{"id":5892,"date":"2026-04-12T16:42:17","date_gmt":"2026-04-12T16:42:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/picton-lynas.co.uk\/walkingblog\/?page_id=5892"},"modified":"2026-04-25T08:50:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-25T08:50:07","slug":"menorca-cami-de-cavalls-4","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/picton-lynas.co.uk\/walkingblog\/menorca-cami-de-cavalls\/menorca-cami-de-cavalls-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Cam\u00ed de Cavalls -4"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Fav\u00e0ritx to Sa Mesquida – 12th April 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Well, things started off OK, then the rain started which wasn’t too bad for a while. But once the wind got up and things got a little chilly then it was unpleasant at the end. On the plus side, the old metabolism has kicked in a bit so I felt goodish for most of the day even in the climbs. A young dude with his too loud music sailing past is not something I would have countenanced in Portugal, but now, I could not give a fig. Motor on, son.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The lighthouse on the Cap de Fav\u00e0ritx and a bit of smooth tarmac to start.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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So much greener up here in the north-east corner.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Playa d’en Tortuga and the Bassa de Morella which usually disappears in the summer.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Looking back – just an excuse to stop at the top of the climb – to Cap de Fav\u00e0ritx.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Cala Morella Nou and just a little bit of seaweed.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The conquered Caps.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Cala Rambles. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Torre de Sa Torreta and I’m moving inland again which I’m not fond of, but it’s only for a bit.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Cala Tamarells del Nord. Now why do the sea gods give some Calas the gift of sand and deprive others completely?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Puffing and blowing and need a rest again.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Es Grau, and a chance of a caf\u00e9 con leche plus bun.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Uplands after Es Grau. Could be any hilly farmland back home.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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When you’re tired any sort of a climb seems too much. But it is the descents in the wet that are the danger.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Just seems like desolation, desolation as far as the eye can see.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Macar de Binillaut\u00ed and the sea gods have been cruel again.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Rinconada de Sa Mesquida Vella and beyond Sa Mesquida. Hurrah!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The official start of the Cam\u00ed de Cavalls. Twenty stages in the tourist guides and the good old 01-001 marker in the middle of nowhere? Funnily enough, The Way of the Horses doesn’t allow any horses.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

A kilometer after, I was picked up sodden and cold, though all-in-all in good shape, better in fact than I could have hoped. Still, their are monster climbing days ahead, so we shall see.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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