GR 222 stage 1: Arta - Coll des Racó - Coll des Pi - Cala Torta - Cala Mitjana - Cala Estreta

This ARTÀ-LLUC ROUTE GR 222 STAGE 1 covers the section that links Artà with Cala Estreta (Arta - Coll des Racó - Es Cabriders - Coll de Sant Joan - Coll des Pi - Torrent de ses Voltes - Cala Torta - Cala Mitjana - Cala Estreta).
The itinerary leaves from Artà bus stop through the nice historic centre and then in the direction of the Es Racó property along the Camí d'es Racó road, ascending until reaching the Racó hill (Coll des Racó), located at an altitude of 237 m and 5.2 km from the starting point. From Artà to Coll des Racó the path is not signposted.
The GR 222 signposted route begins at the Coll des Racó, at the gate that gives entrance to the public estate of Sa Duaia - Es Racó, located on the right side of the road that connects Artà with Cala Torta. The GR 222 signpost announces that from here it takes 1h 55 min to reach Cala Estreta.
On a gentle descent, one observes the conical silhouette of the Puig de s'Esquerda. On the right hand side, in the shadow of the Puig Negre, there is lime kiln recovered, after which one passes by an agricultural field located below Na Corna, a hill bordering on the north side, with the houses of Duaia de Baix on the left. The beautiful path now runs between Puig de la Senyora, Puig Figuer and Puig Rodó and follows the course of the Torrent de Ses Voltes, which is crossed several times. For this reason: Do not walk when it rains or has recently rained !
The route follows the Cala Torta forest track and heading to the sea, where it is possible to take a swim. The continuation of the route from Cala Torta is to the left of the beach, going to Cala Mitjana, with a slight gradient, while observing in front the farallo d'Albarca and the Torre des Matzoc. The beautiful virgin beaches of fine sand have crystal clear and turquoise waters. Cross the sandy area and then follow the paved road to Cala Estreta, where the itinerary ends.

The government’s web-page on this stage of the GR 222 in English:
https://caminsdepedra.conselldemallorca.cat/en/-/etapa-1-coll-des-raco-cala-estreta

The government’s guidebook on this stage of the GR 222 in Catalan page 13-21:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WXdXgwlFY_Rsl1WtpVL5wliggPUHnOUC/view

Public transport:
The buss stop in Artá is the starting point.
There is no public transport from Cala Estreta. The closest return bus is from Cala Mesquida (2.6 km) during April-October and Cala Ratjada (all year) (approx 8 km).
See my separate Wikiloc itinerary for the walk: Cala Estreta - Cala Mesquida - Cala Ratjada).

https://nb.wikiloc.com/fottur-loeyper/cala-estreta-cala-mitjana-cala-torta-cala-mesquida-cala-molto-cala-agulla-cala-ratjada-son-moll-151717172

The itinerary passes several lime kilns:
These cylindrical structures were used to bake limestone to produce lime, which was used as a disinfectant to whitewash houses and, in construction, as part of the mortar with which stones and media were bound together. What one can observe is a pit, called a pot, walled and covered with mud, inside which the stones were placed in an orderly manner and a cavity was left through which bundles of firewood were continuously inserted, a process that it lasted between ten and fifteen days.