The Terrace Coast

Mallorca route guide · Serra de Tramuntana

Riding The Terrace Coast

The longest single road in this world: 39 kilometres of the MA-10 south-west, climbing over the Coll d’en Claret and falling to a coast held up by stone — Banyalbufar’s terraces stacked to the water, the watchtower of the Torre del Verger on its cliff, Estellencs squeezed to one lane between its marjades — then three short bare-rock tunnels, the inland hairpins to the Coll de sa Gramola, and the long run down to the Andratx gyratory.

This point-to-point line covers 39 km, from Valldemossa toward Banyalbufar toward Estellencs toward Andratx.

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

This is serious vertical terrain. The road spans 400 m from bottom to top and accumulates 645 m of ascent, with sampled ramps reaching 8.2%. The profile makes the pacing decision visible before the first pedal stroke.

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

   Banyalbufar

   Dry-stone marjades step dramatically from the village to the sea.

2. 02

   Torre del Verger

   The watchtower occupies a cliff-edge perch above the MA-10.

3. 03

   Estellencs

   The road pinches to a single lane between village walls and terraces.

4. 04

   Coll de sa Gramola

   Inland hairpins reach the last high point before the descent to Andratx.

Why this road works indoors

muntro does not flatten the Terrace Coast 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.