s’Estanyol — the Montferrutx Branch

Mallorca route guide · Migjorn & South

Riding s’Estanyol — the Montferrutx Branch

The same opening as its parent — the km-0 marker, the two talaiots, the deck, Torre de sa Devesa — and then, at the Montferrutx junction, a turn onto two and a half kilometres of road that carries no route number at all. Not one metre of it is signed: Avinguda de Montferrutx, Carrer del Gessamí, Carrer de les Tulipes, Carrer dels Illots, Camí de s’Estanyol. It is a villa colony laid out on a grid above the water, and the ride spends most of it within five hundred metres of the sea before dropping onto the beach at s’Estanyol. Worth riding precisely because a build that follows road numbers loses it — the seafront this corridor exists to reach is the part of it nobody numbered.

The mapped road is 6.3 km each way. Muntro carries it to the turnaround and back, so the complete ride is 12.6 km with 159 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 elevation trace is rolling rather than alpine, spanning 94 m from low point to high point. There is 159 m of total ascent, enough to reward measured pressure over the rises without turning the whole route into a survival exercise.

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 talaiots

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

4. 04

   Montferrutx

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

5. 05

   the villa grid

   the villa grid 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 s’Estanyol — the Montferrutx Branch 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.