In this article, find out about an easy Soller hike that anyone can do when visiting Mallorca out of the peak season.
Soller is one of Mallorca’s most beautiful hilltop towns and I wanted to share this beautiful hike with you if you are visiting the area on holiday or for the day.
You can choose to do as much or as little of the hike as you would like but make sure you wear good hiking boots and layered clothing as even in winter it can get hot.
I would also advise against hiking in peak season in high temperatures unless making this walk very early in the morning – so from 7am or after 6pm.
The route for an easy Soller Hike
This map shows the route for the really easy Soller hike and I’ve highlighted where to go in yellow.
You can choose to extend the walk or reduce it depending on fitness and time.
You can also see the route from the video playing on this page.
Most importantly, enjoy it. This is one of the loveliest hikes in Mallorca.
Where to start an easy Soller Hike
If you’re driving into Soller or catching the bus, park or alight on the main road, Ctra. de Desviament and walk to the Repsol petrol station.
If you would like to know how to get the bus in Mallorca, check out this TIB bus guide here to take the bus from Palma.
From here cross the road and you’ll see a sign for “Deia”. Follow this path straight up.
Within just a few minutes you will get some amazing views looking back at Soller town as you pass through lemon orchards.
Keep following the wooden signposts indicating the Camí de Rocafort.
Where to see the Ferrocarril in the Soller Valley
Continue the path up and you’ll cross the railway line which carries the Ferrocarril wooden train.
While most visitors only see the train at the train station, you can see the route of the Ferrocarril on this walk as it snakes its way through the Soller Valley.
Continue walking up the hill until Port de Soller starts to come into view.
Keep walking up until you reach a crossroads where the hiking paths cross.
Walking the Cami de Castello, Soller
Continue in the direction of Deia along the Camí de Castelló. Of course, you can choose to continue to Deia or you can even at this point return to Soller if time is not on your side.
Continue past the olive groves, and follow the stone sign towards Deia. Keep following this path.
You will enter a cluster of very old stone houses, one being beautifully grand C’an Jeroni Gros which at the time of filming my video was being renovated.
Here you can enjoy some amazing views across the Soller Valley and the orange and lemon orchards.
Arriving at Cas Xorc Hotel, Soller
Continue along this path which will bring you out to the Cas Xorc Luxury hotel retreat.
This is one of the finest Agroturismo hotels in Mallorca in just the most stunning location.
If you are looking to book somewhere extra special for your Mallorca holiday, find out more here.
We had hoped to stop off in their restaurant for afternoon tea but the hotel closed in the middle of October and is not due to open again until the 14 March 2024.
From the Cas Xorc hotel, we carried along to the next crossroads, just beside the orange orchard and continued along the Cami de Costello in the direction of Deia.
This lovely pathway offered wonderful views across orange and olive orchards.
It is also an area where sheep will greet you at the fences.
Visiting Can Prohom and Son Mico Café
After a few hundred metres, we came across a small chapel that was closed and followed the path up to C’an Prohom building.
C’an Prohom is a historical lodging which is also home to the Son Mico cafe, which I’ve heard good things about, but have yet to try.
If you have visited, please leave a comment below and let me know what it is like.
We stopped her to have our picnic (please note you are not allowed to picnic on the terrace during the Summer season and can only eat from the cafe), before making our way back the way we had come and to the crossroads.
Walking to Soller on Cami des Rost
Following the stone sign back down the hill and through the olive orchards, the stone walls and woodland we slowly descended the route down the Cami des Rost passing the train line and coming back into Soller village.
This circular walk took 4-hours in total, but we walked this very slowly making quite a few stops to enjoy the views.
If you do this walk, do come and make a post on the Mallorca Under the Sun Facebook group and let us know what you think of it.
Don’t forget to wear adequate footwear on this hike – so wear hiking boots as the paths, although well marked, are very rocky and can be slippy.
Take a picnic and some water too just in case the tea rooms are closed when you visit.
Also wear layered clothing so that you can peel on and off, depending on the weather and temperature.
I would also recommend wearing sunscreen, even in winter as the sun can be very warm.
This a fantastic must-do walk if you are visiting Soller town out of peak season.
To read more about visiting Soller, check out this guide here.
You can also see what Deia is like in this guide here.
