The Can Xanet Arm

Mallorca route guide · North Mallorca

Riding The Can Xanet Arm

The working road of the hub: across the Pollença plain between olives, cypresses and rubble outbuildings, over four torrent decks — the third is the Pont de Can Roig, a three-arched marès bridge with grau A protection that is at once the municipal boundary and the corridor’s tightest bend — past the Can Xanet possessió the road is named for, along a last kilometre with three talaiots inside 450 metres, and into the Rotonda de Can Bisanyes on the Palma–Alcúdia trunk.

This point-to-point line covers 7.7 km, from Pollença toward Pont de Can Roig toward the Ma-13.

The mountain character comes from more than gradient. Limestone, tunnel mouths, dry-stone edges, pine shade, reservoirs, and compressed hairpins change the view as much as the elevation.

Captured in muntro

Relief, gradient, and how to pace it

The profile is restrained by Mallorca standards: 37 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

   Pollença

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

2. 02

   Pont de Can Roig

   Pont de Can Roig is one of the route’s defining changes of scene and a useful marker for pacing the ride.

3. 03

   the Ma-13

   the Ma-13 is one of the route’s defining changes of scene and a useful marker for pacing the ride.

4. 04

   47 m high point

   At 47 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 Can Xanet Arm 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.