Why this ride
Sustained elevation change, linked bends and open summit views. It also links naturally to Cultural Landscape of the Serra de Tramuntana.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Sierra de Tramuntana Ma-10
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 130 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 2 h 04
- 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.
Access context
Check heat, mountain weather and seasonal access restrictions. Specific flag: cyclists; congestion.
Seasonal context
Oct-May
Scenic road chapters
Sa Calobra Road
Expect company on a summer weekend. Early is better than fast. For 28 km this is Sa Calobra Road, a road with a name of its own and a reason for it.
Rider note
Check the pass is open before you commit to it.
Chapter facts
- Length
- 28 km
- Named road
- Sa Calobra Road
- Pass
- Coll dels Reis
Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. Andratx
Andratx is the south-western gateway to Mallorca's Serra de Tramuntana, the mountain range that runs like a spine along the island's north-western coast, and the start of the Ma-10, the island's most famous road. The town is a quiet inland place of about twelve thousand people, with a church fortified against pirates, narrow lanes and a lively Wednesday market, and the sea is a few kilometres away at Port d'Andratx, a smart harbour lined with restaurants and yachts.
Read the complete Andratx write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Andratx sits at 0 km, early in the day. Next is Valldemossa.
2. Valldemossa
The Ma-10 is the road that made Mallorca's north-west famous with riders, and Valldemossa is its most photographed village. It lies in a fold of the Serra de Tramuntana, a long limestone ridge that runs down the island's western flank and earned UNESCO World Heritage status for its terraced hillsides and centuries-old water systems. Cobbled lanes, honey-coloured stone and green shutters crowd the village, and the hills behind are dark with holm oak and pine.
Read the complete Valldemossa write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Valldemossa comes up 20 km in. Next is Sóller.
3. Sóller
Sóller lies in a basin of orange and lemon trees, enclosed by the highest peaks of the Serra de Tramuntana, and it is the nearest thing in Mallorca to a green bowl. For centuries the only way in or out was a mountain pass or a boat, and the isolation made the valley rich and strange. Local merchants sold oranges to France and returned with money and ideas, and some of the town's buildings show it, including a modernista church front and a bank in a style borrowed from Barcelona. The old wooden train from Palma, which opened in 1912, still runs through tunnels and viaducts to the station in the middle of town, and a small tram carries passengers down to the harbour at Port de Sóller.
Read the complete Soller write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
41 km in you reach Sóller. Next is Pollença.
4. Pollença
Pollença sits in a shallow bowl at the foot of the Serra de Tramuntana, the limestone mountain range that runs down Mallorca's northwest coast, and it is one of the island's best-looking towns. Pale stone houses, green shutters and plane-lined squares fill the old center, and above it rises the Puig de Maria, a hill topped with a small monastery. The town has the confident, slightly arty air of a place that painters have loved for a century, and its main square, the Plaça Major, fills with a market on Sundays.
Read the complete Pollenca write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Pollença, late in the day.