The Andritxol loop

Mallorca route guide · Serra de Tramuntana

Riding The Andritxol loop

D10’s whole western circuit in one lap: out of Andratx on the Sant Elm road to the coll de s’Estret, down into Port d’Andratx’s harbour front, then the Ma-1020 corniche over the Coll d’Andritxol — a kilometre and a half of pine-ridge climb with the sea on the right — to Camp de Mar, the Ma-1A to Peguera, the long inland pull to es Capdellà and the coll d’Andratx back to town. Thirty kilometres, three cols, three coves.

This point-to-point line covers 30.3 km, from Andratx, the port, the Coll d’Andritxol corniche, Camp de Mar, Peguera and home.

This is coastal Mallorca rather than a generic blue horizon: the road’s relationship with coves, cliffs, ports, stone retaining walls, and open water is what defines it.

Captured in muntro

Relief, gradient, and how to pace it

The elevation trace is rolling rather than alpine, spanning 231 m from low point to high point. There is 490 m of total ascent, enough to reward measured pressure over the rises without turning the whole route into a survival exercise.

Ride the early gradients a shade below the effort you think you can hold. The broken rhythm rewards cadence changes and short, controlled pressure rather than repeated spikes above threshold.

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

   Andratx

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

2. 02

   Andratx, the port, the Coll d’Andritxol corniche, Camp de Mar, Peguera and home

   Andratx, the port, the Coll d’Andritxol corniche, Camp de Mar, Peguera and home is one of the route’s defining changes of scene and a useful marker for pacing the ride.

3. 03

   232 m high point

   At 232 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 Andritxol loop 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.