Easy, Intermediate, or Experienced — Mallorca has a real tour for each.
Cycling Holidays · Mallorca · 16 min readQuick answer
- Medfeel rates its Mallorca tours Easy, Intermediate, or Experienced based on real terrain, not a generic difficulty score — the gap between them is roughly 1,450 m and 6,000 m of climbing.
- One tour, the Easygoing E-Bike Tour, is rated Easy. Four — the Weekend Cycling Escape, Classic Short Tour, Signature Tour, and Tramuntana Luxury Ride — are Intermediate. One, the Epic Island Cycling Loop, is Experienced.
- Between levels? Every tour can be ridden on an e-bike, which changes the effort without changing the roads.
"For every level" gets printed on a lot of cycling holiday brochures without much behind it. Ours has real numbers: Mallorca's climbs are categorized from Cat4 (a few hundred metres of gentle gradient) to Cat1 (sustained, six-hundred-metre efforts), and every Medfeel tour is rated against what it actually asks of your legs, not against how the trip is marketed.
How Medfeel Defines Level
The building blocks are the climbs themselves. A Cat4 climb like Coll d'Honor from Orient (6.2 km, 334 m) sits at the easy end. A Cat1 climb like Coll des Reis, the descent to Sa Calobra (9.5 km, 660 m, average gradient 7.2%), sits at the hard end. A tour's level reflects how many climbs like that it strings together across how many days — which is why the same total elevation spread across seven days feels completely different from the same number squeezed into three.
| Climb | Category | Length | Elevation gain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coll d'Honor (from Orient) | Cat2 | 6.2 km | 334 m |
| Coll de Soller (north) | Cat2 | 8.9 km | 473 m |
| Coll de Sa Batalla | Cat2 | 7.9 km | 386 m |
| Cap de Formentor | Cat3 | 10.8 km | 309 m |
| Puig Major (from Sóller) | Cat1 | 14.4 km | 815 m |
| Coll des Reis (Sa Calobra) | Cat1 | 9.5 km | 660 m |
Easy: The Easygoing E-Bike Tour
The Mallorca Easygoing E-Bike Tour is Medfeel's only tour rated Easy cycling — seven days, five riding days, 260 km, and 1,450 m of elevation on Trek e-bikes through the Tramuntana foothills. It's the tour we recommend for riders who want the scenery and the climbs without needing to arrive in race form, and it runs as a scheduled group departure, from €1,880.
Intermediate: Four Tours, One Real Range
Most of Medfeel's lineup sits here, and "Intermediate" still spans a wide gap — from a weekend taste to a full week of the island's best-known roads.
| Tour | Days / Riding days | Distance / Elevation | From |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weekend Cycling Escape | 3 / 2 | 130 km / 1,850 m | €950 |
| Classic Bike Short Tour | 5 / 3 | 330 km / 3,290 m | €1,250 |
| Signature Mallorca Bike Tour | 7 / 5 | 430 km / 4,610 m | €2,320 |
| Tramuntana Luxury Ride | 7 / 5 | 455 km / 4,670 m | €4,850 |
Notice the Weekend Cycling Escape and the Tramuntana Luxury Ride carry the same "Intermediate" label despite a 2,820-metre gap in total climbing — that's the range compressed into a weekend versus spread across a full week. Riders who are comfortable on 2-3 solid climbing days but unsure about sustaining that pace for a full week usually start with the Classic Bike Short Tour and build up from there. If you're weighing duration specifically, our how-many-days guide goes deeper on that question.
Experienced: The Epic Island Cycling Loop
The Epic Island Cycling Loop is Medfeel's only Experienced-rated tour — eight days, six riding days, 375 km, and 6,000 m of elevation circling the whole island. It's rated harder than the Tramuntana Luxury Ride despite covering less total distance, because the climbing is packed into fewer riding days at a higher daily average. From €5,850.
What If You're Between Levels?
This is the most common real-world question, and the answer is usually the bike, not the tour. Every Medfeel tour — Easy, Intermediate, or Experienced — can be ridden on an e-bike instead of a road bike, which changes the physical effort without changing the itinerary or the roads. A rider who wants the Signature Tour's route but not its climbing legs can ride it on a Trek Domane+ SLR rather than dropping to the Easygoing Tour. For a deeper look at what's actually adjustable, see our guide to designing a private Mallorca ride.
Still unsure which level fits your group? Tell us honestly how you ride now at Plan Your Trip, and a Medfeel Travel Agent will match you to a tour rather than let you guess.
Frequently Asked Questions
How does Medfeel decide a tour's difficulty level?
By the real climb categories (Cat4 to Cat1) it includes and how they're spread across the riding days — not a generic star rating. A Cat1 climb like Sa Calobra or Puig Major weighs more heavily than several Cat4 climbs on the same day.
Which Mallorca tour is easiest for a beginner cyclist?
The Easygoing E-Bike Tour, rated Easy cycling — it covers 260 km and 1,450 m of elevation on e-bikes over five riding days, the gentlest combination in the lineup.
Which tour is hardest?
The Epic Island Cycling Loop, rated Experienced — 6,000 m of climbing across six riding days, averaging 1,000 m of ascent a day.
Are the tours private or group, and is private worth it?
Most of the lineup is private by default: you choose the dates, the base town and the number of riding days, and a Medfeel Travel Agent designs the itinerary, hotels and transfers around your level. Only the Easygoing E-Bike Tour and the Tramuntana Luxury Ride run as scheduled group departures. Private pays off for mixed-ability groups, custom routes or real privacy; a group date suits riders who want fixed dates and company. Our private-versus-group comparison goes deeper.
Do I need to be very strong to ride Sa Calobra or Puig Major?
You don't need to be a pro, but you do need a base level of fitness. A fit recreational rider can climb either at a relaxed pace by respecting the gradient and not attacking the steeper ramps. If you've never tackled a long climb before, it's worth starting with Cap de Formentor, Coll de Sóller or Coll de Sa Batalla and saving Sa Calobra and Puig Major for later in the week, or a future trip.
Is cycling in Mallorca safe for a first trip?
Generally, yes — it's one of Europe's most cycle-friendly destinations, with good road surfaces and a strong culture of drivers respecting cyclists, especially in the Tramuntana and the north. As anywhere, take care on technical descents, in damp or shaded sections, and on busier roads, and always descend within your level. For a first trip, it's worth avoiding the most ambitious climb combinations on day one and building up progressively.
What's the best time of year to come, by level?
April–May and September–October give the most comfortable riding for most levels: pleasant temperatures and good hotel and rental availability. March can be good but is more unpredictable; July and August are rideable if you handle heat well and start early. Spring and autumn make it easier to mix mountain days in without the heat piling on, especially if you're not arriving in peak form. Our month-by-month guide has the detail.
What's usually included in a private tour?
Across our tours: all hotel nights, daily breakfast, a high-end bike rental (helmet, pedals and device mount included) delivered and collected at your hotel, daily bike insurance, energy bars, gels and salts, GPX files for every route, airport transfers, luggage transfers between hotels, and a dedicated Medfeel Travel Agent. A private on-road guide is available as an optional add-on rather than a default. Flights, travel insurance and lunches/dinners aren't included — only breakfast is, so budget for meals separately.
How much does a private cycling tour in Mallorca cost?
A 3-day escape starts from €950 per person, a 5-day trip from €1,250, a full 7-day week from €2,320 and our top-end 7-day Tramuntana Luxury Ride from €4,850; the 8-day Epic Island Cycling Loop runs from €5,850. The final price depends on the number of days, the hotel category and whether a private guide is included, and you can keep it lower by prioritising routes over hotel luxury.
What's the best base area for a private tour?
Pollença is the safest first base: the north balances mountains, flat riding around the Alcúdia bay and good cycling services. Sóller and Deià sit at the heart of the Tramuntana, ideal if Sa Calobra, Puig Major and Coll de Sóller are the priority, while Palma lets you mix city and culture with rides into the interior or south. For a first trip with a bit of everything, choose Pollença or Sóller.
Whatever level you're starting from, the right tour is the one that matches your actual legs, not your ambitions for them. Start the conversation at Plan Your Trip.
