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Discovering Menorca

The guide to an island of nature and culture

  • Beaches of Menorca
  • Hiking in Menorca
    • The Camí de Cavalls
    • 1. Maó – Es Grau
    • 2. Es Grau – Favàritx
    • 3. Favàritx – Arenal d’en Castell
    • 4. Arenal d’en Castell – Cala Tirant
    • 5. Cala Tirant – Binimel·là
    • 6. Binimel·là – Els Alocs
    • 7. Els Alocs – Algaiarens
    • 8. Algaiarens – Cala Morell
    • 9. Cala Morell – Punta Nati
    • 10. Punta Nati – Ciutadella
    • 11. Ciutadella – Artrutx
    • 12. Artrutx – Turqueta
    • 13. Turqueta – Cala Galdana
    • 14. Cala Galdana – Sant Tomàs
    • 15. Sant Tomàs – Son Bou
    • 16. Son Bou – Cala en Porter
    • 17. Cala en Porter – Binissafúller
    • 18. Binissafúller – Punta Prima
    • 19. Punta Prima – Cala Sant Esteve
    • 20. Cala Sant Esteve – Maó
    • The 16 best stretches of the Camí de Cavalls
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Rambla tower. Camí de Cavalls. Menorca
Rambla tower
dmenorca_situacio_cami_de_cavalls2CAMÍ DE CAVALLS – Stage 2

Es Grau – Cap de Favàritx
walking by the Camí de Cavalls

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The stage

This stage of the Camí de Cavalls commences at the same place as one of the marked trails in S’Albufera des Grau Natural Park. First, cross the mouth of the stream that drains the main lagoon and cross into a wetland along a wooden boardwalk. From here, the path quickly takes you into the pinewoods and then out to the beach of Es Grau. Next, the trail takes you on to Cala Tamarells and then to Cala de Sa Torreta, where there is a magnificent shady pinewood in which to rest. Favàritx lighthouse gradually grows closer, although you still have an hour of walking to do before you reach the Arenal de Morella Nou (or Cala Tortuga) and Cala Prescili (or beach of Capifort), two unspoilt beaches that are protected from the north wind by Cap de Favàritx, which marks the end of this stage.

Distance: 8,6 km  • Difficulty: Average • Estimated walking time: 3 h

Be sure to shut all gates after you since they are used to control the cattle.

S'Albufera de Es Grau Natural Park. Camí de Cavalls. Menorca
S’Albufera de Es Grau Natural Park

The surroundings

All of this stage of the Camí de Cavalls runs through S’Albufera des Grau Natural Park. It is an excellent walk for getting to know a variety of different habitats, enriched by the presence of singular structures such as Torre Rambla (C. 18) or Favàritx lighthouse, which looms in the distance for much of the walk. You walk through wetlands and pinewoods, and then come to inviting unspoilt beaches, all framed in a rolling landscape in which farmland and grazing alternates with wild olive woodland and the scrubby vegetation that characterizes this rocky coastline.

Cala Presili. Camí de Cavalls. Menorca
Cala Presili ©Fundació Destí

Don’t miss

• Rambla tower: A defence tower built by the English in 1802 during their third period of occupation (1798-1802).
• Albufera des Grau viewpoint: The beginning of the stage begins almost at the mouth of the stream that drains the large lagoon of S’Albufera, which is also the start of one of the marked trails in S’Albufera des Grau Natural Park. It is worth detouring briefly from the path and walking a few extra metres for a gaze over the lagoon from the viewpoint that is signposted off the trail.
• Cala de Morella Nou: Also known as Cala Tortuga, this unspoilt beach is protected from the northerly winds by Cap Favàritx. There is an interesting lagoon just behind the beach, with permanent water and a splendid tamarisk wood.
• Cala Presili: Also called Platja de Capifort or Arenal d’en Moro. To reach this beach you have to take a short detour from the marked path.

LLOCS D’INTERÈS PROPERS
• Far de Favàritx: This lighthouse was the first in the Balearic Islands built from concrete. It is 28-metres high and is painted white with a black spiral band that makes it immediately recognisable. More information.
• S’Albufera des Grau Natural Park: This is the only natural park in Menorca and is a must for birdwatchers and nature-lovers alike. A number of different trails cross the park – more details from the information centre (Tel: 34 971 17 77 05 / 609 601 249).Road Maó – Es Grau Km 3,5.

Favàritx lighthouse. Menorca
Favàritx lighthouse

Services

• Es Grau: Small resort with bars, restaurants and a small supermarket. Kayaks can be hired on the beach if you want to get to know the coastline a bit better.
• Favàritx cape: No facilities.

How to get there

Es Grau is 7 km from Maó and to get there leave Maó from the roundabout at the end of the harbour on the road towards Fornells. After just over 500 m, turn right towards Es Grau. You can park in one of the two car-parks behind the beach of Es Grau.

Transport públicDuring the high season a bus runs from Maó to Es Grau. Check out bus times and frequencies (that vary according to the season).

Cap de Favàritx is 17 km from Maó. To get there, take the road to Fornells from Maó harbour. After 8.5 km, you will come to the turn-off to the right to the lighthouse. Both Es Mercadal and Fornells are about 26 km from the lighthouse. Follow the road to Maó from where it joins the Es Mercadal-Fornells road and turn left to Favàritx after 12.5 km. People park on the access road to the lighthouse since there is no official car-park in the area.

During the tourist season, the Favàritx lighthouse area will not be accessible by private car, and access will only be allowed by public transport, with a shuttle bus system that will depart from the Maó bus station. Check out bus times and frequencies

Accommodation and logistics on Camí de Cavalls

If you want to go through the Camí de Cavalls in stages, either a part or all of it, you have to plan your trek well. There are no accommodation for trekkers on the path, so you will have to make use of the touristic accommodations you will find on the route. That is the reason why making the route outside the tourist season could be somewhat complicated.

It is important to adapt the route plan to your physical condition and your experience as a trekker. In many cases, the ideal choice is to hire a logistic service for you to resolve those shortcomings. This way, you will be able to get the most out of the experience.

Camí de Cavalls 360º is a specialised travel agency that helps you to make the route in stages, in a self-guided manner and with a series of related services (among others, accommodation and logistics). Camí de Cavalls 360º offers you different choices to traverse the Camí de Cavalls with autonomy, always adapting to your needs.

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See all stages of the Camí de Cavalls

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All stages of the Camí de Cavalls

  • The Camí de Cavalls guide, stage by stage
    The Camí de Cavalls is divided up into 20 stages that can be walked as a single long hike or individually in sections, or can be used simply as somewhere go for a stroll. Discover Menorca here describes the official stages as 20 separate day-long walks, using the morning for the outward bound stretch and the afternoon for the return.
  • Maó – Es Grau
    This stage of the Camí de Cavalls passes through a fine example of a windswept coastal landscape, especially between Sa Mesquida and the Macar de Binillautí.
  • Cap de Favàritx – Arenal d’en Castell
    Much of this stage of the Camí de Cavalls runs through the S’Albufera des Grau Natural Park and many of its very diverse landscapes.
  • Arenal d’en Castell – Cala Tirant
    This stage of the Camí de Cavalls begins at the far western end of the built-up area of Arenal d’en Castell. Walk for 10 minutes along the cliff-top path as far as Son Parc...
  • Cala Tirant – Binimel·là
    This stage of the Camí de Cavalls passes through one of the best-preserved parts of the Menorcan coastline. The EU has declared it to be an Area of Community Importance and and a Special Protection...
  • Binimel·là – Cala Pregonda – Els Alocs
    This is the longest and hardest of all the stages of the Camí de Cavalls and, unsurprisingly, also one of the most spectacular.
  • Els Alocs – Cala Pilar – Algaiarens
    This stage of the Camí de Cavalls is characterized by the number of different habitats it visits. Around Cala Pilar a large number of endemic plants thrive alongside the more typical plants of...
  • Platges d’Algaiarens – Cala Morell
    This stage of the Camí de Cavalls leaves behind the fertile fields and woods of La Vall d’Algaiarens and heads into a dry scrubby landscape dominated by low scattered plants.
  • Cala Morell – Punta Nati
    The whole of this stage of the Camí de Cavalls runs through what is known as ‘Dry Menorca’, an area characterized by its sparse vegetation and long lines of dry-stone walls only interrupted by stone huts...
  • Punta Nati – Ciutadella
    This stage of the Camí de Cavalls can be divided into two very different parts. The first runs through what is known as ‘Dry Menorca’, an area characterized by its sparse vegetation and long lines of dry-stone walls...
  • Ciutadella – Cap d’Artrutx
    From Cala Blanca onwards and as far as the end of the stage, the flat path follows low coastal cliffs that harbour an interesting plant community.
  • Cap d’Artrutx – Cala en Turqueta
    This stretch of the Camí de Cavalls is flat and climbs very little. The landscape over much of this stage is dominated by a rocky coastline alternating with small coves.
  • Cala en Turqueta – Cala Galdana
    One of the most attractive elements of this stage of the Camí de Cavalls are the unspoilt beaches of its coves: En Turqueta, Macarella and Macarelleta are three of the best-loved of Menorca.
  • Cala Galdana – Sant Tomàs
    This stage of the Camí de Cavalls is an excellent way of getting to know the woods and forests of the southern coast of Menorca. Most of this part of the long-distance footpath runs through...
  • Sant Tomàs – Son Bou
    This stretch of the Camí de Cavalls is flat and, with very little uphill, is easy to walk. Nevertheless, it passes through a series of different habitats that include inland gullies, dunes, pastures...
  • Son Bou – Cala en Porter
    This stretch of the Camí de Cavalls connects two of the most important gullies on the southern coast of Menorca, the Barranc de Llucalari to the west and Barranc de Cala en Porter to the east.
  • Cala en Porter – Binissafúller
    Despite following the coastline for the most part, along this stretch of the Camí de Cavalls you will only see the sea at Es Canutells and Calescoves (if you make a short detour).
  • Binissafúller – Punta Prima
    This part of the Camí de Cavalls crosses a flat but rocky section of Menorca’s southern coast that is currently very built-up. The rocky islands of Binissafúller and the Illa de l’Aire remain in sight for most of the walk.
  • Punta Prima – Cala Sant Esteve
    This stage of the Camí de Cavalls runs along a rocky stretch of low-lying coast dominated by shrubs such as lentisc and Phoenician juniper as far as the defence tower of Alcalfar.
  • Cala Sant Esteve – Maó
    Despite walking almost the whole length of the Port de Maó, you will not get much of a chance to enjoy it if you don’t combine it with some alternative route that links the port and the centre of the town.
  • The 16 best stretches of the Camí de Cavalls
    The best walks and excursions around the coast of Menorca along the Camí de Cavalls (GR-223), an ideal way of exploring the island’s coastline at your leisure. Unspoilt beaches, rocky outcrops, pinewoods and sea-cliffs step-by-step.
  • Map of Camí de Cavalls
    The Menorcan interactive map with the 20 stages of the Camí the Cavalls (GR 223) and much more...

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