How to reach Camí de Sa Pujada
Like any trail, the Camí de Sa Pujada, also known as the Roman Trail, has a beginning and an end of the journey.
From here we will refer to the lower part as the beginning, and the part of the highest altitude as its final end, although you can walk it in either direction.
The road itself was conceived to connect the port of Es Caló de Sant Agustí with La Mola, but currently it is considered that the road as such begins in the paved section of it.
At kilometer 13.2 there is a dirt road that, attached to the Hotel Entre Pinos, heads into the forest.
Once the end of this section has been reached, a plaque from the Insular Council refers to the beginning of the Camí de Sa Pujada.
History
The Augustinian monks founded a monastery in La Mola, back in the thirteenth century and it was those who initially opened the way that would allow them access to the sea and the main port of the island, at that time, Es Caló de Sant Agustí, which As you can see, it also makes mention of the ecclesiastical order that they represented.
In the middle of the 18th century, the Camí de Sa Pujada improved substantially as it was paved, simulating Roman roads, and using the labor of slaves or prisoners sentenced to forced labor.
This paving was probably the consequence of the Camí de Sa Pujada also beginning to receive the name of the Roman Road, but in any case, it is neither its name nor dates from that time.
Even today, we live with older people from La Mola with whom to engage in conversations where the Camí de Sa Pujada was their only access route to Es Caló. People like María des Moliner, in the Molí Vell de La Mola, which has thousands of anecdotes to tell about that ancient Formentera.