Maps & Guidebooks

Contents

Introduction- Practical advice/ Walking on the island

Hiking on protected areas

1- Parc Natural de l’illa de Sa Dragonera

2- Paratge Natural de la Serra de Tramuntana

3- Monument Natural del Torrent de Pareis

4- Monument Natural de les Fonts Ufanes

5- Reserva Natural de s’Albufereta

6- Parc Natural de s’Albufera de Mallorca

7- Parc Natural de la Península de Llevant

8- Parc Natural de Mondragó

9- Parc Nacional de l’Arxipèlag de Cabrera

Hiking on public lands

10- Galatzó- Es Capdellà

11- Son Fortuny and Sa Coma d’en Vidal- Estellencs

12- Planícia- Banyalbufar

13- Son Moragues- Valldemossa

14- Comuna de Bunyola

15- Tossals Verds- Cúber

16- Son Macip- Lluc

17- Comuna de Caimari

18- Son Amer, Binifaldó and Menut- Lluc

19- La Victòria- Alcúdia

20- Son Real- Can Picafort

Cultural walks

21- Walking to the mountain hostels of the Dry-Stone Route (GR 221)

22- The water channels in Estellencs and Banyalbufar

23- Round about Valldemossa

24- Miramar: Following the Archduke’s footsteps

25- Round about Deià

26- Round about Sóller

27- The gardens of Raixa. The old trail from Bunyola to Valldemossa

28- The Orient valley. The Castell d’Alaró

29- Round about Pollença

GR 221- The Dry-Stone Route

Other routes:

30- Pollença- Cap de Formentor

31- Pollença- Cala Rajada

GR 222- Route Artà- Lluc

Accomodation

Further information

* On april 2005 and on june 2006, the spanish publishing house "Editorial Alpina" published the three hiking maps 1: 25.000. which are very accurate: "Tramuntana Sud" (from Sa Dragonera to Esporles, which includes Andratx, Estellencs, Banyalbufar and Puigpunyent), "Tramuntana Central"(from Esporles to the Cúber reservoir, which also includes Deià, Sóller, Bunyola and Alaró) and "Tramuntana Nord" (from Fornalutx to Pollença, which also includes the reservoirs, Sa Calobra, Campanet, Lluc). The maps come with an english booklet in which several hiking routes are described. The second edition of T. North was published on september 2009 and the second of T. Central on february 2010

"The Alpina maps are excellent, and much easier to use than the IGN maps. I can see all sorts of interesting trails on the Alpina map, but only blank spaces on the IGN. I will always recommend the Alpina maps to anyone going walking in Mallorca. You have done a very good job with them"

* Palma de Mallorca: Casa del Mapa/ GEM/ GOB/ Foracorda/ Es Refugi/ Kenia- Intersport/ Llibreria Fondevila /Fiol llibres

Hotel Es Port/Hotel Portosoller/ Hotel Marbell/ Hotel Los Geranios/Supermarket La Playa (Platja d'en Repic)/ Chachi Bookshop/ Taller Gràfic Es Port

* Sóller: Tramuntana Tours, Calabruix Bookshop (both in Carrer de sa Lluna), Calabruix and Museu Balear de Ciències Naturals.

THE FOOTPATH (GR 221) BETWEEN ESTELLENCS AND BANYALBUFAR IS CLOSED SINCE 2007.A DEVIATION IS OPEN SINCE JUNE 2009. + INFORMATION

* The map of Tramuntana Sud is very accurate: the autor spent many days doing reconnaissance work with a GPS

* Page 77, hike 5: the gate at km. 98.2 is locked and the sign "Prohibido el paso" has appeared. It is teoretically possible to skip this closure from the parking at "mirador Ricard Roca".

* Page 81, hike 11: on mai 2008 the short trail between Sa Volta des General and Cala Banyalbufar has been closed.

* Page 81, hike 12: on october 2007, a heavy rainfall has badly eroded the fishers' trail (Camí des Pescadors) on the way down to Port des Canonge.

→ Corrections Tramuntana Central- first edition (since february 2010 a second edition is available which has taken into account these changes and mistakes)

* Page 127 (51), Hike 2: at the end of the street "Carrer de les Oliveres" the earth track is blocked by a closed gate. The footpath is on the left of the fence.

* Page 136 (60), Hike 10: on the ascent to the Puig de l'Ofre you need just 10 minutes from the pass Coll de l'Ofre to the place where you leave the earth track und turn to the left towards the summit. Some signs: "Prohibido el paso- Caza mayor" (No trespassing- Big game) have appeared on the downhill trail. They intend to avoid problems between goats' hunters and hikers.

*Map, around Valldemossa: the footpath from the road Valldemossa - Deià to S'Estaca doesn´t start in the Km. 69. It starts 400 meters from Rest. Can Costa (dir. Deià). The mistake was made by the IGN, the source of the maps and wasn't detected by the Alpina team.

* Map, around Valldemossa: the viewpoint "Mirador de ses Basses" is located more to the west

* Map, around Bunyola: the footpath to the pass between Puig de Son Nassi and Puig de s'Alqueria doesn't start in Son Nassi Nou. The trailhead begins to the north of Son Nassi Vell.

* Map, around Comuna de Bunyola: the footpath from Comuna de Bunyola downhill to Torrent de Coanegra (Son Pou) starts 5 minutes farther to the north of the pass 656 m . The footpath from the upper earth track (Penyals d'Honor) to the pass Coll des Picó finishes more to the right (east), at least 8 minutes from the pass. There isn't an earth track from Coll des Picó to the Coll d'Honor, but a footpath. The trail reaches the top of Penyals d'Honor at the peak of 808 m. of altitude

* Map, around Puig de Bàlitx: the footpath to the top begins 5 minutes after the end of the earth track (on a right bend) and goes by the cave "Cova des Migdia" which isn't good marked on the map. The true coordinates are X= 475985, Y=4406921 (European Datum 1950)

→ Corrections Tramuntana North/ Nord -first edition (since september 2009, a second edition is available which has taken into account these changes and mistakes)

The mountain huts Son Amer (Lluc) and Pont Romà (Pollença) are open since autumm 2007

* Page 132 (52), Hike 1: Some signs: "Prohibido el paso- Caza mayor" (No trespassing- Big game) have appeared on the uphill footpath. They intend to avoid problems between goats' hunters and hikers.