The Ma-13 to Alcúdia

Mallorca route guide · North Mallorca

Riding The Ma-13 to Alcúdia

The road the register wrote off as motorway and eleven kilometre posts refute: where the autopista ends at sa Pobla the old carretera carries on, two lanes at 90 km/h on a low causeway between ditches, tree rows and irrigated parcels — five of those kilometres one single unbroken way. PK 41 to 50 stand on the verge a kilometre apart the whole way to the signed city limit, where a boundary cross and the walled town’s protection envelope meet the road at Alcúdia’s south gate.

This point-to-point line covers 10.9 km, from sa Pobla toward the irrigation plain toward the south gate.

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 profile is restrained by Mallorca standards: 26 m separates its lowest and highest points. The interest comes from rhythm, surface changes, exposed straights, and the way the road moves through the landscape rather than one headline climb.

Use the opening kilometres to find cadence and keep the power smooth. The route is ideal for endurance work, recovery riding, or simply exploring the island without a large climbing bill.

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

   sa Pobla

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

2. 02

   the irrigation plain

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

3. 03

   the south gate

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

4. 04

   29 m high point

   At 29 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 the Ma-13 to Alcúdia 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.

The point-to-point format gives the session a destination. There is no need to invent a finish when the real road already has one.