Mallorca Cycling Climbs

Climb	Town	Altitude (m)	Length (km)	Gradient (%)	Difficulty	Rating
Puig Major	Sóller	871	14.5	5.9	553	***
Sa Calobra	Sa Calobra	725	10.3	6.5	563	*****
Sobremunt	Son Cotoner	686	7.3	8	657	**
Coll de Sa Batalla	Caimari	590	7.8	5.1	249	****
Coll d'Honor	Bunyola	564	6.1	5.7	263	***
Coll de Femenia	Pollensa	540	7.7	5.5	294	****
Puig de Randa	Randa	539	5.5	5.4	201	***
Coll de Soller	Sóller	505	7.7	5.7	298	***
Coll de Soller	Bunyola	505	5	5.1	168	***
Coll d'Orient	Alaró	499	5.1	4.9	163	****
Es Grau	Puigpunyent	473	3.1	7.2	224	***
San Salvador	Felanitx	468	4.7	6.9	367	***
Sa Creu	Palma	371	5.8	5.3	234	***
Es Grau	Esporles	473	5.6	3.6	72	***
Galilea	Es Capdella	429	4.5	5.7	148	***
Galilea	Puigpunyent	429	4.2	4.4	81	***
Can Costa	Deia	418	6.2	4.4	118	***
Castell de Santueri	Felanitx	363	5	4.6	104	***
Cap de Formentor	Port Pollensa	147	18.3	0.8	440	*****
Puig Major	Lluc	876	18.0	1.6	174	****
Coll de Sa Gramola	Estellencs	360	11.8	1.9	175	****
Coll de Sa Gramola	Andratx	360	6.0	5.0	155	****
Coll d'en Claret	Banyalbufar	498	11.0	3.5	189	****
Coll d'en Claret	Esporles	498	13.0	3.0	155	***
Coll d'en Claret	S'Esgleita	498	13.0	2.9	224	**
Valldemossa	S'Esgleita	406	7.0	4.2	144	**
Port de Valldemossa	Port de Valldemossa	370	6.0	6.0	241	***
Port des Canonge	Port des Canonge	310	5.0	6.0	226	***
Es Verger	Esporles	543	6.3	5.8	384	***
Puig de Santa Magdalena	Inca	288	4.0	4.9	109	***
Ermita de Betlem	Arta	374	5.5	4.5	122	***

Mountains

The principle range in Mallorca is the Serra de Tramuntana in the north of the island. The climbs hereare mostly gentle gradients, with only a few sections in excess of 8%. The exception to the is Sobremunt - the most difficult climb on the island for several reasons.

Scenery

The scenery is spectacular throughout much of the Tramuntana mountains. These are not really long climbs, nor do they reach great altitude, but they offer fantastic views of both coastal and mountain scenery.

In our articles about The Best Cycling Routes in Mallorca you can find details of the rides that we believe are the most scenic on the island!

Roads

The road surfaces are of a consistently excellent quality throughout Mallorca and are a pleasure to ride on a road bike. Most of the climbs carry little traffic.

Getting There

Mallorca is best reached by flying into Palma airport. From there it is easy enough to get around the island by car, bike, taxi or even public transport.

Weather

Mallorca's climate is fine for cycling throughout the year. If you come in July and August it is worth making an early start to avoid the increased traffic on the roads.

Check out our article about When to Visit Mallorca for more detailed information about what to expect at different times of the year.

Cycling Holidays

Our Mallorca Mountains & Coast cycling holiday gives you the opportunity to tackle the best climbs on the island. It is a multi-centered tour which crosses the entire length of the Tramuntana mountains.

We also run a more leisurely tour on the island which rides around the villages of Mallorca. This has more of a focus on the history and culture, but there is also the opportunity to ride some of the climbs.

You can find out more details about our tours in the links below.