# Mountain Sunday from Palma: the Biniaraix gorge and lunch at Port de Sóller

An early climb up the dry-stone steps of the Biniaraix gorge to the Coll de l'Ofre and lunch at Port de Sóller. Half an hour from Palma by car or on bus 204.

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/balearic-islands/soller-and-tramuntana/itineraries/biniaraix-and-lunch-at-the-port · Revisado: 2026-11-13

## El día
- 07:30 · Salida: 30 min by car (via the Ma-11 and the tunnel; park at the entrance to Sóller, at Sa Calatrava)
- 08:15 · Biniaraix Gorge, from Sóller to the Coll de l'Ofre (bring water; about 5–6 h return to the Coll de l'Ofre)
  - 10 min by car
- 14:15 · Es Canyis (booking; kitchen open continuously until 22:30) · Es Canyis, €€€
- 17:00 · Vuelta (In Palma around 17:45)

The Biniaraix gorge is the great climb of the sierra half an hour from Palma: a path of dry-stone steps between olive terraces, part of the Ruta de Pedra en Sec. You set out early, climb to the Coll de l'Ofre, at 900 metres, come down the same way and finish with lunch facing the bay of Port de Sóller.

## The day, hour by hour

7:30 · Leave Palma. Via the Ma-11 and the Sóller tunnel. The centre of Sóller is a low-emission zone: leave the car at the entrance, at Sa Calatrava. Without a car, bus 204 leaves the Intermodal Station every half hour from 6:10 and arrives in 35 minutes.

8:15 · Biniaraix gorge. From Sóller square to Biniaraix, about 20 minutes along the stream path. There the climb begins: about 6 km and 800 metres of ascent by dry-stone steps and ramps to the Coll de l'Ofre. According to the Consell de Mallorca track, from Sóller it is about 8.5 km. Come back the same way. There is no water.

14:15 · Lunch at Es Canyis. From the car park to the Port is ten minutes by car. Es Canyis, facing Repic beach, opens Wednesday to Sunday with the kitchen open all afternoon: it does not matter if you come down from the mountain late.

17:00 · Back to Palma. In daylight and without hurry.

## Cómo llegar

### By car
Ma-11 and the Sóller tunnel, about 35 minutes. Sa Calatrava car park at the entrance to Sóller.

### Without a car
Bus 204 from Palma's Intermodal Station to Sóller, 35 minutes, every half hour every day. From the centre of Sóller to the Port, the same 204 or the tram.

## Consejos

### Set out early
The gorge faces the sun from mid-morning.

### Check the weather
In the rain the steps are slippery; better another day.

### Make it shorter
If you are short of fitness, climb for an hour up the gorge and come back: it is the prettiest stretch.

## Preguntas frecuentes

### Is the Biniaraix gorge hard?
It is demanding: about 850 metres of ascent from Sóller. The path is paved and well marked.

### How long does it take?
Between five and six hours there and back from Sóller to the Coll de l'Ofre.

### Can you do it without a car?
Yes, on bus 204 from Palma to Sóller.

### Where can you eat on Sunday?
At Es Canyis, in Port de Sóller, open Wednesday to Sunday with continuous service.