Into Petra

Mallorca route guide · Llevant & East Coast

Riding Into Petra

The road that can only be ridden INTO town: Carrer Major runs one-way toward the centre, so the Ma-3310’s own number works northbound and no other way. From the trunk-road crossing where its severed other half — the Felanitx road — faces it across sixty metres of tarmac, the lane climbs between olive orchards that touch the asphalt, passes the Creu des Vall wayside cross, rounds the little plaça de sa Creu gyratory and arrives up Carrer Major two streets from the Plaça de Ramon Llull — the square every road cyclist on the island already knows.

This point-to-point line covers 4.6 km, from The Ma-15 toward Creu des Vall toward Carrer Major toward the square.

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: 41 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

   Creu des Vall

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

4. 04

   Carrer Major

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

5. 05

   the square

   the square 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 Into Petra 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.