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Hi there,

  Planning to try and walk the GR221 in the October half term.  Will sort a book when i get home from my summer trip, but I was wondering which end to start!  All the info I find points to starting from Port d'Andratx.  Any ideas anybody?

Thanks

David

The bus service to either end is good from Palma.

I've walked the mountains both ways (only little bits on the 221 though) and both are good.

David

I walked it all last year from Port d'Andrtrax  last year. Best to start from that end  cos the bookS go that way. Took 8 days. Can send you full details in a weeks time if you want. I'm just about to leave for the lakes.

I think a few of us would like those details Pedro

Cheers

Hello there,

   Thanks for the answers.  A few notes on the route would be great Pedro and if they contained places you might be able to put a small tent, even better.

Thanks

David

Hi Pedro,

I'd like those details too please

ok here goes

Day 1 stayed at Hotel Brismar in Port d'Anratx booked through www.booking.com. Relatively cheap and buffet breakfast - eat as much as you like.

I was booked into refuge de Can Boi in Deia day 3,4 and 5.

Day 2  was a long day eventually bivvying at 523878 on old road below coastal road. Note that because of a landslide road was not open to traffic making quite pleasant walking.

Day 3 Got to Esporles about 14.00, had refreshments then hitched a lift (took 1 minute) to Valldemossa then bus to Deia.

Day 4 Bus to Valldemossa, hitched a lift (took 40 minutes)y to Esporles and walked to Valldemossa  and bus to Deia

Day 5 Bus to Valldemossa and walked to Deia.

Day 6 Walked down to Cala de Deia below Deia and then back to follow GR221 to Refuge de Muleta. Stroll down to Port de Soller and back.

Day 7  Walked to Soller , found cheap accommodation and explored the town

Day 8 Walked to Refuge de Tossals Verds  via Pas Llis

Day 9 Walked to Lluc. Stayed at Monastery

Day 10 Walked to Refuge Pont Roma in Pollenca

Day 11 Home 

  Notes

1.  Hindsight 1. From Esporles I should have carried on and bivied   at 655938 below Penyal Vermell. Shelter if required. Then could have made Deia easily the next day.

2. Hindsight 2. Lluc monastery was an anticlimax. Should have stayed in refuge.

3. Day to Tossals Verds was the highlight of the route.

4. Plenty of places to bivvy/camp unoffically  so not specifically   mentioned in the Cicierone guide but the clues are  there if you read carefully.

5. Alternate guide via Charles Davis (Discovery Walking Guides) I found more informative.

6.  If you find at the end of your journey, the hut guardien  at Pont Roma is serving dinner an hour early, the buses are not running to the published  timetable and you nearly miss your flight home it is because you did not put your watch forward!!!

Thanks Pedro

Very useful

Hey thanks for that!  Exploring Japan and Taiwan for the summer hols.  Taiwan has 284 mountains over 3000m! Off to the J Alps for a week and will be glad not to spend much money for a while...

David