Alaró to Valldemossa

Mallorca route guide · Serra de Tramuntana

Riding Alaró to Valldemossa

North Wind Cycles publishes this at 65 km with café stops stamped along it; the graph rides it in 68. Out of Alaró across the Raiguer to Santa Maria, then the Ma-1040 through Establiments and the open climb to the coll d'en Torrella and Esporles, and the Ma-1120 up to Valldemossa. The way home is the Ma-1130 and the Santa Maria plain — a loop with one real mountain in it and a village square at each end of the hard part.

This is a true 68 km circuit: the road closes naturally rather than using an artificial turnaround.

The route is read through settlement edges: narrow streets, rooflines, roundabouts, church towers, old road alignments, and the moment the built fabric releases the rider back into open country.

Captured in muntro

Relief, gradient, and how to pace it

The elevation trace is rolling rather than alpine, spanning 307 m from low point to high point. There is 686 m of total ascent, enough to reward measured pressure over the rises without turning the whole route into a survival exercise.

Start conservatively and keep something in reserve for the final third. On a smart trainer the real gradient changes arrive exactly where the road changes, so a smooth power ceiling matters more than chasing speed on every ramp.

Points to watch for

The best Mallorca routes are remembered as a sequence of places, not as a GPX line. These are the changes of scene that organise this ride.

1. 01

   Alaró

   The route rolls away from Alaró, giving you a few minutes to find cadence and read the road ahead.

2. 02

   Santa Maria

   Santa Maria is one of the route’s defining changes of scene and a useful marker for pacing the ride.

3. 03

   Esporles

   Esporles is one of the route’s defining changes of scene and a useful marker for pacing the ride.

4. 04

   Valldemossa

   Valldemossa is one of the route’s defining changes of scene and a useful marker for pacing the ride.

5. 05

   413 m high point

   At 413 m high point, the elevation trace reaches its ceiling before the road releases the height it has earned.

Why this road works indoors

muntro does not flatten Alaró to Valldemossa into a workout backdrop. The route’s bends, height, and junction order come from the road itself, while a compatible trainer reproduces the changing gradient under your pedals.

Because the course closes naturally, it works especially well for repeated laps, steady endurance rides, and comparing the same decisions under fatigue.