HOLIDAY WALKS IN MALLORCA
The Alcudia Peninsula
1. From the parking area, walk downhill and then turn right onto
a tarmac lane. After just a few metres, turn left into a hollow
then right - uphill - through the woods on a clear track, with a
ravine on your right. Fork left from the main track (15 mins) and
then (20 mins) turn left at a T-junction. Just a few metres later,
head right and the hermitage is in sight - just continue walking
parallel to the coast.
2. Cross a torrent (25 mins) and, five minutes later, go past an
old limekiln and turn right to head steeply uphill.
3. Arrive at the car park of the hermitage (40 mins). A 10-minute
break is allowed for here. There are toilets - and water to replenish
your supplies
4. Continue on the old forestry track which leads uphill, behind
the hermitage. Pass a chain suspended across the road and, after
a sharp right-hand bend, go left up some steps. Continue around
the hillside to an open area (1hr 20mins)
5. Continue for a further five minutes, passing a small stone construction,
to the old lookout tower at the end of Penya des Migdia (1hr 25mins).
Squeeze through the small entrance and out the other side for an
excellent view of the Bay of Pollença.
6. Retrace your steps to point 4 on the main track (1hr 55mins).
From here, march uphill along the wide forestry track. This levels
out into an open area before the final assault on the Talaia d'Alcúdia.
Arrive at the trig point on top of the mountain (2hrs 30mins) where
there are a couple of stone buildings.
7. From here, face south-west, with sea to both left and right.
Set off along the ridge and keep to the right. Follow green paint
marks and soon you are off the steep part and safely on the ridge,
where the path is clear. Continue on the crest of the ridge, following
paint marks and cairns. The limestone under foot eventually ends
(2hrs 50mins) and you follow a left-curving path to the pass of
Coll de Ses Fontanelles (3hrs 10mins).
8. Hit a track and turn right. Head down the side of the ravine
to join the path alongside the torrent (3hrs 20mins). The path crosses
and re-crosses the torrent before climbing to a wider track - this
is still heading in the same direction as the torrent and you must
ignore all side tracks.
9. After a few more minutes, the track swings to the right over
the hillside to give you some gorgeous views - of the Talaia d'Alcúdia
to the right and flowers all around you.
10. At a junction (3hrs 40mins), go right for just 50 metres, then
left. Stay on this wide track, ignoring all side tracks until you
reach the ravine where we began our walk - albeit on the other side
of the torrent. Turn left and you are back at your starting point
(4hrs).
