The early morning light hits the limestone in pale gold. The forest is quiet. And somewhere above you, hidden behind a curtain of rock and ridge, the highest point you are legally allowed to reach on all of Mallorca is waiting. Most people on the island have never climbed it. Most have never even heard of it. But Penyal des Migdia, rising to just forty meters below the radar-topped summit of Puig Major, is as wild and as rewarding as Mallorcan hiking gets. This is not a hike you do on impulse…

Some hikes feel like a day out. Others feel like a different world entirely. The three-summits route through the heart of the Serra de Tramuntana belongs firmly in the second category. Up here, among the highest peaks on the island, the…

There are Tramuntana hikes that charm you, and then there is Puig Tomir. At 1,103 meters, one of the highest peaks in the northern Serra de Tramuntana does not ease you in. On the steepest sections it demands you use hands and feet. But here…

These days, people head toward a unique natural spectacle on the island. Hikers in sturdy walking shoes, elderly locals in rubber boots, entire school classes chattering with excitement. Their path takes them through the green meadows of the…