Mallorca Travel Guide by Lonely Planet

Author:Lonely Planet
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Lonely Planet

Walking Trails along Cap de Formentor

The peninsula has various trails that lead down to pebbly beaches and inlets. The walk from Port de Pollença to crescent-shaped Cala Bóquer is signposted off a round­about on the main road to Cap de Formentor. This valley walk, with the rocky Serra del Cavall Bernat walling off the western flank, is an easy 3km hike.

About 11km along the peninsula from Port de Pollença, trails lead off left and right from the road (there is some rough parking here) to Cala Figuera on the north flank and Cala Murta on the south. The former walk is down a bare gully to a narrow shingle beach, where the water’s colours are mesmerising. The latter is through mostly wooded land to a stony beach. Each takes about 40 minutes down.

Near Cala Murta is quiet Cala Gossalba, reached via a shady 30-minute walk (try to park at the bay just before Km 15 and descend the trail opposite). From here you can head right to traverse cliffs to the next cove. This is the trailhead for Formentor’s most memor­able hike. Ascend the boulder-speckled gully behind the cove and then follow the serpentine old military path up to the summit of 334m Fumat (around 1½ hours from the cove). The crag has knockout 360-degree views of the cape to the east and the Badia de Pollença to the south, with the peaks of the Tramuntana rising like shark fins to the west. From here, retrace your steps and veer left onto a trail that leads back to the road and the parking bay.

A couple of other small inlets to check out along the coast are Cala des Caló and Cala En Feliu. Walkers can also hike to or from the cape along the Camí Vell del Far, a poorly defined track that crisscrosses and at times follows the main road. At Port de Pollença you can link with the GR221 trail that runs the length of the Serra de Tramuntana.

The Pollença and Port de Pollença tourist offices can give you booklets that contain approximate trail maps, which for these walks should be sufficient.

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