The Teix Range: Valdemossa to Deia to Soller, Cami de s'Archiduc and Punta Galera

The Teix range runs from Valdemossa in the west to Soller in the east, and is one of the most easily accessed part of the Serra de Tramuntana from Palma. Culminating at 1065 meters, the mountains slope to the south and tower steeply above the north coast, forming an impressively large and quite vertical amphitheatre above the village of Deia. 
A drystone footpath following the western ridge was built in the late 1800's by the Archiduc Luis Salvador, and forms a popular loop walk with exceptional views out of Valdemossa. This path can also be walked as part of a hike from Valdemossa to Deia, as a turn off will lead you down to the sea from the ridge.
The Teix summit is at the centre of the range; one has to cross private land that I believe belongs to the Teix bottling company, passing by what must be the most often ignored and least enforced no entry sign on the Serra Tramuntana.
Further to the west, the mountain continue towards Soller with the spectacular view point of Sa Galera above Deia along the way, from which Soller can easily be reached in a couple of hours.
Adventurous hikers can attempt a number of difficult and exposed passes between Deia and the main ridge. Note that access to the range from the Coll de Soller has been closed off by the Teix bottling company.

Getting There:

• By car: If you plan to hike the classic loop of the Cami de s' Archiduc from Valdemossa or make a loop walk from Deia, you can park close to the trail starting points. Note that municipal car parks are expensive, well monitored 7 days a week, and that fines are hefty.
• By bus: the range is most easily accessed from Valdemossa or Deia. Bus service 210 from Palma departs at    and serves both villages.
• From Soller, access to the range is more complicated as many access tracks have beeen fenced off to non residents. It is far easier to find your way down from the mountain into Soller (or Can Prohom) then the reverse.  Walks on the Bunyola side of the range are covered in the Bunyola section.
  

The walks described in these pages are:

• Cami de s'Archiduc: loop from Valdemossa with onward option to Deia.
• Valdemossa to Soller via the puig del Teix and sa Galera.
• Deia to Deia  via the Pas d'en Marc, Sa Galera & pas de Can Boqueta

Walks on the Bunyola side of the range are covered in the Bunyola section.