Walk! Menorca

Menorca's most popular walking guide book just got a whole lot better in its 3rd edition. Combine with Menorca Tour & Trail Super-Durable Map (5th edition) and you have everything you need for memorable adventures on this beautiful island.

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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 and 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 and Mao (Mahon) to adventurous and 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 and Refreshments; Fully detailed walk description with frequent timings to aid navigation; full colour 1:40,000 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 and beauty spots. Simply add our new Menorca Tour & Trail Super-Durable Map (5th edition 2013) to Walk! Menorca (3rd edition) and 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 1Ciutadella Town Walk 1 walker, 11/2 hours, 31/2-4 kilometres, ascents & descents 20 metres, 4 refreshments (circular). 2A Stroll Around Mao 1 walker, 11/2 hours, 4-41/2 kilometres, ascents & descents 50 metres, 3 refreshments (circular). THE EAST 3From Town to Town: Mao - Es Castell 2 walker, 1-11/2 hours, 4-5 kilometres, ascents & descents 50 metres, 3 refreshments (linear).
4Cala Figuera - Trepuco - Sant Lluis 2 walker, 1 hour, 41/2 kilometres, ascents 85 metres, descents 40 metres, 3 refreshments (linear). 5Sant Lluis - Pou Nou - Trebaluger 2 walker, 11/2 hours, 6 kilometres, ascents & descents 30 metres, 0 refreshments (linear). 6Guards, Guards! 3 walker, 1 hour, 3 kilometres, ascents & descents 100 metres, 1 refreshments (circular/panhandle circular). 7Cala de Sant Esteve to Binissaida 3 walker, 1 hour, 4.5 kilometres, ascents & descents 60 metres, 0 refreshments (linear). 8Linking the Resorts: Binibequer Vell - Punta Prima 2 walker, 11/2 hours, 6 kilometres, ascents & descents 60 metres, 3 refreshments (linear). 9Coastal Discovery 2/3 walker, 1 hour, 4 kilometres, ascents & descents 60 metres, 3 refreshments (linear).10From New to Old: S'Algar - Binissaida + Cala d'es Rafalet 3 walker, 2 hours, 9 kilometres, ascents & descents 100 metres, 0 refreshments (linear). 11Cami de Biniatap 2 walker, 1 hour, 4.5 kilometres, ascents negligible, descents 40 metres, 0 refreshments (linear). 12An Historical Tour 2 walker, 1 hour, 4.5 kilometres, ascents & descents 70 metres, 0 refreshments (linear).
13More Historical Sights: Mao - Talati de Dalt - Rafal Rubi Vell 3 walker, 21/2hours, 12 kilometres, ascents & descents 50 metres, 0 refreshments (linear + return). 14S'Albufera: The Three Routes 1 walker (all 3 routes), 1/2 hour, ...hour and 25 minutes. 15Es Grau Peninsula 3 walker, 1 hour, 3 kilometres, ascents & descents 110 metres, 3 refreshments (circular/panhandle circular). 16Torre Blanca 3 walker, 21/2 hours, 8.5 kilometres, ascents & descents 180 metres, 3 refreshments (linear + return). 17Cap de Favaritx to Es Grau 3 walker, 3 hours, 10 kilometres, ascents & descents 220 metres, 3 refreshments (linear). 18Cala Mesquida to Es Grau 4 walker, 2-3 hours, 7 kilometres, ascents & descents 200 metres, vertigo risk, 3 refreshments (linear).18ACala Mesquida - Cami de Cavalls - Es Grau 3-4 walker, 2 hours, 6.5 kilometres, ascents & descents 200 metres, 3 refreshments (linear). THE WEST 19Cala Blanca to Cap d'Artrutx 2 walker, 11/2 hours, 6 kilometres, ascents & descents 30 metres, 4 refreshments (linear). 20Galdana Gorge 1 walker, 11/2 hours, 7 kilometres, ascents & descents negligible, 3 refreshments (linear + return).
21Cala de Santa Galdana to Cala Macarella 2/3 walker, 45-55 minutes, 2-21/2 kilometres, ascents & descents 60 metres, 3 refreshments (linear). 22Cala Macarella to Ciutadella 3 walker, 4A hours, 18.5 kilometres, ascents & descents 150 metres, 4 refreshments (linear). 23Cala Galdana to Sant Tomas 3 walker, 21/2 hours, 9.5 kilometres, ascents 250 metres, descents 300 metres, vertigo risk, 4 refreshments (linear). 24Cami de Cavalls stage 14 - Cala Galdana to Sant Tomas 3-4 walker, 2.5-3hours, 11 kilometres, ascents 200m, descents 160 metres, 4 refreshments (linear). 25Cala de Santa Galdana - Son Saurer - Cala'n Bosch 4 walker, 4 hours, 15 kilometres, ascents & descents 200 metres, 2 refreshments (linear).26Cala Galdana to Ferreries via Barranc d'Algendar 3 walker, 31/2 hours, 14 kilometres, ascents 230 metres, descents 190 metres, 2 refreshments (linear). 27Ciutadella - Barranc d'Algendar - Ferreries 3 walker, 41/2 hours, 17 kilometres, ascents 240 metres, descents 200 metres, 2 refreshments (linear). THE SOUTH 28Sant Tomas to Son Bou to Sant Tomas 3-4 walker, 3 hours, 13 kilometres, ascents & descents 100 metres, 4 refreshments (circular/panhandle circular).
29Sant Tomas to Cova des Coloms 3 walker, 2 hours, 71/2 kilometres, ascents & descents 130 metres, 4 refreshments (circular/panhandle circular). 30Cales 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). 31Son Bou to Cala en Porter on the Cami de Cavalls 3 walker, 21/2 hours, 8.5 kilometres, ascents 200 metres, descents 170 metres, 2/3 refreshments at end (linear one way). 4 walker, 5 hours, 17 kilometres, ascents & descents 370 metres, 2/3 refreshments (out and return). 32Cala en Porter to Es Canutells 3 walker, 11/2 hours, 6.5 kilometres, ascents & descents 200 metres, 3 refreshments (linear one way).3/4 walker, 3 hours, 13 kilometres, ascents & descents 400 metres, 3 refreshments (linear out & return). 33Es 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 and return).
CENTRAL ROUTES 34Santa Agueda 3 walker, 1 hour, 3 kilometres, ascents & descents 180 metres, 0 refreshments (linear + return). 35Ferreries to Barranc d'Algendar Gorge + Surprises 3 walker, 3 hours, 10.5 kilometres, ascents & descents 200 metres, 2 refreshments (circular). 36Alaior Circular 3 walker, 2 hours, 8 kilometres, ascents & descents 120 metres, 0 refreshments (circular). 37Ferreries to Son Mercer 3 walker, 2A hours, 11 kilometres, ascents & descents 120 metres, 0 refreshments (linear). THE NORTH 38Milly and Izzy's Pocket Adventure 2 walker, 1 hour, 2.5 kilometres, ascents & descents 60 metres, 3-4 refreshments (circular). 39Fornells to Playa Fornells and return 3 walker, 2 hours, 6 kilometres, ascents & descents 120 metres, 5 refreshments (linear + return).40Cala del Pilar 3 walker, 80 minutes, 4 kilometres, ascents & descents 160 metres, 0 refreshment (linear + return). 41Cala Pregonda 2 walker, 50 minutes, 4 kilometres, ascents & descents 80 metres, 3 refreshments (linear + return). 42Cap de Cavalleria to Binimel-La 3 walker, 21/2 hours, 7 kilometres, ascents & descents 120 metres, vertigo risk, 4 refreshments (circular).
43John's Route: Na Macaret Circular 3 walker, 21/2 hours, 11 kilometres, ascents & descents 120 metres, 3 refreshments (circular). 44Cami de Cavalls to Arenal d'en Castell 3-4 walker, 4-5 hours, 18 kilometres, ascents & descents 160 metres, 2/4 refreshments (linear + return). Glossary. Appendices:- Maps & Books, Miscellaneous Information, Owzat! - Cricket at the MCC, Bus Timetables, Place Names Index.