* ON 2008 THE SECOND EDITION OF THE MAPS "NORD" AND "CENTRAL" WILL BE PUBLISHED
' * The prolific autor of hiking books Paddy Dillon has written:
"The Alpina maps are excellent, and much easier to use than the IGN maps. I can see all sorts of interesting trails on the Alpina map, but only blank spaces on the IGN. I will always recommend the Alpina maps to anyone going walking in Mallorca. You have done a very good job with them"
* You can find them in the United Kingdom:
-The Map Shop' website - http://www.themapshop.co.uk/balearicislands.htm
- 'Stanfords' website - http://www.stanfords.co.uk/mapdetails/mapdetails?item_code=133971
* On april 2005 and on june 2006, the spanish "Editorial Alpina" published the three hiking maps 1: 25.000. which are very accurate: "Tramuntana Sud" (from Sa Dragonera to Esporles, which includes Andratx, Estellencs, Banyalbufar and Puigpunyent), "Tramuntana Central"(from Esporles to the Cúber barrage, which also includes Deià, Sóller, Bunyola and Alaró) and "Tramuntana Nord" (from Fornalutx to Pollença, which also includes the barrages, Sa Calobra, Campanet, Lluc). The maps come with an english booklet in which several hiking routes are described.
→ Information about the publishing house Alpina
→ Corrections Tramuntana Central
They are on sale in:
* Palma de Mallorca: Casa del Mapa- Sant Domingo, 11, GEM, GOB and Federació Balear de Muntanyisme
* Port de Sóller: Chachi Bookshop
Hotel Es Port/Hotel Portosoller/ Hotel Marbell/ Hotel Los Geranios/Supermarket La Playa (Platja d'en Repic)
* Sóller: Calabruix and Tramuntana Tours (C/Lluna)
* Fornalutx: Autoservei Mayol
* Valldemossa: Bar "Los Tilos" and Llibreria Cartoixa
* Deià: Supermarket and bookshop
* Giftshop in Lluc
* Pollença: Llibreria Ull Viu/Hostatgeria del Puig de Maria
* Lloseta: Esports Sa Muntanya
* Bestard boots in Lloseta and Festival Park
* Finca Bàlitx d'Avall on the trail to Cala Tuent
* Papereria Esporles
* Estellencs: shop "Un poc de tot"
* Binibona: Hotel "Parc Natural"
* Natur Park S'Albufera de Mallorca
* Hostatgeria Castell d'Alaró
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about the publishing house Alpina
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February 2007: The trail between Estellencs and Banyalbufar has been closed. + Information
* We will try to correct them with your help. If you find any mistake, please
* The map of Tramuntana Sud is very accurate: the autor spent many days doing reconnaissance work with a GPS
* Page 77, hike 5: the gate at km. 98.2 is locked and the sign "Prohibido el paso" has appeared. It is teoretically possible to skip this closure from the parking at "mirador Ricard Roca".
* Page 81, hike 12: on october 2007, a heavy rainfall has destroyed the fishers' trail (Camí des Pescadors) on the way down to Port des Canonge.
→ Corrections Tramuntana Central
* We will try to correct them with your help. If you find any mistake, please
* Page 51, Hike 2: at the end of the street "Carrer de les Oliveres" the earth track is blocked by a closed gate. The footpath is on the left of the fence.
* Page 60, Hike 10: on the ascent to the Puig de l'Ofre you need just 10 minutes from the pass Coll de l'Ofre to the place where you leave the earth track und turn to the left towards the summit. Some signs: "Prohibido el paso- Caza mayor" (No trespassing- Big game) have appeared on the downhill trail. They intend to avoid problems between goats' hunters and hikers.
*Map, around Valldemossa: the footpath from the road Valldemossa - Deià to S'Estaca doesn´t start in the Km. 69. It starts 400 meters from Rest. Can Costa (dir. Deià). The mistake was made by the IGN, the source of the maps and wasn't detected by the Alpina team.
* Map, around Valldemossa: the viewpoint "Mirador de ses Basses" is located more to the west
* Map, around Bunyola: the footpath to the pass between Puig de Son Nassi and Puig de s'Alqueria doesn't start in Son Nassi Nou. The trailhead begins to the north of Son Nassi Vell.
* Map, around Comuna de Bunyola: the footpath from Comuna de Bunyola downhill to Torrent de Coanegra (Son Pou) starts 5 minutes farther to the north of the pass 656 m . The footpath from the upper earth track (Penyals d'Honor) to the pass Coll des Picó finishes more to the right (east), at least 8 minutes from the pass. There isn't an earth track from Coll des Picó to the Coll d'Honor, but a footpath. The trail reaches the top of Penyals d'Honor at the peak of 808 m. of altitude
* Map, around Puig de Bàlitx: the footpath to the top begins 5 minutes after the end of the earth track (on a right bend) and goes by the cave "Cova des Migdia" which isn't good marked on the map. The true coordinates are X= 475985, Y=4406921 (European Datum 1950)
* We will try to correct them with your help. If you find any mistake, please
The mountain huts Son Amer (Lluc) and Pont Romà (Pollença) are open since autumm 2007
* Page 52, Hike 1: Some signs: "Prohibido el paso- Caza mayor" (No trespassing- Big game) have appeared on the uphill footpath. They intend to avoid problems between goats' hunters and hikers.
* The Kompass map (1: 75.000) is very useful as a biking map and also to look for the location of the most important trails.A NEW EDITION CAME ON MARCH 2005 AND WAS REVISED IN SEPTEMBER 2006. In the adjoining booklet 10 hikes are being described and also the traverse of the Serra de Tramuntana in 6 days.
* The "hiking" map Freytag & Berndt (1:50.000) only covers the central part of the Serra de Tramuntana. The map has several mistakes and should be used only together with a guidebook.
