The Pla century

Mallorca route guide · Serra de Tramuntana

Riding The Pla century

A hundred and seventeen kilometres across the whole northern plain without a single climb worth changing down for, which is a harder day than it sounds and a better one than it looks. Out round the bay and across the marjal to sa Pobla and Muro, down the rung roads past Santa Margalida to Petra, through Sineu and the Ma-3512 spine, and home by Búger, Campanet and the Ma-13A. A market town every fifteen kilometres, a square in every one of them, and the mountains on your left for the last forty kilometres.

This is a true 116.8 km circuit: the road closes naturally rather than using an artificial turnaround.

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 elevation trace is rolling rather than alpine, spanning 147 m from low point to high point. There is 865 m of total ascent, enough to reward measured pressure over the rises without turning the whole route into a survival exercise.

Treat this as a long mountain day. Fuel before you need it, cap the early effort, and let the descents reset your breathing; the profile is too large to rescue with one heroic final interval.

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

   Port de Pollença

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

2. 02

   sa Pobla

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

3. 03

   Muro

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

4. 04

   Petra

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

5. 05

   Sineu

   Sineu 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 Pla century 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.