Why this ride
A 50 km round trip from Palma - roughly 1 h 00 in the saddle. On the way it passes Cultural Landscape of the Serra de Tramunt and back through Cultural Landscape of the Serra de Tramunt.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Palma afternoon · Cultural Landscape of the Serra de Tramunt
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 50 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 1 h 00
- Journey
- Recorded itinerary
Distance and timing basis
The recorded total and the leg detail need reconciliation. Inspect the leg notes before using this record for timing or navigation. Stops, delays, approach and any separate return travel add time. Basis: producer-declared routed record.
Reading history stays on this device. My road watch requires a separate selection; opening it does not subscribe this ride.
Distance and riding time are measured on the routed road. Check local closures and conditions before you ride.
Scenic road chapters
Mallorca Tramuntana Road
Expect company on a summer weekend. Early is better than fast. For 23 km this is Mallorca Tramuntana Road, a road with a name of its own and a reason for it.
Chapter facts
- Length
- 25 km
- Named road
- Mallorca Tramuntana Road
Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. Palma
Palma is a city built around a cathedral that looks like a stone cliff. La Seu, as everyone calls it, rises directly above the seafront, a Gothic mass of pale limestone begun in the early fourteenth century by King James II of Mallorca, with a huge rose window and buttresses that seem to leap toward the sea. It took centuries to build, and in the twentieth century the architect Antoni Gaudí was called in to rework the interior, hanging a great canopy above the altar. The reflection of the building in the long pond in front, at dawn, is one of the great sights of the Mediterranean.
Read the complete Palma write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Palma is where the day begins. Next is Cultural Landscape of the Serra de Tramunt.
2. Cultural Landscape of the Serra de Tramunt
The Serra de Tramuntana is a wall of limestone running along the north-west of Mallorca, and it is the island's backbone, its rain catcher and its best motorcycling country. UNESCO listed it as a cultural landscape in 2011, and the label fits, because every slope has been shaped by people. Terraces of dry-stone walls climb the hills in pale steps, planted with olives and almonds, and old mule paths, water channels and stone huts show how a mountain was farmed for centuries by hand. Puig Major, at about 1,445 metres, is the highest summit, with a military radar station on top, and the whole range holds a surprising amount of rain and mist for a Mediterranean island.
Read the complete Cultural Landscape of the Serra de Tramunt write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Cultural Landscape of the Serra de Tramunt comes up 12 km in. Next is Cultural Landscape of the Serra de Tramunt.
3. Cultural Landscape of the Serra de Tramunt
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Cultural Landscape of the Serra de Tramunt write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
25 km in you reach Cultural Landscape of the Serra de Tramunt. Next is back through Cultural Landscape of the Serra de Tramunt.
4. back through Cultural Landscape of the Serra de Tramunt
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Cultural Landscape of the Serra de Tramunt write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through Cultural Landscape of the Serra de Tramunt, late in the day. Next is Palma.
5. Palma
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Palma write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Back at Palma. That is the ride.
Leg by leg
Palma to Cultural Landscape of the Serra de Tramunt
Palma → Cultural Landscape of the Serra de Tramunt is 25 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Cultural Landscape of the Serra de Tramunt to Palma
back through Cultural Landscape of the Serra de Tramunt → Palma is 25 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
More motorcycle rides nearby
- Sierra de Tramuntana Ma-10 · 130 km
- Mallorca Tramuntana Road · 151 km
- Serra de Tramuntana North to South · 112 km