Colònia de Sant Pere — the Devesa de Ferrutx

Mallorca route guide · Llevant & East Coast

Riding Colònia de Sant Pere — the Devesa de Ferrutx

A road that leaves a bigger road and never comes back to it. The Ma-3331 drops off the Ma-12 at the Devesa de Ferrutx with a km-0 marker actually standing there, and then runs the whole length of the Llevant’s quiet north shore with the Ferrutx massif shouldering in on the inland side. Two talaiots inside the first kilometre and a half, an eighty-metre deck over the torrent, and Torre de sa Devesa on the seaward rise at three kilometres — a watchtower that is looking at exactly the water you are riding beside. Past the Montferrutx junction the road settles into Colònia de Sant Pere: a stone creu, the church of the 1880 agricultural colony, and the Son Viulí daymarks standing in pairs where the fishermen needed them. The last leg crosses Betlem’s little ring and carries on until the tarmac simply stops and becomes gravel, which is the honest end of this road rather than a place anyone decided to put one. Garriga most of the way — lentisc, cistus and ullastre with pine blocks in it — not the farmland the corridor’s own name promises.

The mapped road is 8.6 km each way. Muntro carries it to the turnaround and back, so the complete ride is 17.3 km with 174 m of climbing.

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 profile is restrained by Mallorca standards: 79 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

   the Ma-3331 fork off the Ma-12, Devesa de Ferrutx

   The route rolls away from the Ma-3331 fork off the Ma-12, Devesa de Ferrutx, giving you a few minutes to find cadence and read the road ahead.

2. 02

   the Ma-12 fork

   the Ma-12 fork is one of the route’s defining changes of scene and a useful marker for pacing the ride.

3. 03

   the two talaiots

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

4. 04

   Torre de sa Devesa

   Torre de sa Devesa is one of the route’s defining changes of scene and a useful marker for pacing the ride.

5. 05

   Montferrutx

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

Why this road works indoors

muntro does not flatten Colònia de Sant Pere — the Devesa de Ferrutx 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 turnaround matters: you learn the road in one direction, then read every slope and landmark differently on the way back.