The Severed Road

Mallorca route guide · Pla de Mallorca

Riding The Severed Road

A road that is officially one road and is really two, and the ride is the argument between them. It leaves the Ma-3130 at the Pina gate, a field junction three hundred metres short of the village, and climbs the long shallow rise onto the open Pla — cultivated parcels to the verge, woodland edges standing back, the occasional finca frontage and a cemetery wall. Over the crest and down, and then the Ma-3140 simply stops: its two halves stand three hundred metres apart at Ruberts with not one metre of it between them, and the only lawful way across is a few hundred metres of the old Sineu carretera, ridden back the way you came from. On the far side the number resumes and the country changes to field-and-wood mosaic with vineyard and a stream: past Cascanar, a settlement the line goes within twelve metres of, and on toward the tower of Sencelles standing up out of the plain. The last two hundred metres are carrer des Rafal, a village street with no surface recorded anywhere — and it runs one way outward, so the ride cannot enter the village at all. Both streets meeting the road there run outward, so it turns north instead, onto the exit every Sencelles rider is obliged to use, and finishes at the valve on the Ma-3120 — which is exactly where the one legal way back into the village begins.

This point-to-point line covers 8.4 km, from Pina toward Ruberts toward Sencelles — a numbered road in two halves.

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 profile is restrained by Mallorca standards: 57 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

   Pina — the Ma-3130 junction

   The route rolls away from Pina — the Ma-3130 junction, giving you a few minutes to find cadence and read the road ahead.

2. 02

   Pina

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

3. 03

   Ruberts

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

4. 04

   Sencelles — a numbered road in two halves

   Sencelles — a numbered road in two halves is one of the route’s defining changes of scene and a useful marker for pacing the ride.

5. 05

   144 m high point

   At 144 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 Severed 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 point-to-point format gives the session a destination. There is no need to invent a finish when the real road already has one.