The Balcony Road

Mallorca route guide · Serra de Tramuntana

Riding The Balcony Road

The MA-10 south-west along the Tramuntana’s seaward balcony: the four-hairpin climb to the Coll de Can Bleda, Llucalcari in its pines, the village street of Deià with no centre line and the sea below, Son Marroig and the pierced headland of Sa Foradada, the Miramar forest and its miradors, and the roof of the region at the Coll de Can Costa before the drop into Valldemossa.

The mapped road is 19.2 km each way. Muntro carries it to the turnaround and back, so the complete ride is 38.4 km with 765 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

This is serious vertical terrain. The road spans 413 m from bottom to top and accumulates 765 m of ascent, with sampled ramps reaching 9.3%. 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

   Coll de Can Bleda

   Four early hairpins lift the road onto the Tramuntana’s seaward balcony.

2. 02

   Deià

   The village street narrows between honey-stone walls with the Mediterranean below.

3. 03

   Son Marroig & Sa Foradada

   The white temple and pierced headland make the route’s unmistakable coastal view.

4. 04

   Miramar forest

   Pines briefly close around the road between open miradors.

5. 05

   Valldemossa

   The final junction sits below one of Mallorca’s best-known mountain villages.

Why this road works indoors

muntro does not flatten the Balcony Road 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.