Son Amer (Lluc) to Pont Romà (Pollença)

GR 221 Dry Stone Route · Stage 8

17kmStage distance
187mMapped ascent
8Stage number

Best season: October to May. The Consell de Mallorca describes the route as walkable almost all year; July and August are hot on the lower stages. Its refuges were open over the 2025/26 winter holidays; confirm your dates when you book. Before you go

Son Amer (Lluc) to Pont Romà (Pollença)

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Green: Son Amer (Lluc) to Pont Romà (Pollença). Grey: full trail. Elevation follows this mapped track.

Son Amer (Lluc) to Pont Romà (Pollença)

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Where this stage starts and ends

Facts read from the operators' own pages and OpenStreetMap on 18 September 2026. A page can change after we read it, so confirm with the hut before you rely on a date or a bed.

Stage start

Refugi de Son Amer

Staffed mountain hut · 530 m · Consell de Mallorca

In 2025 the Consell refuges closed for staff holidays from 1 to 15 August. No 2026 or 2027 closure dates are published yet. conselldemallorca.es, read 18 September 2026

The refuge network was in use over the 2025/26 winter holidays (1,460 nights between 27 December and 6 January). Winter 2026/27 dates are not published yet. caminsdepedra.conselldemallorca.es, read 18 September 2026

Also the finish of the GR 222 from Artà. caminsdepedra.conselldemallorca.es, read 18 September 2026

Season
2026 2026 dates not published The refuge page gives no dates, but says it opens every day with prior booking and lists winter door hours (22:00 from 1 November to 31 March). caminsdepedra.conselldemallorca.es, read 18 September 20262027 2027 dates not published Winter 2026/27 dates are not published yet. caminsdepedra.conselldemallorca.es, read 18 September 2026
Places
52 places in total · Restaurant meals 6 dormitories (24, 8, 6, 6, 4, 4 beds). Dining hall, living and multipurpose rooms, meeting room. Toilets, showers, hot water, heating, Wi-Fi, fireplace; barrier-free, disabled toilet. Dormitory 14 € per person incl. shower (9 € up to 16 years); bed linen 4.50 €; bath towel 2 €; breakfast 5.50 €; lunch menu 13 €; dinner menu 9.50 €; child menu 5.50 €; picnic bag 8 €. Breakfast 8:00 to 9:00, lunch 13:30, dinner 20:30. Doors close 22:00 (1 November to 31 March) and 23:00 (1 April to 31 October); check-out before 10:00. 103 ha public estate above the Lluc valley; bridle path to Lluc monastery.
Booking
Book online Book on the Consell's online portal or through its booking unit (+34 971 173 700, xarxaderefugis@conselldemallorca.net). Up to 3 nights per stay; bookings open 2 to 120 days before arrival.
Contact
Official site +34 971 517 109

OpenStreetMap Wikidata

Stage end · overnight

Refugi del Pont Romà

Staffed mountain hut · 53 m · Consell de Mallorca

In 2025 the Consell refuges closed for staff holidays from 1 to 15 August. No 2026 or 2027 closure dates are published yet. conselldemallorca.es, read 18 September 2026

The refuge network was in use over the 2025/26 winter holidays (1,460 nights between 27 December and 6 January). Winter 2026/27 dates are not published yet. caminsdepedra.conselldemallorca.es, read 18 September 2026

The Consell's online booking form does not offer lunch, dinner or a picnic for this refuge, although the refuge page lists meal prices and times. Confirm meals when you book. seu.conselldemallorca.net, read 18 September 2026

Season
2026 2026 dates not published The refuge page gives no dates, but says it opens every day with prior booking and lists winter door hours (22:00 from 1 November to 31 March). caminsdepedra.conselldemallorca.es, read 18 September 20262027 2027 dates not published Winter 2026/27 dates are not published yet. caminsdepedra.conselldemallorca.es, read 18 September 2026
Places
38 places in total · Restaurant meals 5 dormitories (12, 8, 8, 6, 4 beds). Dining hall, activities room. Toilets, showers, hot water, heating, Wi-Fi, fireplace. Dormitory 14 € per person incl. shower (9 € up to 16 years); bed linen 4.50 €; bath towel 2 €; breakfast 5.50 €; lunch menu 13 €; dinner menu 9.50 €; child menu 5.50 €; picnic bag 8 €. Breakfast 8:00 to 9:00, lunch 13:30, dinner 20:30. Doors close 22:00 (1 November to 31 March) and 23:00 (1 April to 31 October); check-out before 10:00. Accessible; disabled toilet. Housed in the former municipal abattoir.
Booking
Book online Book on the Consell's online portal or through its booking unit (+34 971 173 700, xarxaderefugis@conselldemallorca.net). Up to 3 nights per stay; bookings open 2 to 120 days before arrival.
Contact
Official site +34 971 534 444

OpenStreetMap

What the operators say about this leg

  • Refugi de Son Amer to Refugi del Pont Romà: 4 h 45 minvia GR 221 official stage 8· graded average. Our estimate for this stage is 4 h 15. Official stage 8, 17.4 km, +189 m / -677 m. The Consell notes the stage is easier and faster walked in reverse. caminsdepedra.conselldemallorca.es, read 18 September 2026

Make it your trip

Choose your nights

Nine official stages from Port d'Andratx to Port de Pollença. From Deià onwards every stage ends at a Consell refuge; the western stages end in villages. Book the refuges first, then fit the stages to your days.

Port d'Andratx to Esporles

The western stages end in villages rather than refuges; the Coma d'en Vidal refuge near Estellencs is booked by phone. Stage 2 is long: the Consell times it at 8 h 40.

Plan this journey

Esporles to Pollença, refuge to refuge

Every night at a Consell refuge: Can Boi, Muleta, Tossals Verds, Son Amer and Pont Romà. Book them first; the online portal takes bookings 2 to 120 days ahead, up to three nights per stay.

Plan this journey

Deià to Lluc

Three days through the high Tramuntana, with nights at Muleta, Tossals Verds and Son Amer. Deià is on the Palma bus; Lluc has buses towards Inca and, in summer, along the coast.

Plan this journey

Weather this week

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Weather by month

Typical weather on this stage: at the lowest point (56 m) and the highest point (696 m). Select a month to see why it is rated as it is.

Monthly climate averages and daylight
Month
WeatherGoodGoodGoodGoodGoodMixedMixedMixedGoodGoodGoodGood
High point, day / night11°/3°11°/3°13°/4°15°/6°19°/10°24°/14°27°/17°27°/17°23°/14°19°/11°14°/7°12°/4°
Low point, day / night15°/6°15°/6°17°/7°19°/10°23°/13°27°/17°30°/20°30°/20°27°/18°23°/15°19°/10°16°/8°
Rain, mm7968496242231023699212282
Snow at high point––––––––––––
Daylight9 h 3810 h 4111 h 5213 h 1314 h 2114 h 5914 h 4513 h 4712 h 3111 h 1310 h 019 h 22

Source: TerraClimate 1991–2020 monthly averages. Averages for the area at each point’s elevation (4 km grid, corrected for height). Not a forecast or a report of current trail conditions. Snow at the high point is estimated with a simple snowpack model from these temperatures and precipitation, not observed; steep islands and high summits can hold more snow than it shows. Daylight is for the 15th of each month. Hut, transport and park seasons are separate: check them for your dates.

Before you go

Prepare for the Tramuntana

Arrange your stays, food and travel first, then check conditions again near departure.

Book the refuges first

Can Boi, Muleta, Tossals Verds, Son Amer and Pont Romà are booked on the Consell's portal or through its booking unit (+34 971 173 700): up to three nights per stay, 2 to 120 days ahead. Winter 2026/27 dates are not published yet, so confirm each night. At Can Boi and Pont Romà the online form offers no meals; ask when you book.

Consell de Mallorca: refuge booking

Short winter days

In late December the sun sets around 17:30 in Sóller, and refuge doors close at 22:00 from November to March. Start long stages at first light: the Consell times stage 6 at 9 h 05 and stage 2 at 8 h 40.

Consell de Mallorca: stage times

Storms and ice on the high stages

Winter storms can bring heavy rain, and the highest ground between Tossals Verds and Lluc can be icy. Check the forecast and warnings for Mallorca before each day and carry a warm layer.

AEMET: weather warnings

Stay on the waymarked route

Sections still in planning are not signposted, and the Consell takes no responsibility for passage limits there. Follow the waymarked GR 221 and check the stage page before you go. The refuges admit only guide dogs.

Consell de Mallorca: route notices

Getting there

Connect your journey

Travel around Son Amer (Lluc) to Pont Romà (Pollença).

Directions to this start Travel from this finish

Google Maps journey searches, not confirmed services. A mountain endpoint may need a booked transfer or an additional walk.

Island buses from Palma

TIB buses link Palma with the stage towns: line 101 to Port d'Andratx (121 continues from Andratx to Sant Elm), 202 to Esporles and Estellencs, 203 to Valldemossa, Deià and Sóller, 312 from Lluc towards Inca, and 301 to Pollença and Port de Pollença. Winter timetables differ; line 231 along the coast runs in summer only.

TIB: lines and timetables

Take your trip with you

Offline maps

Prepare each stage you will walk while you still have a connection, and test it offline before you leave the refuge or the village.

Keep your route and maps on your phone for places without a signal. For multi-day trips, prepare them in the installed TrailSplits app.

  1. Open this trail in the app. Install TrailSplits, then open this trail there. On iPhone, downloads in a browser may not be available in the installed app.
  2. Choose your route or stages. Choose Prepare offline above. Wait for the route and maps to finish downloading.
  3. Try it before leaving coverage. Switch offline, close and reopen the app, then use My Hikes to start navigation. Repeat for every part you will need.

Saving a bookmark is not a map download. Storage can be cleared by your device; keep a backup map for remote trips.

Route & sources

About this map

The map follows the OpenStreetMap relations of the GR 221, cut at the nine stage ends the Consell de Mallorca publishes. It measures 148.3 km; the Consell's stage pages add up to 148.4 km. In Sant Elm, about 1.2 km of village streets joins stages 1 and 2; those streets are not part of the mapped route. Refuge pages and OpenStreetMap still use an older eight-stage numbering.

Official guidance and mapped-source comparison checked 18 September 2026. Map data is a route reference, not confirmation of today's path, weather or accommodation availability.

Consell de Mallorca: GR 221 stages

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors · Source relation

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