Barranc de Biniaraix
The Barranc de Biniaraix ( German Gorge of Biniaraix ) is a gorge in the municipality of the Serra de Tramuntana in the west of the Spanish Balearic island of Mallorca .
Geography and location
The gorge is located about two kilometers east of Sóller and also just under two kilometers west of the Puig de l'Ofre . To the north of the gorge is the Cúber reservoir . You can reach the gorge by car on the national highway MA-11 and take the bus line 212 at the stop Center can be reached in Sóller. You can hike on the long-distance hiking trail GR 221 , which leads across the gorge. The river Torrent de Biniaraix (German Bergbach von Biniaraix ) springs south of the nature reserve Font des Verger and flows over a length of five kilometers through the gorge and flows into the Torrent de Fornalutx in Sóller . But the Torrent de l'Ofre leads through the gorge . After heavy rains or when the snow melts , the water falls from the more than one hundred meter high Es Cans waterfall . The highest point of the gorge is around 440 meters and overcomes a difference in altitude of a little more than 350 meters.
history
The old pilgrimage route that leads to the Lluc monastery was documented in the 14th century . It is likely, however, that the path existed as a beaten path many years earlier. In the lower area there is another path, the Camí vell , which was used to avoid the high mountains of Mallorca. Centuries ago, olive groves reaching almost to the summit were created in the gorge , where the two paths meander through.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Hiking trail GR 221 through the Barranc de Biniaraix. Retrieved October 31, 2016
- ↑ a b c Barranc de Biniaraix . wanderurlaubmallorca.de. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
- ↑ Pilgrimage through the Barranc de Biniaraix. Retrieved October 31, 2016
- ^ Camí vell . Retrieved October 31, 2016
Coordinates: 39 ° 45 '52.1 " N , 2 ° 45' 8.2" E