Down from Lluc

Mallorca route guide · North Mallorca

Riding Down from Lluc

The Coll Femenia road ridden the way the descent goes, and it is a different road in this direction. It opens on the Lluc plateau in holm oak and pine, past the water and the picnic ground at Menut, and reaches the pass inside five kilometres with almost nothing asked of you. Then eight kilometres of falling: hairpin after named hairpin through pine and karst, cut faces close on one side and the barranc open on the other, seven short bridges carrying the road over what runs down off the mountain. At the km-6 marker it lets go, and the last six kilometres are the Vall d’en Marc — fields, olive, cypress, the possession entrances, Can Serra — before the ring road and the gyratory at Pollença.

This point-to-point line covers 19 km, from Lluc toward Coll Femenia toward Pollença — the same road, falling.

The mountain character comes from more than gradient. Limestone, tunnel mouths, dry-stone edges, pine shade, reservoirs, and compressed hairpins change the view as much as the elevation.

Captured in muntro

Relief, gradient, and how to pace it

This is serious vertical terrain. The road spans 514 m from bottom to top and accumulates 90 m of ascent, with sampled ramps reaching 8.7%. The profile makes the pacing decision visible before the first pedal stroke.

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

   Lluc — the Ma-10 turnoff

   The route rolls away from Lluc — the Ma-10 turnoff, giving you a few minutes to find cadence and read the road ahead.

2. 02

   Lluc

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

3. 03

   Coll Femenia

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

4. 04

   Pollença — the same road, falling

   Pollença — the same road, falling is one of the route’s defining changes of scene and a useful marker for pacing the ride.

5. 05

   559 m high point

   At 559 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 Down from Lluc 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 point-to-point format gives the session a destination. There is no need to invent a finish when the real road already has one.