7 Best Cycling Routes in Mallorca: Distance & Elevation (2026 Guide)

Ask seven different guides which Mallorca route they'd ride on a day off, and you'll get seven different answers — these are ours, ranked by distance, elevation, and difficulty.

Difficulty ratings are relative to distance-per-metre-of-climb and assume a road bike with a compact/triple crankset. Group size on all guided departures: max 8 riders per guide.

1. Full MA10 — 115 km, 2,100 m, Very Hard

The Full MA10 is Mallorca's longest single-day route: 115 km with 2,100 m of climbing, crossing the entire Serra de Tramuntana from Andratx to Pollença.

The route runs the full length of the MA10 road: Andratx to Valldemossa (≈35 km), Valldemossa to Sóller (≈20 km) via Coll de Sóller, then the climb of Puig Major (≈14 km ascent) before descending past Gorg Blau and dropping into Sa Calobra, finishing north to Pollença (≈25 km). Total climbing across the day is 2,100 m, split across 4 main ascents.

It's the route we send guests on when they want to say they've ridden the whole island in a single day. It's brutal by kilometre 90, but in three years of guiding it, we've never had anyone regret it at the debrief dinner.

2. Lighthouse Ride — 60 km, 900 m, Moderate

The Lighthouse Ride is a 60 km, 900 m out-and-back from Port de Pollença to the Cap de Formentor lighthouse, rideable in 3–3h30.

From Port de Pollença, the route climbs Coll de la Creueta (≈4 km), descends to Formentor Beach (≈6 km), then climbs the final 8 km to the Cap de Formentor lighthouse. Starting before 8:00 am avoids the tour-bus traffic that builds on this road from mid-morning.

Our guides push for that early start every time — not just for the traffic, but because the light on the cliffs before 9am is the version of this ride you'll actually remember.

3. Southern MA10 Coastal Loop — 65 km, 1,500 m, Moderate–Hard

This 65 km loop between Banyalbufar and Andratx climbs 1,500 m along the coast, taking 3h30–4h.

The MA10 between Banyalbufar and Andratx rolls through repeated short ramps rather than one long climb. Galilea and Estellencs (≈km 20 and km 35) both have cafés directly on the route. The return leg cuts inland via Es Grau and Galilea into Puigpunyent.

This is the loop several of our guides pick for themselves on a morning off — enough climbing to feel like a proper ride, short enough to still make lunch.

4. Garage Loop — 55 km, 800 m, Moderate

The Garage Loop is Mallorca's shortest signature route: 55 km with 800 m of climbing, built around the Coll de Sa Batalla and a coffee stop at the Repsol Garage Café.

Coll de Sa Batalla is 8 km at an average gradient under 4%, largely shaded. After the café stop, the route continues over Coll de Femenia for the descent back. Adding Sa Calobra turns this into a ~85 km, 1,500 m day.

Ask any of our guides which route they'd choose on their own day off, and more than half say this one — it packs in a real climb, a proper café stop, and still leaves the afternoon free.

5. Orient Valley Loop — 135 km, 2,100 m, Very Hard

The Orient Valley Loop is Mallorca's longest route at 135 km with 2,100 m of climbing, combining 4 named climbs in one anti-clockwise loop.

Ridden anti-clockwise: Coll de Femenia, then Puig Major with a 14 km descent into Sóller, then Coll de Sóller, then Coll d'Honor dropping into the Orient Valley, before quiet backroads north. Riding it clockwise adds roughly 15–20 minutes and removes the best descent sequence — anti-clockwise is the faster and more efficient direction.

We learned that the hard way ourselves, years before we ever offered it as a guided route — clockwise looks fine on a map and rides worse on the day.

6. Three Monasteries Ride — 101 km, 1,600 m, Hard

This 101 km route links three inland monasteries — Cura, Sant Salvador and Petra — with 1,600 m of climbing over 5–5h30.

The climb to Santuari Cura atop Puig de Randa runs about 5 km. The route then heads east to Sant Salvador, a steeper climb of similar length, before rolling farmland roads into Petra, which has cafés directly on the route for a stop before the return leg.

Cura's summit is where we send groups who want a genuine quiet moment before turning the pedals back around — it rarely feels crowded, even in high season.

7. Mid-Tramuntana Loop — 85 km, 1,430 m, Hard

The Mid-Tramuntana Loop is an 85 km, 1,430 m loop from Port de Sóller through Deià, Valldemossa and Esporles, finishing with 30 switchbacks down into Sóller.

From Port de Sóller, the road climbs steadily to Deià (≈10 km) then on to Valldemossa (≈10 km further), before opening into flatter terrain through Esporles. The loop closes via Bunyola and the southern side of Coll de Sóller, descending into Sóller through 30 numbered switchbacks.

Our guests always end up counting them on the way down — we've never met a rider who resisted.

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