Walk! Mallorca West

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Walk Mallorca West is part of a two volume series of Discovery Walking Guides by Charles Davis exploring the walking possibilities in the west of Mallorca. The guide covers a range of walks including routes in the Cami de Calvia, Sa Trapa, Peguera and the northern ports of Estellencs, Sa Pedra de s’Ase and Banyalbufar. The routes range from country strolls on quiet lanes to isolated bays and beaches and challenging peaks. There are also easier short walk and family alternatives for those seeking more leisurely days out.

The guide describes a total of 30 GPS waymarked walking routes in Mallorca’s west and each has been thoroughly researched. An extensive introduction provides information on when to go, getting there and about, equipment, flora and fauna, eating and drinking, tourist attractions and language. There is also useful guidance about map and walking information including details of walk location regional maps and using GPS on Mallorca. Each walk gives an overview of the route and colour keys indicating difficulty, times, total distance, vertigo risks, ascents and descents and if refreshments are available on route.

Appendices provide walkers with a summary of GPS Waypoints Lists, useful telephone numbers and addresses, a bibliography of suggested reading and local cycle routes. Detailed walk descriptions are accompanied by 1:40,000 scale extracts mapping the route and GPS waypoints at every key point on the walk as well as colour photographs illustrating some of the highlights of each walk covered in the guide.