The camí de s’Heretat

Mallorca route guide · Pla de Mallorca

Riding The camí de s’Heretat

A short one, and the reason the camí de s’Heretat was built: it is the only asphalt joining the carretera de les Coves to the Ma-4040 below Capdepera, so a rider can now leave the town, drop to the Canyamel gyratory, climb the coves road and come back over the lane instead of retracing. Eight and a half kilometres, one climb worth the name, and the last 685 m into Capdepera ridden twice — out and home — because that is how the town sits on the loop.

This is a true 8.5 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 profile is restrained by Mallorca standards: 63 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

   Capdepera

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

2. 02

   Capdepera, the Canyamel gyratory, the carretera de les Coves and the Son Talent lane home

   Capdepera, the Canyamel gyratory, the carretera de les Coves and the Son Talent lane home is one of the route’s defining changes of scene and a useful marker for pacing the ride.

3. 03

   106 m high point

   At 106 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 camí de s’Heretat 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.