Trekking in Mallorca. Paddy Dillon

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      TREKKING IN MALLORCA

      GR221 - THE DRYSTONE ROUTE

      by Paddy Dillon

      2 POLICE SQUARE, MILNTHORPE, CUMBRIA LA7 7PY

      www.cicerone.co.uk

      About the Author

      Paddy Dillon is a prolific walker and guidebook writer, with over 80 guidebooks to his name and contributions to 30 other titles. He has written extensively for many different outdoor publications and has appeared on radio and television.

      Paddy uses a tablet computer to write his route descriptions while walking. His descriptions are therefore precise, having been written at the very point at which the reader uses them.

      Paddy is an indefatigable long-distance walker who has walked all of Britain’s National Trails and several major European trails. He lives on the fringes of the Lake District and has walked, and written about walking, in every county throughout the British Isles. He has led guided walks and walked throughout Europe, as well as in Nepal, Tibet, Korea, Africa and the Rocky Mountains of Canada and the US. Paddy is a member of the Outdoor Writers and Photographers Guild.

      Other Cicerone guides by the author

      GR20: Corsica

      Irish Coastal Walks

      The Cleveland Way and the Yorkshire Wolds Way

      The GR5 Trail

      The Great Glen Way

      The Irish Coast to Coast Walk

      The Mountains of Ireland

      The National Trails

      The North York Moors

      The Pennine Way

      The Reivers Way

      The Teesdale Way (Martin Collins; updated by Paddy Dillon)

      The South West Coast Path

      The Wales Coast Path

      Trekking in Greenland

      Trekking in the Alps (contributing author)

      Walking and Trekking in Iceland

      Walking on the Isle of Arran

      Walking in County Durham

      Walking in Madeira

      Walking in Malta

      Walking in Sardinia

      Walking in the Isles of Scilly

      Walking in the North Pennines

      Walking on Guernsey

      Walking on Jersey

      Walking on La Gomera and El Hierro

      Walking on La Palma

      Walking on Tenerife

      Walking the Galloway Hills

      © Paddy Dillon 2017

      Second edition 2017

      ISBN-13: 978 1 85284 850 7

      First edition 2009

      Printed by KHL Printing, Singapore

      A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library.

      All photographs are by the author unless otherwise stated.

      Base for route maps © Editorial Alpina, SL

       Additional route mapping by Lovell Johns www.lovelljohns.com

      Updates to this Guide

      While every effort is made by our authors to ensure the accuracy of guidebooks as they go to print, changes can occur during the lifetime of an edition. Any updates that we know of for this guide will be on the Cicerone website (www.cicerone.co.uk/850/updates), so please check before planning your trip. We also advise that you check information about such things as transport, accommodation and shops locally. Even rights of way can be altered over time.

      We are always grateful for information about any discrepancies between a guidebook and the facts on the ground, sent by email to [email protected] or by post to Cicerone, 2 Police Square, Milnthorpe LA7 7PY, United Kingdom.

      Warning

      Mountain walking can be a dangerous activity carrying a risk of personal injury or death. It should be undertaken only by those with a full understanding of the risks and with the training and experience to evaluate them. While every care and effort has been taken in the preparation of this guide, the user should be aware that conditions can be highly variable and can change quickly, materially affecting the seriousness of a mountain walk. Therefore, except for any liability which cannot be excluded by law, neither Cicerone nor the author accept liability for damage of any nature (including damage to property, personal injury or death) arising directly or indirectly from the information in this book.

      To call out the Mountain Rescue, ring the European emergency number 112: this will connect you via any available network. Once connected to the emergency operator, ask for the police.

      (Only to be used in an emergency)

      Six blasts on a whistle (and flashes with a torch after dark) spaced evenly for one minute, followed by a minute’s pause.

      Repeat until an answer is received.

      The response is three signals per minute followed by a minute’s pause.

      CONTENTS

       Map key

       Overview map

       Introduction

       Serra de Tramuntana

       GR221 – Ruta de Pedra en Sec

       Brief history of Mallorca

       Plants and wildlife

       Travel to Mallorca

       Travel around Mallorca

       When to go

       Accommodation

       Language

       Money

       Food and drink

       Water