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Menorca: Santa Posa (Alaior)

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Distance
4.89 mi
Elevation gain
358 ft
Technical difficulty
Easy
Elevation loss
364 ft
Max elevation
454 ft
TrailRank 
37
Min elevation
223 ft
Trail type
Loop
Time
2 hours 3 minutes
Coordinates
160
Uploaded
October 6, 2011
Recorded
September 2011
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near Alaior, Baleares (España)

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Itinerary description

Prettige wandeling door de open velden rondom de boerderij Santa Ponça nabij Alaior: we wandelen over een oud Romeins pad, bezoeken een verlaten kalksteengroeve en ontdekken de vervallen gebouwen van een oude kazerne.
Wandeling 5 uit "Wandelen op Menorca" op 29/09/2011.
A pleasant walk through the open fields around the farm Santa Ponca near Alaior: we walk along an old Roman path, visit an abandoned limestone quarry and discover dilapidated military buildings. Walk 5 from "Hiking in Menorca" on 29/09/2011.

Waypoints

PictographPhoto Altitude 249 ft
Photo ofMilitary buildings

Military buildings

Guardhouse at an abandoned military site with stone buildings and stables carved out in the limestone rock

PictographPhoto Altitude 297 ft
Photo ofQuarry

Quarry

Santa Ponça limestone quarry, exploited for more than 100 years until 1970. In may 2000 declared as a site of cultural interest.

PictographPhoto Altitude 342 ft
Photo ofRoman path

Roman path

Cobbled path from the Roman era

PictographCar park Altitude 419 ft

W05-01

There are some parking spaces next to the farm gate

PictographHiking Altitude 409 ft

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Sant Climent

PictographHiking Altitude 383 ft

W05-03

Gate Santa Posa farm

PictographHiking Altitude 244 ft

W05-04

Villa Tanus

PictographHiking Altitude 259 ft

W05-05

Road to Son Bou

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