
The island of Menorca (Minorca) is a true Mediterranean gem; unspoilt countyside beautiful beaches prehistoric sites a wealth of wild flowers wild tortoises butterflies bird life historic towns & relics from the island's turbulent past Such a special island deserves only the best so Walk! Menorca (3rd edition) has been researched to our 'no compromise' standards so that you can embark on the adventures confident that the routes work For our 3rd edition we have nine new routes including the best sections of the Cami de Cavalls but have lost seven old routes due to access problems The result is 44 fully detailed walk itineraries ranging from town walks around Ciutadella & Mao (Mahon) to adventurous & exciting adventures suitable for a wide range of fitness levels You will find routes suitable for families ranging up to whole day adventures so that everyone will find all the walking adventures you might need in Menorca's most popular walking guide book Every walking route has; Walking Route Summary; Ratings for Effort Time Distance Ascents Descents & Refreshments; Fully detailed walk description with frequent timings to aid navigation; full colour 140000 scale Tour & Trail Map of the route; GPS waypoints for key points on all country routes Some of Menorca's riches can be reached by car but to truely get the best from the island you should set out on foot to discover these beautiful landscapes & beauty spots Simply add our new Menorca Tour & Trail Super-Durable Map (5th edition 2013) to Walk! Menorca (3rd edition) & you have everything you need to enjoy a range of memorable adventures on this beautiful island GPS Waypoint files for Walk! Menorca are available as free zip download from Discovery Walking Guides website Walk! Menorca 3rd edition
- Contents The Authors Cami de Cavalls
- Menorca's Jewel Introduction- Menorca
- The Living Museum Flora & Fauna The Quirky Side of Menorca's Land Ownership Symbol Rating Guide & Notes Using GPS on Menorca Map Information Location Maps Map Notes & Map Legend THE WALKS 1 Ciutadella Town Walk 1 walker 112 hours 312-4 kilometres ascents & descents 20 metres 4 refreshments (circular) 2 A Stroll Around Mao 1 walker 112 hours 4-412 kilometres ascents & descents 50 metres 3 refreshments (circular) THE EAST 3 From Town to Town Mao
- Es Castell 2 walker 1-112 hours 4-5 kilometres ascents & descents 50 metres 3 refreshments (linear) 4 Cala Figuera
- Trepuco
- Sant Lluis 2 walker 1 hour 412 kilometres ascents 85 metres descents 40 metres 3 refreshments (linear) 5 Sant Lluis
- Pou Nou
- Trebaluger 2 walker 112 hours 6 kilometres ascents & descents 30 metres 0 refreshments (linear) 6 Guards Guards! 3 walker 1 hour 3 kilometres ascents & descents 100 metres 1 refreshments (circularpanhandle circular) 7 Cala de Sant Esteve to Binissaida 3 walker 1 hour 45 kilometres ascents & descents 60 metres 0 refreshments (linear) 8 Linking the Resorts Binibequer Vell
- Punta Prima 2 walker 112 hours 6 kilometres ascents & descents 60 metres 3 refreshments (linear) 9 Coastal Discovery 23 walker 1 hour 4 kilometres ascents & descents 60 metres 3 refreshments (linear)10 From New to Old S' Algar
- Binissaida Cala d'es Rafalet 3 walker 2 hours 9 kilometres ascents & descents 100 metres 0 refreshments (linear) 11 Cami de Biniatap 2 walker 1 hour 45 kilometres ascents negligible descents 40 metres 0 refreshments (linear) 12 An Historical Tour 2 walker 1 hour 45 kilometres ascents & descents 70 metres 0 refreshments (linear) 13 More Historical Sights Mao
- Talati de Dalt
- Rafal Rubi Vell 3 walker 212hours 12 kilometres ascents & descents 50 metres 0 refreshments (linear return) 14 S' Albufera The Three Routes 1 walker (all 3 routes) 12 hour hour & 25 minutes 15 Es Grau Peninsula 3 walker 1 hour 3 kilometres ascents & descents 110 metres 3 refreshments (circularpanhandle circular) 16 Torre Blanca 3 walker 212 hours 85 kilometres ascents & descents 180 metres 3 refreshments (linear return) 17 Cap de Favaritx to Es Grau 3 walker 3 hours 10 kilometres ascents & descents 220 metres 3 refreshments (linear) 18 Cala Mesquida to Es Grau 4 walker 2-3 hours 7 kilometres ascents & descents 200 metres vertigo risk 3 refreshments (linear)18A Cala Mesquida
- Cami de Cavalls
- Es Grau 3-4 walker 2 hours 65 kilometres ascents & descents 200 metres 3 refreshments (linear) THE WEST 19 Cala Blanca to Cap d' Artrutx 2 walker 112 hours 6 kilometres ascents & descents 30 metres 4 refreshments (linear) 20 Galdana Gorge 1 walker 112 hours 7 kilometres ascents & descents negligible 3 refreshments (linear return) 21 Cala de Santa Galdana to Cala Macarella 23 walker 45-55 minutes 2-212 kilometres ascents & descents 60 metres 3 refreshments (linear) 22 Cala Macarella to Ciutadella 3 walker 4A hours 185 kilometres ascents & descents 150 metres 4 refreshments (linear) 23 Cala Galdana to Sant Tomas 3 walker 212 hours 95 kilometres ascents 250 metres descents 300 metres vertigo risk 4 refreshments (linear) 24 Cami de Cavalls stage 14
- Cala Galdana to Sant Tomas 3-4 walker 25-3hours 11 kilometres ascents 200m descents 160 metres 4 refreshments (linear) 25 Cala de Santa Galdana
- Son Saurer
- Cala'n Bosch 4 walker 4 hours 15 kilometres ascents & descents 200 metres 2 refreshments (linear)26 Cala Galdana to Ferreries via Barranc d' Algendar 3 walker 312 hours 14 kilometres ascents 230 metres descents 190 metres 2 refreshments (linear) 27 Ciutadella
- Barranc d' Algendar
- Ferreries 3 walker 412 hours 17 kilometres ascents 240 metres descents 200 metres 2 refreshments (linear) THE SOUTH 28 Sant Tomas to Son Bou to Sant Tomas 3-4 walker 3 hours 13 kilometres ascents & descents 100 metres 4 refreshments (circularpanhandle circular) 29 Sant Tomas to Cova des Coloms 3 walker 2 hours 712 kilometres ascents & descents 130 metres 4 refreshments (circularpanhandle circular) 30 Cales Coves Circular 3 walker 1 hour 3 kilometres ascents & descents 80 metres 0 refreshments (circular) (B) 3 walker 1 hour 4 kilometres ascents & descents 60 metres 0 refreshments (circular) 31 Son Bou to Cala en Porter on the Cami de Cavalls 3 walker 212 hours 85 kilometres ascents 200 metres descents 170 metres 23 refreshments at end (linear one way) 4 walker 5 hours 17 kilometres ascents & descents 370 metres 23 refreshments (out & return) 32 Cala en Porter to Es Canutells 3 walker 112 hours 65 kilometres ascents & descents 200 metres 3 refreshments (linear one way)34 walker 3 hours 13 kilometres ascents & descents 400 metres 3 refreshments (linear out & return) 33 Es Canutells to Binibequer Vell 3 walker 2 hour 8 kilometres ascents 80 metres descents 120 metres 5 refreshments (linear one way) 4 walker 4 hours 16 kilometres ascents & descents 200 metres 5 refreshments (linear out & return) CENTRAL ROUTES 34 Santa Agueda 3 walker 1 hour 3 kilometres ascents & descents 180 metres 0 refreshments (linear return) 35 Ferreries to Barranc d' Algendar Gorge Surprises 3 walker 3 hours 105 kilometres ascents & descents 200 metres 2 refreshments (circular) 36 Alaior Circular 3 walker 2 hours 8 kilometres ascents & descents 120 metres 0 refreshments (circular) 37 Ferreries to Son Mercer 3 walker 2A hours 11 kilometres ascents & descents 120 metres 0 refreshments (linear) THE NORTH 38 Milly & Izzy's Pocket Adventure 2 walker 1 hour 25 kilometres ascents & descents 60 metres 3-4 refreshments (circular) 39 Fornells to Playa Fornells & return 3 walker 2 hours 6 kilometres ascents & descents 120 metres 5 refreshments (linear return)40 Cala del Pilar 3 walker 80 minutes 4 kilometres ascents & descents 160 metres 0 refreshment (linear return) 41 Cala Pregonda 2 walker 50 minutes 4 kilometres ascents & descents 80 metres 3 refreshments (linear return) 42 Cap de Cavalleria to Binimel-La 3 walker 212 hours 7 kilometres ascents & descents 120 metres vertigo risk 4 refreshments (circular) 43 John's Route Na Macaret Circular 3 walker 212 hours 11 kilometres ascents & descents 120 metres 3 refreshments (circular) 44 Cami de Cavalls to Arenal d'en Castell 3-4 walker 4-5 hours 18 kilometres ascents & descents 160 metres 24 refreshments (linear return) Glossary Appendices- Maps & Books Miscellaneous Information Owzat!
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