The Petra Hub

Mallorca route guide · Llevant & East Coast

Riding The Petra Hub

The whole corridor in its only fully legal line: north over the Ma-15 crossing on the one-way-honest Ma-3310, through Petra past the square’s two streets and the cemetery cross, over the railway bridge that is the reason this corridor has no level crossing — the electrified Palma–Manacor line runs beneath — and out the Ma-3330 roundabout onto eleven bendless kilometres to Santa Margalida. Petra is the high point of its own hub; the ride falls away from it at both ends.

This point-to-point line covers 16.6 km, from The Ma-15 toward Petra toward Ariany toward Santa Margalida.

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: 60 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

   Es Cruce — the Ma-15 crossing

   The route rolls away from Es Cruce — the Ma-15 crossing, giving you a few minutes to find cadence and read the road ahead.

2. 02

   The Ma-15

   The Ma-15 is one of the route’s defining changes of scene and a useful marker for pacing the ride.

3. 03

   Petra

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

4. 04

   Ariany

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

5. 05

   Santa Margalida

   Santa Margalida 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 the Petra Hub 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.