Camí dels Carabiners
| Camí dels Carabiners | |
|---|---|
 Ascent to the Torre des Matzoc |
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| Data | |
| Markers | GR 222 |
| Starting point |
Cala Estreta 39 ° 45 ′ 14.5 " N , 3 ° 24 ′ 42.7" E |
| Target point |
S'Arenalet des Verger 39 ° 45 ′ 53.8 " N , 3 ° 22 ′ 48.9" E |
| Type | Long-distance hiking trail |
| Height difference | 78 m |
| Level of difficulty | medium |
| season | all year round |
| Viewpoints | Torre des Matzoc |
Map with all coordinates: Camí dels Carabiners , also known as Camí des Carabiners ( Mallorcan ) or Caminet del Carabiners , is a coastal hiking trail in the northeast of the Spanish Mediterranean island of Mallorca .
course
The Camí dels Carabiners leads in the area of the municipality Artà through the nature reserve Parc natural de la península de Llevant along a remote and largely undeveloped stretch of coast.
The bay of Cala Estreta is often given as the start . The approximately five kilometer long path then follows in a north-westerly or westerly direction up and down the largely rocky cliff , past the bays of Cala Déntol , Ses Maganetes , Cala des Matzoc and reaches the historic defense tower Torre des Matzoc , to which the island Faraió d'Aubarca is upstream. The path then continues along the coves Es Saulonar , Na Balldora , Sa Font Celada to S'Arenalet des Verger .
Partly also the further east section between the more the community will Capdepera belonging Cala Mesquida about Cala Torta , Cala Mitjana counted to Cala Estreta to Camí dels carabiners. Between Cala Torta and S'Arenalet des Verger, the Camí dels Carabiners is also part of the GR 222 Artà-Lluc long-distance hiking trail .
The path consists of only one path and is not developed in any way. It is not barrier-free .
history
The name Camí dels Carabiners ( German : Way of the Carabiners) goes back to the Spanish customs station Carabiners , which was founded in 1829 and existed until the 1930s , and which was active in this area to combat smuggling . Due to the remoteness of the area, which is difficult to access, and the many small bays suitable for landing ships, the area was particularly targeted by smugglers. The way served the Carabiners for their patrol work. Despite the use of the Carabiners, the smuggling continued, which should also have been due to the fact that the smugglers secured the unhindered smuggling with bribes . Smuggling was significant in the region until the mid-1950s.
The remoteness and ruggedness of the area and a restrictive nature conservation policy meant that the coast in this area, rather unusual for the island of Mallorca, remained undeveloped, so that the Camí dels Carabiners leads through a pristine landscape.
literature
- Rolf Goetz: Mallorca . The most beautiful coastal and mountain hikes. 5th edition. Bergverlag Rother , Munich 2006, ISBN 978-3-7633-4122-1 , Via the Torre d'Albarca to Platja de sa Font Celada, p. 160-161 .
- Wolfgang Heitzmann: Mallorca . 50 coastal and mountain hikes (= compass hiking guide . Volume 942 ). Kompass , Rum / Innsbruck 2003, ISBN 978-3-85491-758-8 , Cala Torta - Arenalet d'Albarca, p. 124-125 .
- Karin Lorenzato (Ed.): Mallorca . ADAC hiking guide. ADAC-Verlag , Munich 2009, ISBN 978-3-89905-732-4 , Zur Torre d'Albarca, p. 42-43 .
- Jaume Alzina Mestre, Jaume Guiscafrè Danús: Artà, living cultural heritage . Cultural guide. Edicions de Turisme Cultural, Palma de Mallorca 2001, ISBN 84-95572-15-X , The lonely beaches: walk from the bay of Cala Estreta to the beach of Arenalet d'Albarca, p. 66 .
- Aina Llauger Rosselló: Lost Beaches . On foot from Cala Estreta to the Arenalet d'Albarca (= Artà, living cultural heritage ). Edicions de Turisme Cultural, Palma de Mallorca 2001, ISBN 84-95572-15-X (leaflet).
Web links
- Roland Otto: Coastal hike to pristine beaches near Artà. In: Mallorca Zeitung , published online on June 30, 2009