The impressive Torrent de Pareis has dug its way through rock walls up to 200 m high from the mountains to the sea. The most challenging hike in Mallorca follows the gorge to the bay of Sa Calobra. All information and GPS data can be found here.
The Torrent de Pareis gorge winds its way for just over 3 km through rock walls that are sometimes 200 m high.
Anyone who wants to complete this mountain tour has to jump over stones, climb through crevices, swim through pools and slide over boulders. Only hikers with climbing experience, absolute surefootedness and a head for heights should go here. The tour should not be underestimated - people have to be rescued here every year. Anyone who embarks on the hike through the Torrent de Pareis will be rewarded with one of the greatest adventures in Mallorca.
My tip: Be sure to take a 15 m long rope with you.
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Key facts about the hike through the Torrent de Pareis gorge on Mallorca
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Walking time : 5:00h
Altitude : 529 m up, 1.136 m down
Length : 7,7 km
Accessible by public transport? There is apublic bus service (in season) from Port de Sóller to Escorca . The hike starts right at the bus stop. The return journey is by boat from Sa Calobra to Port de Sóller (in calm seas).
How to get there: From Pollenca, Alcudia or Sóller via the Ma-10. From Campanet, Inca, Selva and Caimari via the Ma-2130.
If you arrive by car, there is the problem that the car is parked on the mountain and there is no public bus from Sa Calobra back to Escora.
Parking: There is a free car park opposite the Escorca restaurant.
Refreshments along the way? Only at the start and end point of the tour
GPS data: I have uploaded the GPS data for the hike to the Outdoor Active website
safety instructions
This tour is very demanding. Never go alone and never after rain. A 10 m long rope helps in the most difficult places. There is no cell phone reception in the torrent.
If you are unsure, you should book a hiking guide or join a guided hike .
Further information and links
INFO
You can find travel tips for accommodation and other hikes on Mallorca on my travel blog wibkestravels.com .
Mallorca Tourist Office, Plaça de la Reina, ES-207012 Palma, Tel. +34 971 173990, https://www.mallorca.es/de/
Rolf Goetz: Hiking Guide Mallorca – The most beautiful coastal and mountain hikes . Rother Bergverlag, 2024
WEATHER
With 300 days of sunshine a year, the weather in Mallorca is rarely really bad for several days. On rainy days, the Serra de Tramuntana is often a weather divide. This means that when it is bad in the west, the weather in the east can be quite acceptable - and vice versa.
HIKING GUIDE
Josep Suau, Tel. +34 680417900, mallorcawalks.com
GETTING THERE
By plane :
Palma de Mallorca airport is served by numerous airlines from all major airports in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The flight time is around 2 hours.
A flight causes CO₂. On the page www.atmosfair.de/de/kompensieren/flug/ you can calculate and compensate for the CO₂ footprint of your flight.
With the ferry :
A ferry leaves Barcelona for Palma once or twice a day all year round; the journey takes around 7 hours, or just under 4 hours with the express ferry.
You can book the various providers, for example, via www.directferries.de .
By train :
Mallorca can also be reached in a climate-friendly way by train and ferry:
From western or northern Germany, the best connections go via Paris. From Paris, you can also take the TGV to Barcelona, where you can board the ferry (on the Balearia, Iscomar or Acciona lines) to Mallorca.
GETTING AROUND
Some of the bus connections on Mallorca are only designed for hikers during the high season. Timetables and prices can be found at www.tib.org .
To be a little more flexible, we recommend renting a car (for example via www.billiger-mietwagen.de ). However, some hikes are not designed as circular routes, so for the return journey you either have to get on a bus or take a taxi. There are taxi ranks in all larger towns, and the fixed prices are often displayed on a board at the taxi rank.
SLEEP
In my blog post:
I'll tell you where to find the most beautiful accommodations .
The best starting point for the high mountains and also some coastal hikes is the valley of Sóller, or Puerto Sóller. For the south, Sant Elm is recommended, and for the north, Pollença.
Mallorca is the largest of the Balearic Islands - if you live in the "wrong place", the journey can be quite long. It is therefore best to check before booking which area you would like to hike in the most, or change accommodation during your stay.
Those who do the GR221 walk from hut to hut, but the beautifully situated, relatively inexpensive refugios are also a good choice for “normal” day tours :
In addition to the usual providers such as www.booking.com or www.airbnb.de , there are also some providers specializing in Mallorca:
The website www.fincaferien.de has a large selection of self-catering accommodations on all Spanish islands.
www.fincasmallorca.de specializes in renting houses around the valley of Sóller.
CARDS
A good hiking map is the Kompass hiking, cycling and leisure map at a scale of 1:75,000, which is also available locally.
For the Tramuntana hiking region, the three sheets "Mallorca Tramuntana Central", " Mallorca Tramuntana Nord " and " Mallorca Tramuntana Sud" from Editorial Alpina at a scale of 1:25,000 are the best choice. The map " Vall de Sóller " (1:15,000), also published by Alpina, is ideal for the Soller region. The Alpina map " Mallorca Nord " (1:25,000) covers the north.
EQUIPMENT
We recommend hiking boots with a good tread (otherwise the paved paths can be quite slippery...), rain and sun protection , and - for cooler days - warm clothing. Long, thin trousers or knee socks , because the less frequently used tours lead through tall, cutting grass that can scratch your legs.