The Fornalutx spin

Mallorca route guide · Pla de Mallorca

Riding The Fornalutx spin

Fifteen kilometres and the prettiest village in Spain sits in the middle of them. Out of Sóller on the Ma-10, up the Ma-2120 into Fornalutx's stepped stone streets, back to the junction and on to the Mirador de ses Barques for the orange valley from above before dropping home. Short enough for an afternoon, steep enough to count.

This is a true 14.6 km circuit: the road closes naturally rather than using an artificial turnaround.

The route is read through settlement edges: narrow streets, rooflines, roundabouts, church towers, old road alignments, and the moment the built fabric releases the rider back into open country.

Captured in muntro

Relief, gradient, and how to pace it

The elevation trace is rolling rather than alpine, spanning 335 m from low point to high point. There is 445 m of total ascent, enough to reward measured pressure over the rises without turning the whole route into a survival exercise.

Ride the early gradients a shade below the effort you think you can hold. The broken rhythm rewards cadence changes and short, controlled pressure rather than repeated spikes above threshold.

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

   Es Monument

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

2. 02

   Sóller

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

3. 03

   Fornalutx

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

4. 04

   ses Barques

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

5. 05

   406 m high point

   At 406 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 Fornalutx spin 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.

Because the course closes naturally, it works especially well for repeated laps, steady endurance rides, and comparing the same decisions under fatigue.