PARATGE NATURAL DE LA SERRA DE TRAMUNTANA

PARATGE NATURAL DE LA SERRA DE TRAMUNTANA

PARATGE NATURAL DE LA SERRA DE TRAMUNTANA

Allowed uses and activities:

• Gathering asparagus, wild mushrooms, esparto, fan palm, fruit and other items for personal use, except in some areas of the site.

• Gathering non endemic snails for personal consumption, except in some areas of the site.

• Traditional agricultural and livestock activities.

• Small family allotments for personal consumption in the immediate surroundings of existing properties.

• Hunting in the reserved grounds and controlled areas.

• Non-competition recreational and sports activities, except in some areas of the site, as long as these do not imply excessive noise and are not cross country.

• Recreational fishing from boats.

• Recreational and sport diving in the sites marine area.

Uses and activities that require written authorization:

• Professional filming or photography, especially of an advertising nature, as well as video recordings for the television.

• Exploitations and concessions for privative use of water.

• The use of plant protection products to treat plagues.

• Gathering asparagus, wild mushrooms, esparto, fan palm, fruit and others for a commercial use.

• Gathering non endemic snails for a commercial use.

• Changes to the natural ground covering.

• Non-traditional agricultural and livestock activities and uses.

• Climbing, abseiling, free flight, descents into ravines, canyoning and other high risk activities.

• Caving.

• Scientific projects and investigations.

• Underwater fishing

• Catching slipper lobsters (Scyllarides latus).

• Mountain refuges.

• Improvement of lanes, forest tracks or other types of paths and roads available for public use, or the elimination of residual forest biomass.

• Non hunting shooting competitions in some areas of the site.

Forbidden uses and activities:

• The destruction of minerals, rocks and remains.

• Activities that modify embankments, grooved limestone, gullies and other areas and karstic moulded morphology.

• Alterations to underground cavities.

• Actions that could lead to significant degradation of the marine environment, or that of the aquifers, torrents, ponds and springs.

• Sport circuits.

• Recreational and sporting activities in some areas.

• Trawling, seine and long line fishing

• Collecting mother of pearl Pinna nobilis.
  

• Anchoring over meadows of Posidonia oceanica and maërl beds.
  

• Cross country wheeled transport apart from what is essential for carrying out agricultural and forestry tasks.

• The use of shortcuts.

• Introduction of non-native species of flora and fauna that have invasive characteristics into the natural systems.

• Use of plant protection products in some areas of the site.

• Use of specimens or populations of laurels, yews, boxwoods, maples and other species belonging to relictual communities.

• Lighting fires in forest areas.

• Recreational and sport sailing as well as the use of any type of boat or floating device whether sail or motor, in the designated swimming areas.

• Divers cannot have, in their personal possession or on their boats, instruments that can be used for fishing or the extraction of marine species.

• Feeding the marine species.

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PARATGE NATURAL DE LA SERRA DE TRAMUNTANA

The main objective of the classification of a protected Nature Area is the conservation of its natural and cultural value.

The Serra de Tramuntana received its status as a Nature Area through the Balearic Islands Government Resolution of 16 March 2007 (BOIB, No. 54 EXT).

With a land zone of 62,403 ha and a marine zone of 1,123 ha, this is the largest protected nature area in the Balearic Islands. In fact, its borders cover parts of the municipal areas of Alaró, Andratx, Banyalbufar, Bunyola, Calvià, Campanet, Deià, Escorca, Esporles, Estellencs, Fornalutx, Lloseta, Mancor de la Vall, Palma, Pollença, Puigpunyent, Santa Maria, Selva, Sóller and Valldemossa.

The Natural Resources Management Plan of the Serra de Tramuntana, which was approved by Decree 19/2007 (BOIB No. 54 EXT), aims to serve as a general structure for the management of natural resources and values. For such purpose, this plan has divided the area into zones (exclusion, limited use, compatible use and general use) and regulated its use (permitted, authorised and prohibited).

The Serra de Tramuntana Nature Area includes the Natural Monument of the Torrent de Pareis, Gorg Blau and Lluc (which received such status by virtue of Decree 53/2003, of 16 May) and the Natural Monument of les fonts Ufanes (declared such by Decree 111/2001, of 31 August). Moreover, the Nature Area either partially or completely encompasses different zones that are also included within the Natura 2000 Network (Sites of Community Importance and/or Special Protection Areas for Birds), protected oak forests and urban protection legislation, such as the Serra de Tramuntana Natural Area of Special Interest (ANEI de Tramuntana), among others.

PARATGE NATURAL DE LA SERRA DE TRAMUNTANA

PARATGE NATURAL DE LA SERRA DE TRAMUNTANA

PARATGE NATURAL DE LA SERRA DE TRAMUNTANA

PARATGE NATURAL DE LA SERRA DE TRAMUNTANA

   
• Camí de les cases de Planícia
   
• Itinerari de la font de s'Obi
   
• Itinerario de l'aljub dels Cristians
   
• Camí des Ribassos
   
• Camí de la cometa des Morts
   
• Volta a sa Moleta de Binifaldó
   
• Puig de Galatzó per Son Fortuny
   
• Camí de la coma des Cairats
   
• Pujada al puig Tomir
   
• Camí de ses Basses de Mortitx
   
• Camí des Pixarells
   
• Camí de Binibassí
   
• El camí Vell de Caimari a Lluc
   
• Pujada al puig d'en Galileu
   
• Castell d'Alaró
   
• Camí des Correu
   
• Pujada a la mola de s'Esclop
   
• Camí Vell de Lluc a Pollença
   
• Volta des General
   
• Itinerari de ses Sínies
   
• Les fonts Ufanes
   
• Camí de cala Figuera
   
• Volta al puig des Tossals Verds
   
• Itinerari de Cúber a Biniaraix
   
• Camí de la coma de Binifaldó

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Camí de les cases de Planícia

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Itinerari de la font de s'Obi

(Català)

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Walking through the holm oak grove

Just a few metres down the trail you will enter a holm oak grove. Holm oak (Quercus ilex) forests limit the passage of light and create a cooler environment beneath the trees. Despite the lack of light, there are a number of plant species that typically grow in the holm oak forest, which you will see all along the itinerary. These include the butcher’s broom (Ruscus aculeatus), with its well known fruits that look like bright red balls, and the frequently found Balearic sowbread (Cyclamen balearicum), which is unmistakable when in bloom. This species is also easy to identify by its leaves, which are dark green on one side and reddish on the other.

Our stone terraces and their raison d’être

Throughout virtually the entire itinerary, you will see traditional stone retaining walls along the hillsides and the slopes of the mountains. Known as marges, these walls retain the soil, creating terraces that make crop cultivation possible. The results are terraced cultivation fields locally known as marjades.

The terraced areas are an identifying feature of Banyalbufar and one of the best examples of traditional engineering. Bearing witness to thousands of years of agriculture, the terraced fields are predominantly used for the cultivation of dry farming orchards, such as carob, almond and the majestic olive trees.

Today, these retaining walls are a superb example of the island’s heritage. They also play an important role in nature as the habitat of many plant and animal species, while contributing to the conservation of the area’s biodiversity and the survival of species of limited distribution.

The Font de s’Obi spring, a trough for our fauna

After a small climb, you will come to a fork in the trail, where you will veer off to the right, to reach the spring, Font de s’Obi, which emerges through the cracks of a rock. The water is channelled to the trough that lends the spring its name, as an obi is by definition a “stone or wooden container that is used to feed animals or to provide them with water”.

In fact, S’Obi was a watering hole for livestock animals until just a few years ago.

In recent years, however, cattle have been in decline in the Serra de Tramuntana, making this trough a stop for other types of animals.

Here, it is not uncommon to see a greyish bird with a pale breast and belly, known as the spotted flycatcher (Muscicapa striata). This bold bird can be seen everywhere in the summer, standing tall in hedges, on branches and on walls, with a watchful pose. Attacking the insects within its reach in mid air (often flies, as its name indicates), it then returns to its perch, occasionally letting out a short call, like the sound of a tree branch as it breaks. Also frequently sighted here in the winter is the unmistakable robin (Erithacus rubecula), a robust bird with a muddy green colour and a red breast that serves as a territorial “signal”. Finally, we have the greenfinch (Carduelis chloris). Whilst the males of this species are dark green with yellow spots on the sides of the tail and wings, the females have a paler plumage.

Though a bit shyer and harder to see, we know that the mammals in the area also stop here to drink. These include the pine marten (Martes martes), the genet (Genetta genetta) and the common weasel (Mustela nivalis).

The Font de s’Obi shack

Located next to the spring is a dry stone shack. As a rural construction system associated with farming and ranching activities, many of these dry stone structures were originally conceived out of the need to clear the soil of stones for better cropland. Once removed from the soil, the abundant stone was then used for different types of buildings and infrastructures. Thus, many different auxiliary structures of vast ethnological and constructive interest were erected around the farms, including porches, wells and threshing floors.

The small house next to the Font de s’Obi spring is an example of these types of farming constructions. This edifice was essentially designed to house the men who made the terraced fields. Equipped with a rainwater cistern, the house still bears the remains of a bar that served to sustain the bunks. A bit further down the trail, you will see the remaining foundations of what was once the storage room for the tithe, a ten percent tax that was usually paid in kind – and specifically in olives – in this area of the island.

The European fan palm and llatra (palm handcrafts)

One of the most noteworthy plants that grow along this trail is the European fan palm (Chamaerops humilis), the only indigenous palm in the islands. This species grows rather erratically in the Serra de Tramuntana. Found in the southernmost and northernmost areas of the mountains, it is completely absent in the central mountain areas. Traditionally, the long leaves of this plant have been used to make brooms, hats, olive oil pressing trays, fans, baskets of all types and many other goods.

Once dry and treated with sulphur for greater pliability, the leaves of the fan palm are woven. Here on the island, this craft is known as llatra.

Today, the European fan palm is a protected species and has been listed in the Balearic Catalogue of Endangered Species and Special Protection. Thus, its collection for commercial purposes requires authorisation from the Balearic Regional Ministry of the Environment.

From the olive grove to the pine forest

Once past the Font de s’Obi, the vegetation completely changes. You will now see that you are passing through abandoned cultivation fields. With the tourism boom of the 1960s, agriculture and its associated structures (terraced fields, shacks, roads, etc.) were gradually deserted.

Following the abandonment of the crops, the pine forest progressively took over, colonising the terraced fields. The pine groves are very bright environments with a shrub understory up to two metres tall. These pines can reach heights of eight to fifteen metres.

Common along this itinerary are the white-leaved rock rose (Cistus albidus), heather (Erica multiflora), rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis) and the spiny broom (Calicotome spinosa), among others. In other words, you will see small-leaved and often resinous, aromatic and pilose shrubs, with relatively large, vividly coloured flowers. These are typically bee-pollinated Mediterranean species that have adapted to the dry summer climate.

In the sunnier areas, you will see a few orchid species. Orchids are one of the most highly valued plant families, thanks their immensely diverse their shapes and colours. Given that many are rare and limited in our region, they are protected species.

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Itinerario de l'aljub dels Cristians

(Español) El itinerario de l’aljub dels Cristians transcurre por la finca pública de Planícia en el Paraje natural de la Serra de Tramuntana. Esta finca destaca tanto por sus valores naturales, especialmente por sus magníficos bosques de encinas, como por los elementos patrimoniales precisamente relacionados con el aprovechamiento del bosque y la actividad de los carboneros y caleros de antaño. Tenemos ejemplos de estos valores en este itinerario.

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The Bosc Gran (forest)

This itinerary starts at kilometre 2.3 of the Cases de Planícia Trail. The first few meters of the path run through an olive grove that has now been invaded by a pine forest. On the left, you will see some large strawberry trees. The large, toothed, glossy leaves of the strawberry tree (Arbutus unedo) are easy to identify. In the autumn, the tree bears white flowers and red fruit, which is edible. Yet it is said that eating too much of this fruit can lead to a feeling of drunkenness and a headache.

Just past these strawberry trees, you will enter the holm oak forest. Both of these trees are cited by Archduke Ludwig Salvator of Austria in Die Balearen, as follows:

“The forest is magnificent, one of the most beautiful in all Mallorca,

with its colossal old moss-covered holm oaks

and giant strawberry trees, which indeed are trees by their own right,

probably the most robust in Mallorca”.

Like the other holm oak (Quercus ilex) forests, the Bosc Gran, is shady and damp. The lack of light beneath these trees determines the species that can live among them.

While walking through the Bosc Gran, it is not uncommon to hear the song of the red crossbill (Loxia curvirostra), the “ki, ki, ki” of the blue tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) and the loud and monotonous “tu, tu, tu...” of the wryneck (Jynx torquilla).

The holm oak groves were traditionally used for charcoal production. They were also pastures for the pigs that ate the acorns and the roots of the undergrowth plants. Thus, these plant communities have been subjected to a great deal of human pressure. In the Bosc Gran, the vestiges of charcoal production are everywhere.

The Aljub dels Cristians (cistern)

As you continue further into the holm oak grove, and after passing by the remains of a lime kiln and a few stone bread ovens, you will come to the cistern known as the Aljub dels Cristians, a stone water deposit with a more or less rectangular layout, covered with a dry stone vault. This structure collects both, runoff water and the water from the Font des Bosc, a spring that emerges several metres above the cistern and which used to supply the houses via a small channel.

A prime example of functional architecture that is intimately tied to forest life and use, this cistern traditionally served both the wood colliers and the thrush hunters of the Bosc Gran. The austerity of this structure, which stems from its functionality and the use of stone as a raw material, make for its perfect integration into the surrounding landscape.

Net hunting, thrush hunting grounds

Not far past the Aljub dels Cristians, you will see an old thrush hunting area. Net hunting is a hunting model that dates back to the Roman era.

First, the hunter selects a spot with a narrow distance between the trees. Next, he/she builds a seat by piling flat stones on top of one another and covers the area around his/her back with tree branches, so as not to be seen by the birds. At the crack of dawn and at sundown the hunter sits down, holding up two rods to form a “v”, with a net between them. Finally, the hunter waits patiently for the thrush, who spends the night in the forest. When the bird flies into the net, the hunter pulls one rod over to the other, closing the net. Thus, it is very common for the right-hand rod to be lighter than the left-hand one.

A common practice in the Serra de Tramuntana mountains between the months of October and March, this activity continued until recently within the area of the Mola de Planícia. Today, however, the estate is a fauna refuge.

Wood collier or sitger?

Have you noticed the round flat areas of land surrounded by stones? They are charcoal production floors, known as rotlles de sitges. Planícia’s Bosc Gran boasts one of the largest collections of charcoal production floors and wood collier huts on the island. Though it seems impossible to inventory them, some researchers speak of over one hundred fifty such floors, with their sheds and different stone bread ovens. This was one of the last places in Mallorca where charcoal was produced this way. The charcoal remains can still be seen at the last of these floors, towards the end of the path.

And who made these charcoal floors? Wood colliers locally known as carboners or sitgers. Indeed, these classic characters from our rural past came to play an important role in society at a time when there was neither gas nor electricity. The wood collier would make plant charcoal in the middle of the mountains, where the holm oak abounds, spending the long summer months there.

The life of the wood collier was tough and marked by hardship.

They would begin around Easter and return for Sant Mateu, around 21st September, during which time they would only come down from the mountains on an occasional Sunday. One of the first tasks entailed selecting the spot to set up the sitja or charcoal production floor, which was usually a clearing in a holm oak grove or at least close to one, for easy access to the necessary wood.

Another task involved building a shed to live in for the wood collier and his family. The bottom floor was made of stone and the tops were covered with treetops and branches, which were then covered with a very thick layer of Mauritanian grass, to keep water out, in case it rained. The door was a bundle of wood, which was placed at the entrance at night to keep animals from coming in.

At lunchtime, the stew casserole was always virtually licked clean. Sopes mallorquines (brothy vegetable and bread casserole) or noodles and broth, flatbreads or cocarrois (vegetable-stuffed empanadas), if vegetables were available, along with cheese and occasionally a bit of sobrassada, were the staple foods of the wood collier family.

“Qui fa calç, va descalç”

This proverb literally reads, “He who makes lime goes barefoot”, evoking the arduous life of the lime burner. If you have seen any cylindrical stone structures sunken into the soil, they are undoubtedly lime kilns. Here, lime burners worked for days to make quicklime out of calcareous rock, cooking it over the fire. Among other uses, the quicklime served to whitewash houses.

The forests of Planícia still boast as many as seven lime kilns, some of which even have names, as are the cases of the Forn des Pinaret and the Forn de sa Barrereta.

The end product, the quicklime, was later sold, and if in fact the above proverb is true, lime production was not a particularly lucrative business.

All along the trail back, you will see other vestiges of the area’s past mountain life.

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Camí des Ribassos

(Català) De Deià a Cala de Deià, "Sa Cala" per als deianencs, caminant enmig de ribassos (marges espadats), ens trobam amb oliveres centenàries, la remor de l'aigua del torrent Major, descobrim l'arquitectura i l'encant d'un poble de la Serra.

Per fer aquest itinerari partirem del refugi de can Boi al poble de Deià. Seguirem el camí que surt cap a la dreta, i uns pocs metres més endavant trobarem el cami dels Ribassos inclòs en el Paratge natural de la Serra de Tramuntana, que ens conduirà sense pèrdua a Cala de Deià.

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The town of Deià

The starting point for this itinerary is the town of Deià, located in one of the smallest and most beautiful municipalities in the Serra de Tramuntana mountains. The natural conditions of the terrain, the steep incline – which starts at Es Teix and extends down to the beach cove – and the abundance of water have together created a very special landscape. Here, the habitability of the area and the cultivability of the land owe themselves to the stone wall terraces.

A stroll through the centre of town reveals one of Deià’s most interesting features: its traditional architecture. Stone is the basic material for all construction in Deià: façades, doorways, windows, cobblestone streets and an occasional irrigation ditch are just a few such examples.

The town has become one of the greatest tourist attractions in Mallorca. Unlike what has occurred in most of the tourist areas of the Balearic Islands, the luxury hotel sector has found its niche here with little impact on the landscape. Moreover, far from generating an imbalance in the traditional customs, this model of tourism adapts to the social life of the town and actively takes part in it.

Washing places

Commonly found in Deià near a running streambed or a year-round spring, are community sinks, the washing places (known locally as llavadors). These were and continue to be the site of the weekly or biweekly laundry wash, traditionally coinciding with the change of the bed linens.

In the past, the local women, donning wide aprons and wearing their sleeves rolled up above their elbows, would gather here to scrub away at the family laundry, while singing, laughing and of course, discussing the town’s latest news.

As you walk down the street Carrer des Clot, which will take you to the Can Boi refuge, you will see a good example of a washing place on the right-hand side.

Deià, a source of inspiration

In recent years, the town of Deià has become a source of inspiration for painters, poets, novelists, musicians and other artists.

Having visited the town of Deià, you will now continue on to the Can Boi refuge, where the descent down to the beach begins.

A few of the plants you will see along the Camí dels Ribassos trail

In the first section of the trail, while still walking through the town of Deià, you will see different plant species growing between the joints of the stones in the walls. Particularly common here are the southern polypody (Polypodium cambricum) and the common ivy (Hedera helix).
Small in size, the maidenhair fern (Adiantum capillus-veneris) seeks the shadiest and dampest spots to live. Thus, it is not surprising to see it in the areas around gutters, springs and water leaks.

Running along the right-hand side of the path is the Torrent Major, a stream abounding with species typical of damp environments, including the giant reed (Arundo donax) and the elm-leaved bramble (Rubus ulmifolius), which form impenetrable hedges.

In the spring and winter, you will also see the soft blue flowers of the periwinkle (Vinca difformis) in the stream area.

Further below, once you have passed a wooden barrier on the way out of the garden area, the landscape is far drier. Abundant here is the false brome (Brachypodium spp.), the wild madder (Rubia peregrina) and the wild asparagus (Asparagus acutifolius), along with Mauritanian grass, which grow beneath the shade of wild olive (Olea europaea var. sylvestris) and carob bean trees (Ceratonia siliqua).

The reddish colour of the tree spurge (Euphorbia dendroides) is unmistakable during the months of May and June, just before it loses its leaves with the arrival of the warmest months of the year.

Finally, at the beach, you will often see piles of Posidonia oceanica leaves. This is a superior marine plant popularly known as “seaweed”, which covers and protects the sand and the pebbles from the winds and storms.

Cala de Deià

Having reached Cala de Deià, you have come to the end of the trail. This is the largest beach in the municipality of Deià and one of the main beaches in the Serra de Tramuntana. It is located between the capes of Deià and Son Beltran, and serves as the mouth of Deià’s Torrent Major. Though it is essentially a pebble beach, there are a few sandy areas.

First documented on the map of Cardinal Despuig (1785), this beach was traditionally used as a shelter for fishing boats. In fact, there are still some typical fishermen’s houses (uninhabited today), as well as a whole structure of escars, or traditional slipway-type shelters for boats and tackle. In the past, the fishermen who lived there also made use of the neighbouring terraced fields to grow grapes and vegetables, and to keep their sheep and goats.

Today these escars are still used by amateur fishermen, though several of them were badly damaged in a storm and have yet to be repaired.

There are also a few nearby restaurants, where you may enjoy a pleasant meal, overlooking the sea.

Smuggling: a “highly regarded” crime

As was the case of most of Mallorca’s coastal towns, Deià’s coves and hidden nooks and crannies were the ideal places to carry out one of the riskiest and most lucrative businesses in the islands: smuggling.

A “highly regarded” crime among Mallorca’s inhabitants, this activity emerged in response to a stifling tax system, a general lack of means and an impoverished rural environment. Smuggling flourished, thanks to the easy access to a coast full of small coves and hidden spots. For a long time, this activity was conceived as a “family business” of utmost importance for the Mallorcan economy.

Tangiers was the main supplier smuggled goods, which traditionally consisted of tobacco. However, in the post-civil-war years, the activity became known as contraban de sa fam or roughly, “starvation smuggling”, and included flour, sugar, and all sorts of grains. It comes to no surprise that the figure of the smuggler would become a mythic character in popular culture and the inspiration for countless literary writings and legends.

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Camí de la cometa des Morts

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Lluc, from Lucus, or “Sacred Forest”

Your itinerary begins at the Lluc Monastery, the spiritual centre of the island of Mallorca. Located at an altitude of 470 m, in the municipal area of Escorca, which sits in the heart of the Serra de Tramuntana Nature Area, the monastery is sheltered by some of Mallorca’s highest peaks: Puig Major de Massanella (1367 m), Puig Tomir (1102 m) and Puig Roig (1002 m), among others.

Lluc is the starting point for countless trails and mountain hikes. This valley, covered with a plush holm oak forest, is a magical place. Etymologically, the Lluc takes its name from the Latin term lucus, signifying “sacred forest”. The meaning of the word suggests the primitive worship of a pagan god by Lluc’s first settlers, who left countless prehistoric remains around the sanctuary, including the ones found in the Cometa des Morts area.

On the way to the karst

You will now head over to the football field. Once there, you may wish to stop and look up at the Puig de ses Monges, a hilltop that takes its name from the karst “nun-shaped” formations that preside over the forest below. Next, you will cross the wooden bridge over the Torrent de Lluc (stream).

The trail will then run uphill through a rocky maze amid a lush, shady holm oak (Quercus ilex) forest. Beneath the shade of this wood, the springtime is always accompanied by the twisted white-petal flowers of the Balearic sowbread (Cyclamen balearicum), along with scattered specimens of the mock privet (Phillyrea latifolia).

Karst formations

The term karst comes from the German name of a region in Slovenia, the word itself referring to the ribbed greyish formations of this rocky landscape.

In a broader geological context, karst denotes the system of erosion characterised by carbonate and primarily calcareous rocks. Calcareous stones are sedimentary rocks predominantly made up of calcium carbonate. These lithic materials are found virtually everywhere on the island of Mallorca and comprise one of the main determining factors of the island’s landscape. The carbonate rocks of the Serra Tramuntana mountains are dissolved by the abrasions of rainwater, both on the surface (giving rise to exokarst formations) and underground, where countless caves and chasms (endokarst formations) have been formed. One example of this phenomenon is the Cometa des Morts cave.

These dissolved formations generate striations, grooves and wide clefts that together form areas locally known as rellars and esquetjars, or lapies.

Who sculpted “Es Camell”?

On the right-hand side of the path just before you come to a charcoal production floor, you will see a small sign indicating a detour to “Es Camell”, a singular rock formation located just two minutes from this point in the trail.

As it happens, this stone camel, dromedary camel, or tortoise –depending on your imagination – was not shaped by a sculptor. Rather, it is the product of water erosion. This process can be explained as follows: the carbon dioxide in the atmosphere combines with water to form carbonic acid. This acid falls on carbonate rocks, transforming carbonates into bicarbonates, which are more soluble and therefore transportable. Each time it rains, the water dissolves a part of the mountain range, in a slow yet steady process.

A few metres from Es Camell, you will see a viewpoint overlooking the mountains of Lluc and the valley of Josafat, from Son Amer to Ca s’Amitger. This is definitely worth a stop.

From Es Camell to the Cometa des Morts cave

From Es Camell, head back to the main trail, where you will immediately come to a round flat area formerly used as a charcoal production floor. This floor bears witness to the traditional use of the forest. For many years, the sitges or charcoal kilns, were used to make charcoal from holm oak wood.

Five minutes past the charcoal production floor, you will come to a fork in the trail. Whilst the path to the left leads to Es Pixarells, you will take the path to the right, which will bring you to the Cometa des Morts cave. You will pass beneath an oddly shaped pine (Pinus halepensis) popularly known as an Empelt de Bruixa (“Witch’s Scion”) or Escopinada de Gegant (“Giant’s Gob”). This deformed tree was shaped by the action of parasites, generally of a fungal nature. The leaves are closely clustered together, forming a spherical shape that serves as a nest for birds species such as the long-eared owl (Asio otus).

The trail heads slightly downhill and flattens out in an open area. This is the doline of the Cometa des Morts, a place named after the cave located below it. This site takes its name from the Talayotic burial remains that were discovered inside. Dolines are oval or circular funnel-shaped depressions typical of karstic landscapes and produced by the superficial solution of the stones. In Mallorca, they are known locally as clots.

Years ago, this doline was used for olive orchard cultivation. Today, however, the abandonment of the olive orchard has led to the occupation of the pine grove (Pinus halepensis). More open and sunnier than the holm oak grove, the pine forest accommodates plant species such as the spurge olive or escanyacabres (Cneorum tricoccon), the heather (Erica multiflora), the mastic (Pistacia lentiscus) and the omnipresent rockrose (Cistus monspeliensis); amid vast communities of Mauritanian grass (Ampelodesmos mauritanica). These plants provide birds with an abundant supply of fruit.

The Cometa des Morts cave

The Cometa des Morts site includes a cave that once contained prehistoric burial remains of vast importance.

To find the cave, you will have to follow the stone landmarks carefully. At one point, these landmarks veer off to the left, where you will come to a small path that leads into the holm oak forest, up to the entrance of the cave.

Discovered in the 18^th century, this cave was excavated in 1945 and 1948 by Father Cristòfol Veny. Two burial phases were found inside the cave. The first dated from Bronze Age and was located in the end chamber. The second, which consisted of lime-covered human remains, was found in the middle of the cave and dated back to the Iron Age. These vestiges are currently on display in the Lluc Sanctuary Museum and the Museum of Mallorca.
To continue the itinerary, you will need to return to the path that you have momentarily left. The trail will curve several times until you come to the highway. Go on to the right and approximately fifty metres down the road you will see a wide road that runs down along the old Pollença – Lluc highway. Follow this road, which will take you back to the football field, bringing you to the end of your itinerary.

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Volta a sa Moleta de Binifaldó

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Puig de Galatzó per Son Fortuny

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Camí de la coma des Cairats

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Son Moragues

Son Moragues is located in the western foothills of the Puig des Teix, amid the peaks Puig des Caragolí, Puig des Boixos and Puig Gros, which all stand at heights above 900 metres.

Today, Son Moragues is one of the publicly owned estates of the Balearic Islands.

In 1979, the estate became public property, falling into the hands of ICONA (National Nature Conservation Institute), which would later transfer it to the Balearic Islands Government, in 1984.

In 1981, Son Moragues was declared a Forest of Public Utility and listed in the corresponding Spanish State Catalogue of Forests. The estate was further protected to guarantee the conservation of its ecosystem, through its declaration as a Natural Area of Special Interest, by virtue of the Protected Holm Oak Forest Decree, and was also included in the Serra de Tramuntana Nature Area. The property was used for livestock purposes and traditional hunting until 2001, when it officially became a wildlife game reserve.

Today, Son Moragues is one of the most widely frequented estates by hikers in the Serra de Tramuntana Mountains, and its environmental education activities for schoolchildren have been reinstated. Moreover, the estate currently has a refuge located an hour and a half away on foot.

The Bosc des Cairats: uses of the forest and wood colliers’ workstations

This itinerary begins in front of the houses of Son Gual, at the street Carrer d’Hongria. Simply follow the street, which will take you to the upper area of the town. Once you have passed a very large carob tree that stands in the middle of the street, you will come to a dirt road on the left that will take you to the entrance gate to Son Moragues.

In just ten minutes’ time, you will be in front of the gate. At this point, you will climb over the gate to enter the Coma des Cairats holm oak grove, using the stone stairs that you will see on the right. Here, you will find yourself amid a damp and shaded environment typical of a holm oak (Quercus ilex) forest.

You will also immediately see the vestiges of human activity.

Before the widespread use of gas and petroleum, charcoal was the most common source of energy used in the area. Charcoal is obtained from the slow combustion of lumber, with very little oxygen. The result of this process is a light-weight product with high caloric power that remains stable when stored, making it a very good option.

In the forests, wood colliers used to transform lumber into carbon, which they then carried down the mountains into the towns, for sale. Customarily, the wood colliers made agreements with the owners of the estate for the rental of a section of forest where they could cut the wood and build a charcoal kiln. The charcoal production floor was a circle of stones where the timber was piled up, to be cooked. To build the kiln, the wood collier would set up a base of stones, leaving channels between them to allow just enough air to circulate to cook the wood, without burning it completely.

The lumber was always piled in the same way: the thicker tree trunks were placed horizontally towards the centre of the kiln, and the thinner trunks were positioned vertically – the thinner they were, the closer they were placed to the outer edge. The pile of wood was then covered with bundles of Mauritanian grass or holm oak branches, and finally a layer of compacted soil was placed on top, leaving no air gaps at all. A circular space was left empty in the very centre of the kiln, forming a central “flue”, where the fire was lit and fed – wood was added some six times a day to keep the embers burning.

During this process, the kiln could not be left unattended, for if the wood cooked improperly, it could burn up completely or one side could end up more cooked than the other. For this reason, wood colliers would build their sheds just next to the kilns. These were very simple constructions, with dry stone walls and Mauritanian grass roofs. The only opening in these small shacks faced the charcoal production floors, so that the wood colliers could watch over their fires. The cooking process usually took some seven to ten days.

Lime kiln

Along the climb up to the Font des Polls spring, you will see three different lime kilns. To make ends meet, the wood colliers very often built lime kilns close to their charcoal kilns. All they needed was a nearby supply of natural calcareous stone.

The kiln was built by first digging a circular pit, known locally as an olla, which was usually approximately two metres deep and six metres in diameter. The inside was then lined with stones, and the gaps between them were filled with clay. The bowl-shaped hollow in the ground would emerge above the surface in the form of a sort of thick short wall, known as a cintell, which had a built-in walkway and a door to enable the kiln to be loaded.

The stones to be converted into lime were placed inside of the kiln, in concentric circles that became smaller and smaller in diameter, forming a round, flat-topped construction. Like the charcoal kilns, a hole was left in the middle, to serve as a sort of “chimney flue”.

The stone mound was covered with a layer of lime clay, which left breathing holes to facilitate the cooking process. To feed the kiln, bundles of fine wood that could not be used for charcoal were introduced through both the central flue and an opening located in the lower section of the front of the kiln. The fire had to burn constantly for ten to twelve days. This arduous enterprise usually required the work of three to six people.

In the end, this burning process would transform the natural stone (CaCO₃) into quicklime (CaO). The quicklime was then mixed with water to obtain a white material that was used to whitewash the walls of houses each year.

Font des Polls (spring)

As you continue along the trail, after a number of zigzags, you will come to the recreational area next to the Font des Polls, where you may wish to stop and catch your breath.

The Font des Polls is a spring with a qanat, or an underground gallery. The water was channelled from the underground spring, by building conduits with the minimum incline necessary to allow the water to flow out by the force of gravity.

Around the spring, you will see a number of black poplars (Populus nigra) that lend the site its name (in the Balearics, poplars are known as polls). These trees are also commonly found in stream pools, ponds, streams and other springs in the Serra de Tramuntana, as they require a great deal of water.

Son Moragues icehouse and refuge

You will continue to climb, and after leaving behind a rainwater collection structure on the left, you will come to the old icehouse keepers’ porch, which has been restored to serve as a refuge.

The icehouse itself sits just a few metres above the refuge. At this point, you have reached the end of the wooded section of the trail and the start of the Archduke’s path.

Until not long ago, snow was a highly valued product in Mallorca. Ice was used for food conservation and to make ice cream ­– back then, there were no refrigerators!

After the first major snows of the year, the groups of icehouse keepers would climb up the mountains, to the areas around the icehouses. They would then collect the snow that accumulated in the surrounds of the icehouse and throw it inside, through the door and the four windows on the sides. They would then go down into the icehouse to compact the snow, which they subsequently covered with Mauritanian grass, for storage throughout the summer. Finally, they would cut the snow into blocks and transport it on mules to the points of sale.

You have now reached the end of your itinerary. To return, simply follow the same trail back to Valldemossa.

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Pujada al puig Tomir

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Camí de ses Basses de Mortitx

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Camí des Pixarells

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Camí de Binibassí

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El camí Vell de Caimari a Lluc

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Pujada al puig d'en Galileu

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Castell d'Alaró

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Camí des Correu

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Pujada a la mola de s'Esclop

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Camí Vell de Lluc a Pollença

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Volta des General

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Itinerari de ses Sínies

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Les fonts Ufanes

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Camí de cala Figuera

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Volta al puig des Tossals Verds

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Itinerari de Cúber a Biniaraix

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Camí de la coma de Binifaldó

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Menut public estate

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Planicia public estate

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Cúber public estate

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Binifaldó public estate

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Son Moragues public estate

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Mortitx public estate

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Sa Coma des Prat public estate

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Míner Gran public estate

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Ses Figueroles public estate

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LOCALITZACIÓ I HORARIS

- On està situat el Centre d'informació i interpretació de Ca s'Amitger ?

El Centre d'Interpretació està situat abans d'entrar a l'aparcament del Santuari de Lluc. A mà esquerra hi ha un edifici de  pedra antic  reformat amb una façana metàl·lica que posa Ca s'Amitger (i) Serra de Tramuntana

-Com arribar al Centre d’Interpretació de Ca s’Amitger?

Hi ha tres vies  per arribar al Centre d’Interpretació. 

1. Des d’Inca per la carretera 2130  agafant la indicació direcció cap a Lluc.
2. Del poble de Pollença per la carretera Ma-10 direcció Lluc 
3. Del poble de Sóller per la carretera Ma-10 direcció Lluc.

- Quins equipaments trobam al Centre d'informació i interpretació de Ca s'Amitger ?

La recepció i la exposició del Paratge Natural de la Serra de Tramuntana. 

- Quins horaris  té el Centre d'informació i interpretació ?

L’horari d'atenció al públic al centre de recepció és de les 9:30 a les 16:00 hores i l’exposició de 9:45 a 15:30  hores  de dilluns a diumenge.

Telèfon de contacte:  +34 971 51 70 70 /83

- Quins dies està tancat el Centre d'Informació i Interpretació?

Està tancat dia 25 de desembre i dia 1 de gener. Altres festius que pugui està tancat dependrà del calendari laboral i d'altres incidències. Els dies que es prevegi el tancament s’avisarà amb antelació amb un cartell penjat a la porta, per xarxes socials i per les planes web institucionals ( espaisnaturalsprotegits.com i balearsnatura.com ).

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TRANSPORT

-Hi ha servei d'autobús que surti de Lluc?

Tot l’any direcció Lluc - Inca ( L 330), linea del TIB

D’abril a octubre Lluc - Pollença - Sóller- sa Calobra ( L 354 i  L355), linees autocares Mallorca

*Més informació d’horaris i trajectes  a la web del TIB( Transport Illes Balears) i www.autocaresmallorca.com ( telèfon contacte autocares mallorca: +34 971 545696).

- Hi ha transport per tornar des de sa Calobra al Santuari de Lluc? 

 Hi ha transport públic (bus línea 355 Can Picafort a sa Calobra) des del mes d'abril fins octubre. La resta de mesos només taxi.

Informació: www.autocaresmallorca.com // telèfon:  +34 971 545696

Telèfon taxi( Escorca): 608631707 ( Paco)

- Quin són els horaris dels vaixells que surten de sa Calobra i Sóller ?

Consultar horaris i preus : www.barcosazules.com // + 34 971 630170

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SERVEIS

-Santuari de Lluc: Hospederia, preus, horaris de visites, dependències que es poden visitar, escolania dels blavets: info@lluc.net // http://www.escolanialluc.es/  //  http://www.lluc.net/ Telèfon Santuari:+34  971 871525

- Hi ha una piscina a Lluc ? Quins horaris  i preus té ? 

A Lluc, devora al jardí botànic, hi ha una piscina que s'obre a mitjans del mes de juny i es tanca el mes de setembre.

Està oberta tots els dies de la setmana a tot el públic de 10:00 h. a les 18:00 hores i el preu són 3€ i els menors de 9 anys no paguen (2019).

- Quines tendes hi ha al Santuari de Lluc?

Botiga de queviures en general (pa, pastissos, fruita, beguda, oli, llonganisses, sobrassada, etc.), productes de neteja i d’higiene personal: Està oberta de dilluns a diumenge de 8:00 a les 14:00h.

Telèfon de contacte: 971 51 70 28

Botiga de souvenirs  “ Ses Mides “ oberta de dilluns a diumenge.

- Hi ha farmàcia al Santuari de Lluc?

 Hi ha una petita farmàcia devora l'ajuntament d'Escorca. Està oberta de dimarts a diumenge de 10:00 a 16:00 hores .

Telèfon: 971517101

- Quins restaurants i cafeteries hi ha al Santuari de Lluc ?

• Restaurant Ca s'Amitger: 971517046

• Restaurant sa Fonda: 971517022

• Restaurant Es Guix: 971517092

• Restaurant sa Font Coberta (actualment tancat): 971517024
• Restaurant Coll de sa Bataia: 971517017
• Cafè sa Plaça: 971517024
• Restaurant Es Gallet: 971517007
• Restaurant Escorca: 971 517095

- Hi ha restaurants a sa Calobra? 

Gastro Bar Torrent de Pareis: +34 971517069

Hotel  sa Calobra: + 34 971517016

Mar Azul: + 34  971 517066

Brisamar

Bar playa sa Calobra

Hi ha restaurants a Cala Tuent?

Es Vergeret: +34 971517105

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REFUGIS

-Quins refugis hi ha al paratge Natural de la Serra de Tramuntana?

*Refugis gestionats pel Consell Insular de Mallorca: Informació i reserves: xarxaderefugis@conselldemallorca.net // http://www.serradetramuntana.net

*Refugis gestionats pel GOIB: Reserves online: pàgina web Ibanat ( Institut Balear de la Natura).  Altres consultes: ibanat@refugis.caib.es   telèfon informació + 34 971 177652 de dilluns a divendres de 10:00 a 14:00 horas.

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ACAMPADES

- On es pot acampar?

IBANAT gestiona dues zones d'acampada públiques al Paratge Natural de la Serra de Tramuntana:

•  Sa Font Coberta, situada dins de l'aparcament del Santuari de Lluc. Places: +-200 tendes. Període de funcionament: tot l’any.Gestionat per: IBANAT. Reserves: directament el mateix dia al Centre d’Interpretació de Ca s’Amitger de 9:30 a 16:00h(no es fan reserves prèvies).

• Es Pixarells situada al km 17 de la carretera Ma-10 direcció cap el poble de Pollença. Places: 22 tendes .Període de funcionament: tot l’any. Gestionat per: IBANAT. S'ha de fer una reserva prèvia telefonant al Centre d'Interpretació de Ca s'Amitger de 9:30 a 16:00 h: +34 971 517070/83 ( sol·licitar  mínim de 1 setmana d’antelació i un màxim de 2 mesos).

- Que es necessita per poder acampar?

Han de passar el mateix dia que vulguin acampar per les oficines de Ca s’Amitger de les 9:30 fins les 16:00h de dilluns a diumenge. Han d’emplenar un full de sol·licitud amb el nom, llinatges i DNI. La persona que es fa responsable del grup a de ser major d’edat.

-Quin preu tenen les acampades?

Han de pagar 5€ per persona i nit. Els menors de 14 anys no paguen.

-Es pot pagar amb targeta?

No es pot pagar amb targeta. S’ha de pagar en fectiu.

-Quins equipaments tenen les acampades?

Sa Font Coberta: banys i dutxes d’aigua calenta. Zona per poder torrar. Hi ha un endoll als banys però no hi ha més punts d’electricitat. Diferents aixetes d’aigua no potable, taules i bancs de fusta devora les torradores.

Es Pixarells: banys i dutxes d’aigua freda. Zona coberta per poder torrar amb dues taules i bancs de fusta. No hi ha electricitat. Punts d’aigua no potable.

-Es lloguen tendes per acampar?

No es lloguen tendes.Cada persona o grup ha de dur la seva tenda de campanya.

-Per poder accedir a les zones d’acampada cal abonar el pàrquing?

Sí, cal realitzar l’abonament del pàrquing per acampar a sa Font Coberta, però no al d’Es Pixarells.

-Es pot fer foc a les zones d’acampada?

Es pot fer foc a les zones habilitades a les dues acampades desde el 6 d’octubre fins al 30 d’abril. A la zona d’acampada de sa Font Coberta, segons la disponibilitat, es deixarà mig bidó perquè es pugui fer foc devora la tenda.

Segons el Decret 125/2007, de 5 d'octubre no es pot fer foc, ni utilitzar camping gas, ni cuines de butà des de dia 1 de maig fins dia 15 d'octubre a totes les àrees recreatives i zones d'acampada.

-Es dóna llenya per poder fer foc a les acampades?

Una vegada realitzat l’abonament per l’acampada es lliurarà un tiquet per persona que hagi realitzat l’abonament que es podrà canviar per estelles de llenya a la zona d’acampada de sa Font Coberta.

- On podem comprar llenya

Es pot comprar llenya els dissabtes i diumenges a la zona d'acampada de Sa Font Coberta.

Si no s’ofereix a la zona d’acampada, també es pot adquirir a Ca s'Amitger. 

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ÀREES RECREATIVES

- Quines àrees recreatives hi ha a prop de Lluc?

• Ca s'Amitger

• Marjanor

• Menut I

• Menut II

- Les àrees recreatives es reserven?

Les àrees recreatives són d'ùs públic i no es poden reservar.

- És necessari demanar permís per fer foc a les àrees recreatives?

No és necessari demanar permís. Tanmateix està prohibit fer foc entre l’1 de maig i el 15 d'octubre.

- Es poden dur cans a les acampades i àrees recreatives?

• A les zones d'acampada no es poden dur cans.
• A les àrees recreatives han d’anar fermats.

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ALTRES

- Hi ha zones habilitades per a les autocaravanes o furgonetes camper?

Al Santuari de Lluc no hi ha cap espai habilitat en aquests moments per les autocaravanes o furgonetes camper, etc.

- Es pot nedar als embassament de Cúber i Gorg Blau?

No es pot nedar.

- Es pot pujar al  Puig Major?

Es una zona militar i s'ha de demanar permís.

Telèfon per demanar permís: 971 637030 

- Es pot accedir al Far de Formentor?

A partir  de juny a setembre entre les 10:00 i les 19:00 hores no es pot accedir amb vehicle particular, només amb bus(L353) des de el Port de Pollença amb aturades a  l'hotel Formentor i far

Més informació: formentor.consellmallorca.cat

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ITINERARIS

- Quines excursions es poden fer als voltants de Lluc?

• Camí de sa Cometa des Morts ( itinerari circular, 2h  i, 3,6 km, dificultat baixa)

• Volta a sa Moleta de Binifaldó (itinerari circular, 3 h. i 3,6 km, dificultat baixa)
• Camí Vell de Lluc a Caimari (itinerari  anada: 2 h i, 7,12 km, dificultat baixa)
• Pujada al Puig Tomir ( itinerari   anada i tornada al cim pel mateix camí 6h. i 12,4 km, dificultat alta) 
• Puig Galileu (itinerari anada i tornada fins al cim pel mateix camí 5h  i  14 km, dificultat alta)

• Camí Pixarells (itinerari anada i tornada, menys de 2 hores, i 4.25km
• Camí Coma Binifaldó (itinerari anada i tornada:  menys de 2h i 4,6 km, dificultat baixa)

• Pujada al Puig Massanella (itinerari circular 5 h. i 12 km, dificultat mitjana). S'ha de pagar per accedir a la finca privada: els residents menors de 12 anys 2€ i la resta 4€ ; els no residents menors de 12 anys 3€ i la resta 6€. 

• Volta al Puig Roig (finques privades). Només es pot fer el diumenge (itinerari circular 6 h. i 21 km, dificultat mitjana)

- Per on hem d'anar per començar l'itinerari del Torrent de Pareis?

Es comença devora el restaurant Escorca al punt quilomètric ( 25,2  de la Ma -10).Hi ha dues zones d’aparcament. A l’altre costat del Restaurant d’Escorca, hi ha un portell d’on parteix un camí que davalla fins a una paret de pedres, vorejant aquesta paret deixam enrere un petit portell i giram a l’esquerra seguint un camí per dins l’alzinar, a la sortida del qual, davant nosaltres ja es veu clarament el torrent i el mateix camí ens conduirà fins el llit del torrent. 

- Quina dificultat té l'itinerari del Torrent de Pareis?

Es tracta d’una excursió de dificultat molt alta, sobretot en alguns passos. Per dur-la a terme amb seguretat és important anar acompanyats d’algun excursionista experimentat i coneixedor del torrent. Aquesta excursió és més assequible durant els mesos d’estiu, però les altes temperatures aconsellen iniciar la ruta tan prest com sigui possible i anar proveïts amb molt d’aigua. A l’hivern, en canvi, l’aigua que queda als gorgs la converteix en una ruta arriscada que obliga a dur equipament tècnic ( vestits de neoprè, calçat adequat…)

- Quan de temps necessitam per fer el Torrent de Pareis?

Des del restaurant Escorca fins arribar a sa Calobra unes 5h.

- Es pot fer el torrent de Pareis començant des de la platja de sa Calobra?

Sí que es pot realitzar, però la dificultad de realitzar l’itinerari és major. 

- Que es necessita per fer el Torrent de Pareis?

Cal anar acompanyat d’un excursionista experimentat i coneixedor del torrent.  Tenir bona forma física, dur el telèfon mòbil ben carregat i portar aigua suficient sobretot a l’estiu, calçat i vestimenta adequada (capell i protecció solar)  segons l’època de l’any . A l’hivern s’ha de calcular el temps de sol per no arribar a sa Calobra a les fosques i s’ha de portar equipament tècnic per fer barranquisme i per ficar-se a l’aigua (vestits de neoprè, calçat específic). No és recomanable fer el torrent de Pareis quan ha plogut o si les previsions meteorològiques són de pluja o desfavorables.

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BONES PRÀCTIQUES I RESTRICCIONS

-Hi ha un manual de bones pràctiques per el descens de Torrents ?

Hi ha un manual i es pot consultar a la pàgina web de Balears Natura 

• Català: http://balearsnatura.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/BARRANQUISME_catal%C3%A0_DEF.pdf
• Castellà: http://balearsnatura.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/BARRANQUISMO_castell%C3%A0_DEF.pdf 
• Anglès: http://balearsnatura.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/BARRANQUISME_angl%C3%A8s_DEF.pdf
• Alemany: http://balearsnatura.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/BARRANQUISME_alemany_DEF.pdf  

-Quins torrents estan restringits segons el PORN?

Segons el PORN a l’annex I especifica les limitacions d’ús públic als torrents del paratge Natural de la Serra de Tramuntana pels quals es sol·licita autorització.

Es pot consultar el PORN a la pàgina web de la Conselleria de Medi Ambient i territori (http://www.caib.es/sites/espaisnaturalsprotegits/ca/paratge_natural_de_la_serra_de_tramuntana-21742/archivopub.do?ctrl=MCRST34ZI79514&id=79514)

-Hi ha un manual de bones pràctiques per l’escalada?

Hi ha un manual i es pot consultar a la pàgina web de Balears Natura 

• Català: http://balearsnatura.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/ESCALADA_catal%C3%A0_DEF.pdf
• Castellà: http://balearsnatura.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/ESCALADA_castell%C3%A0_DEF.pdf
• Anglès: http://balearsnatura.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/ESCALADA_angl%C3%A8s_DEF.pdf
• Alemany: 

http://balearsnatura.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/ESCALADA_alemany_DEF.pdf 

-Hi ha limitacions de zones d’escalada?

Segons el PORN a l’annex III es poden consultar les limitacions d’ús públic a les zones d’escalada. El PORN es pot consultar a la pàgina Web de la conselleria de Medi Ambient i territori (http://www.caib.es/sites/espaisnaturalsprotegits/ca/paratge_natural_de_la_serra_de_tramuntana-21742/archivopub.do?ctrl=MCRST34ZI79514&id=79514)

-Es poden obrir noves vies d’escalada?

Només es pot autoritzar l’escalada a les vies ja existents sempre que es trobim fora de les zones d’exclusió i que la propietat de la finca ho autoritzi.

-On puc pràcticar l’escalada?

Es poden consultar vies d’escalada : www.foracorda.com

Aquest enllaç és un llistat de les zones d’escalada prohibides però s’ha de tenir en compte que en els darrers mesos han revisat aquestes zones i han creat una aplicació per fer autoritzacions que està a punt de sortir. Per tant, aquest enllaç es quedarà obsolet (http://www.caib.es/sites/espaisnaturalsprotegits/ca/paratge_natural_de_la_serra_de_tramuntana-21742/archivopub.do?ctrl=MCRST34ZI273773&id=273773)

-Hi ha un manual de bones pràctiques per les curses ?

Hi ha un manual i es pot consultar a la pàgina web de Balears Natura 

• Català: 

http://balearsnatura.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/CURSES_catal%C3%A0_DEF.pdf, 

• Castellà: http://balearsnatura.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/CURSES_castell%C3%A0_DEF.pdf
• Anglès: http://balearsnatura.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/CURSES_angl%C3%A8s_DEF.pdf
• Alemany:

http://balearsnatura.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/CURSES_alemany_DEF.pdf  

-Hi ha un manual de bones pràctiques per les rutes amb bicicleta de muntanya (BTT)?

Hi ha una manual i es pot consultar a la pàgina web de Balears Natura 

• Català: http://balearsnatura.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/BTT_catal%C3%A0_DEF.pdf
• Castellà: http://balearsnatura.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/BTT_castell%C3%A0_DEF.pdf
• Anglès: http://balearsnatura.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/BTT_angl%C3%A8s_DEF.pdf
• Alemany: http://balearsnatura.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/BTT_alemany_DEF.pdf