CAMI de CAVALLS, Is it Worth it? | MENORCA

Hiking the northern part of Camí de Cavalls, in Menorca, and sleeping 3 nights straight in the wild. I went off-season and villages were complete ghost towns. Is it worth it?

(Some pics are not mine)

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FILMED AND EDITED BY SARA QIU

00:00 - Summary of My Trip
01:21 - Cami de Cavalls in a Nutshell
01:54 - The Journey and its Challenges
03:36 - Menorca's Problem
04:10 - Menorca has More to Offer
04:30 - Closing

Music in the video:
· Positive Fuse by French Fuse
· Clean and Dance by An Jone
· Across the Pier by Vien

#camidecavalls #menorca #hiking #nature #ecotourism

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FIRST TIME HERE?
Hi! This is Sara, from Spain and originally from China. I am continually exploring my mental and physical edges through raw adventures.
In April 2022, I will start my long-term wildest adventure and share meaningful stories with you (more about it soon, stay tuned!).

[josepxavier]

Hi Sara, this is Jay from Catalonia (Spain). Nice video about Camí de Cavalls and I am so sorry you couldn't finsh it, but let me tell you if the resources for hikers in some empty places had fountains, shelters and other comforts, the path would be overcrowded with people, it would deteriorate and lose all its charm. I did the 360º in five days, and it's needed to know that from Fornells to Ciutadella (north face of the island, with no villages, more than 50 km, the hardest part and the most complicated relief of the road) there's nowhere place in whole year to get supplies (water & food mainly), which it means you have to prepare your route well in advance. Hiking is not only enjoying the path, you have to know how to prepare it before starting and know all its difficulties to prepare an effective backpacking. Take care!

[broadoak]

Love the video- full of ideas and have subscribed today, many thanks

Merry Christmas from a cold and damp NE England

Qué grande eres Sara! Qué gozada la soledad de esas playas. Me ha encantado el vídeo!

[crispiris]

Hola Sara, te he visto en el canal de Bikecanine :)
A mi me pasó algo parecido y eran los últimos 15 días de septiembre!, nosotros empezamos en Ciudadela y fuimos por el sur hasta completar toda la vuelta pero en la parte del norte pasamos días duros.
A medida que iban pasando los días y nos acercábamos a octubre encontrábamos mas y mas tiendas y restaurantes cerrados, y es que la isla cierra en octubre jeje ( nos lo dijeron en el albergue de Ciudadela donde no pudimos quedarnos por ser el 1 de octubre el día que acabamos nuestra vuelta al Camí de cavalls), nosotros íbamos con un libro guía que nos señalaba algunas fuentes, donde recargar agua y poblaciones donde recargar comida, pero en la parte mas al norte de la isla no había fuentes potables y tuvimos que cargar muchos litros de agua y comida entre dos personas para atravesar esa zona, casi tuvimos que dejar el cami de cavalls al esperar repostar en el último pueblecito antes de llegar a Ciudadela, allí estaba todo cerrado!, solo había un bar donde recargamos agua, comimos, cenamos y nos llevamos bocadillos para el día siguiente, en nuestra guía el protagonista cada día iba a cenar, desayunar y dormir a un hotel ( le venían a buscar en coche) para los que vamos sin esas comodidades resulta un camino muy duro en algunas etapas porque como dices la zona se convierte en zona fantasma hasta que vuelven los turistas al año siguiente y aunque está muy bien señalizado y es precioso es necesario equiparlo un poco para atraer otro tipo de turismo. Mucha suerte con tus aventuras )

[vic_nomad]

Hola Sara te conocí por la entrevista de Bikecanine y yo tb he realizado un par de semanas de Gr11 (maravilloso), algunas rutas en bici con bikepacking y Camino de Santiago como tú 😀.
Yo soy de Ibiza y este otoño me gustaría conocer Menorca a través de su Cami de Cavalls, gracias por el video y las recomendaciones, mucha agua y zona norte casi sin poblaciones, no se si llevarme tarp o tienda de campaña por el viento 🤔, muchos ánimos en tu ruta hacia el este!. Saludos

[andresjimedina]

I love It AND i love you. Mucha suerte en todos los viajes. Bendiciones...

[tripityourself]

Great video. Shame you couldn't complete the walk, but you brought up smthg I hadn't considered: ghost towns!! It's obvious (in hindsight) but hadn't crossed my mind until now!! So, thanks for sharing your experience. I will head over to walk the GR 223 as soon as I can - definitely before off season ;)

[laia]

Lo tengo pendiente! Es una isla preciosa, aunque pequeñita

[josealvarocalvo]

You did a great job, and also questioned the tourism model they want to invest
I was planning to do it in a few weeks, dont know how it will go
Animo🏕, y a seguir con el camino..!

[jmeliacrane]

Your video is fantastic! I only wish your experience had been better planned and you could have had a more positive outcome. Yes, there are areas along the Cami which are now urbanizations, unavoidable with the arrival of tourism 50 years ago - the Cami has existed for several centuries. The best time to walk the Cami is in the spring and autumn, avoiding the hot months and hoardes of tourists. Camping is not permitted on Menorca's coastline, so if you decide to return use the "Agrotourism" establishments for overnight stays.

[beatrizcampos]

Will you vome back there in the near future?

[danicoal]

Hola, de todos los tramos que has hecho, cuál ha sido el que más te ha gustado? Voy a ir una semana este octubre...

[oldsambo]

I thought wild camping was not permitted? I think some enquires about facilities before you started would have been wise. As people do live on the island there must have been some shops