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This walk
is one of the best on Mallorca.
This description is with reduced distance. You
can do it all in 4 hours, and it is less than 10 kilometres, but it
is a
lot uphill to start with.
The start is from Valldemossa.
From
the main street turn right where there is a sign to the
sports grounds.. Then right turn up C/ Rector Joan Mir.
Shortly after turn left up C/ de les Oliveres.
The first part is similar to
this other walk in this area. Until you get to the well on Pla
de Pouet.
From the well, turn right and walk up through the
stone oak forest until you get to a stone bench. Here turn right and
continue along the track to the top. You may se a sign "Deia". This
is correct. The track will split later.
You are now where the interesting part starts. Follow the track
along the ridge. To your left is a vertical drop hundred of meters
down.
By the end of the ridge, after 20 minutes, you will see a
stone marker. That is the track to Deia. Ending by Hotel Moli.
Further on there is a small group of trees. Also with a
stone
marker. Turn right here, and you get back to Pla de Pouet, not far
from the well. To the left you can see a group of trees towards Teix.
That is the other road back to Valldemossa, passing the Icona
shelter.
On the way down to Valldemossa, you can visit the natural
spring, 100 m from the track you follow. Look out for the water pipe
and the track leading there.
NOTE: This trip can be dangerous in windy and wet conditions. Bad
visibility due to low hanging clouds, is also frequent here.
On a quiet
day, it is a family walk. There is a track al the way. Uneven with
many lose stones of all sizes however. No climbing required.
Guide and map suitable for this trip :
Mallorca Tramuntana Central (Amazon.co.uk) |