Mallorca, Spain
GR221
5 days · 88 miles · refuges or camping
The Dry Stone Route across Mallorca's mountains, from Port d'Andratx to Pollença.
- All five days
- A map and elevation profile for every day
- GPX files
- Water
Watch the film
344K views on YouTube. This guide is that trip, day by day.
São Miguel, Flores and Corvo, Portugal · 5 hikes · 47.3 miles · Azores
Azores Hiking Guide
In late February and early March 2024 I spent a week alone in the Azores: the rim of the Sete Cidades crater on São Miguel, three days on the Grande Rota das Flores from Flores airport round the north and west coasts to Lajedo, with a night in my tent at Ponta Delgada and a night at Aldeia da Cuada, and the Caldeirão crater on Corvo, where wind kept me two extra nights. It's the trip from my film Hiking Alone in the Azores. This guide has my GPX files, maps and notes for all five hikes, the October 2026 trail closures and how to get around them, which islands and where to base yourself, flights and ferries between the islands, a plan for the week, costs, rain, wind and safety, and a trip sheet.
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What's inside
- Where things stand. The Azores trails in October 2026: the closed section of the Grande Rota das Flores and how to do the trip around it, checked on the official Azores trails site. No permits and no trail fees.
- All five hikes. Sete Cidades, three days on Flores and the Caldeirão on Corvo: stats, the time I took, my notes, the route, where to cut it short, maps with elevation profiles, and links to that part of my film.
- My GPX files. My own recordings of all five hikes, plus one file with all of them and waypoints, ready for AllTrails, Gaia GPS, Garmin or Organic Maps.
- Islands, flights and ferries. Which islands and where to base yourself, flights to Ponta Delgada and on to Flores and Corvo, the Corvo ferry, taxis and buses, cash, and stove gas.
- A week on the islands. A day-by-day plan from my trip, with spare days for the wind, and other official trails on São Miguel, Flores and Corvo.
- Camping, rules and safety. The free campsites and the camping rules, drones, when to go, rain and wind, cliffs and rockfall, streams, and cancelled flights.
- Costs and a trip sheet. Where I slept and ate, what a week costs in 2026, what I carried, one page of checks and a printable summary of the route.
The route
My GPS recording of 5 days, simplified. The numbers are where each day starts; the dot is the finish. The full GPX files and the maps come with the guide.
Elevation, start to finish: highest 2,770 ft (845 m), lowest sea level.
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The details
- Format
- A PDF sized for a phone (A5, prints fine too) and a folder of GPX files, in one zip download.
- Edition
- 2027 season edition, updated October 2026.
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Questions
- Do you need a permit or pay a fee to hike in the Azores?
- No, not for the trails in this guide. In 2026 there was no permit, booking or fee for Sete Cidades, the Grande Rota das Flores or Corvo's trails; the only Azores trail that needs registration is Mount Pico. Camping is allowed only at campsites.
- Is the Grande Rota das Flores open?
- Half of it, in October 2026. Stage 1, Santa Cruz das Flores to Ponta Delgada, is open. Stage 2 is listed as closed because the Ponta Delgada to Fajã Grande trail (PR01FLO) is temporarily closed; Fajã Grande to Lajedo (PR02FLO) is open. Check the alerts on trails.visitazores.com.
- How long is the Grande Rota das Flores?
- The official trail is 47 km in two stages, 21 km and 26 km. By my GPS, walking from Flores airport with a detour to the Poço da Ribeira do Ferreiro waterfalls, it was 32.7 miles (52.6 km) and about 7,240 ft of climbing in three days.
- How do you get to Flores and Corvo?
- Fly to Ponta Delgada on São Miguel, then SATA Air Açores flies direct to Flores. From Flores to Corvo there's a short flight or Atlânticoline's ferry, about 40 minutes. Wind cancels Corvo's flights and boats most often from November to March, so keep spare days.
- Can you wild camp in the Azores?
- No. Camping outside campsites isn't allowed in the protected areas and island parks, and fines can reach about €600. There are free campsites at Sete Cidades and along the Grande Rota das Flores at Santa Cruz, Alagoa, Ponta Delgada and Fajã Grande; Corvo's needs written permission.
- When is the best time to hike in the Azores?
- June to September is warmest and driest. Winter, about November to March, is cheap and empty but wet and windy, with more cancelled flights. Expect rain and cloud on the crater rims in any season.
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