can be downloaded from the Cicerone website.
Walk Contents
Sant Elm, es Capdellà, Calvià. Galilea and Puigpunyent
Walk 1 |
sa Dragonera |
Walk 2 |
Port d'Andratx and Pintal Vermell |
Walk 3 |
Sant Elm, La Trapa and s'Arracó |
Walk 4 |
Mola de s'Esclop from Ses Fontanelles |
Walk 5 |
Mola de s'Esclop from es Capdellà |
Walk 6 |
Mola de s'Esclop from Boal de ses Serveres |
Walk 7 |
Puig de Galatzó from Boal de ses Serveres |
Walk 8 |
Puig de Galatzó from Font des Pi or Galilea |
Walk 9 |
Puig de Galatzó from es Capdellà |
Walk 10 |
Calvià to Galilea and Puigpunyent |
Walk 11 |
Camí Vell d'Estellencs and Camí de Superna |
Banyalbufar, Esporles, Valldemossa and Deià
Walk 12 |
Banyalbufar and Mola de Planícia |
Walk 11 |
Banyalbufar, Port des Canonge and Esporles |
Walk 14 |
Esporles to Valldemossa |
Walk 15 |
Valldemossa and Talaia Vella |
Walk 16 |
Valldemossa, Puig des Teix and Camí de s'Arxiduc |
Walk 17 |
Valldemossa to Deià |
Walk 18 |
Deià Coastal Walk |
Sóller, Port de Sóller, Fornalutx and Biniaraix
Walk 19 |
Camí des Rost and Camí de Castelló |
Walk 20 |
Sóller, Fornalutx and Mirador de ses Barques |
Walk 21 |
Mirador de ses Barques to Cala Tuent |
Walk 22 |
Port de Sóller and Puig de Bàlitx |
Walk 23 |
Serra d'Alfàbia and Cornador Gran |
Walk 24 |
Fornalutx, Monnàber and Portell de sa Costa |
Walk 25 |
Penyal des Migdia |
Bunyola, Orient, Alaró and Santa Maria
Walk 26 |
Puig de s'Alqueria from Bunyola |
Walk 27 |
Bunyola and Penyal d'Honor |
Walk 28 |
Vall de Coanegra and Santa Maria |
Walk 29 |
Alaró, Orient and Puig d'Alaró |
Walk 30 |
Serra d'Alfàbia from Orient |
Cúber and Tossals Verds
Walk 31 |
sa Rateta, na Franquesa and Puig de l'Ofre |
Walk 32 |
Cúber, Pas Llis and Tossals Verds |
Walk 33 |
Puig des Tossals Verds and Morro d'Almallutx |
Walk 34 |
Cúber, Tossals Verds, Solleric and Alaró |
Walk 35 |
Cúber, Puig de Massanella and Lluc |
Santuari de Lluc, Escorca and Caimari
Walk 36 |
Torrent de Pareis |
Walk 37 |
Puig de Massanella from Coll de sa Batalla |
Walk 38 |
Puig d'en Galileu from Lluc |
Walk 39 |
Caimari and Puig de n'Ali |
Walk 40 |
Caimari, Camí Vell and ses Figueroles |
Walk 41 |
Puig Tomir from Lluc |
Walk 42 |
Mossa, Puig Roig and Lluc |
Walk 43 |
Lluc, Binifaldó and Menut |
Pollença, Formentor and Alcúdia
Walk 44 |
Lluc to Pollença |
Walk 45 |
Mortitx and Rafal d'Ariant |
Walk 46 |
Pollença and Puig de Maria |
Walk 47 |
Serra del Cavall Bernat |
Walk 48 |
Formentor and na Blanca |
Walk 49 |
el Fumat and Cala Murta |
Walk 50 |
Penya des Migdia and Talaia d'Alcúdia |