Hiking on Mallorca GR221 – the Dry Stone Route in 7 days

Hiking on Mallorca GR221, also called “The dry stone route”, in 5 stages. From Deia to Pollensa walking the Tramuntana range. Sweet towns, bays with sandy beaches, deep blue seas, enormous cliffs and amazing views. 

Hiking on Mallorca GR221 Day 1 – Arrival in Deia 

Your walking holidays in Mallorca will start at Palma Airport. A transfer will take you to Deia where you will spend the night. This town is famous because of the artists that start living here. They are inspired by the beautiful surroundings. A lot of people decide to call it a day in Deiá, if it is your choice we can arrange it for you.

Hiking on Mallorca GR221 Day 2 – Stage 1: Deia – Port Soller 11 km 

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Your hiking on Mallorca GR221 will start in the Refuge Can Boi in Deia. You will need to follow the signed path GR221 direction to Soller. When you get to Can Prohom you will need to follow the direction to Port Soller and continue until you get to Refuge Muleta. On the way, there is a beautiful view of the bay with the picturesque town of Port de Sóller. The wonderful view is from the lighthouse next to Refugi de Muleta. Port Soller has a nice beach and a pretty little harbour. There runs an antique train from Puerto de Soller to Soller. It’s worth a ride and a visit.

Hiking on Mallorca GR221 Day 3. Stage 2: Port Soller – Soller 8 km 

Today you walk a very small distance between Puerto de Soller and Soller, only about 8 km along the GR221. Take this day as a resting day and to get just a little closer to the heavier hike on day 4. You walk through habited surroundings, almost all hike is on a stone road. It is also possible to take the antique train to Soller . The city of Soller is famous because of its citrics – lemons and oranges. You will find little shops, restaurants in the beautiful old town.

Hiking on Mallorca GR221 Day 4. Stage 3: Soller – Tossals Verd 17 km 

On day 4 you walk from Soller to Tossals Verds. This is the heaviest day. We recommend you to start early, so you can take your time for this amazing part of the GR221. You will start the day 4 of walking holidays in Mallorca taking Biniaraix. Here is the point where you start climbing the Barranc (gorg) of Biniaraix. The special stairs of natural stones goes to Coll de l’Ofre. Here you have great views over the water reservoir of Cuber. Once you pass Cuber, the second climb starts. This time you climb to reach Tossals Verds soon. The refuge is located in nature, nothing else to see, just mountains and trees – it’s our favourite!

Hiking on Mallorca GR221 Day 5. Stage 4: Tossals Verds – Lluc 16 km 

You start climbing to Coll de ses cases de Neu. This stage of hiking on Mallorca GR221 has a lot of storages and snow-houses. The second part of the hike goes straight through the forests. You will arrive in Lluc. Lluc is an important pilgrims place – don’t forget to stop by the sanctuary of Santa María from Lluc. Lluc monastery. The name comes from the Latin ‘Lucus’ that means  ‘holy forest’. Once you arrive in Lluc, the refuge is only 20 minutes away. 

Hiking on Mallorca GR221 Day 6. Stage 5: Lluc – Pollença 17 km

The hike is pretty long but not super heavy. You walk to Pollença, most of the time through the forest. There are a lot of photo moments, when you have amazing views over all the peaks of Mallorca. Before you arrive at the refuge you walk for about 20 minutes through the small city of Pollença. You will enjoy the ambience there!

Hiking on Mallorca GR221 Day 7: Back home

A taxi will pick you up in Pollença and will bring you back to the airport of Mallorca. If you want to extend your days in Mallorca with some days on the beach? Or do you want to visit the city of La Palma? Please let us know. 

Walking holidays in Mallorca, Balearic Islands: You will enjoy the best of nature and the authentic Spanish culture. 

Departure is recommended in cooler months – we recommend to do this journey before the 15th of June or after the 15th of September.

In case you would like to start your walking holidays in Valldemossa, please let us know! We will organise it for you!

Have you thought of visiting Menorca? You can continue your walking holidays in Mallorca with the Cami de Cavalls in Menorca. We offer walking routes in Menorca:

Cami de Cavalls South from Ciutadella to Mahón and Cami de Cavalls North from Mahón to Ciutadella.