sa Pobla and the Marjal

Mallorca route guide · North Mallorca

Riding sa Pobla and the Marjal

Eleven kilometres of the flattest ground this world has ridden, most of it under six metres above the sea. Out of sa Pobla on the Camí Gran de Son Amer — a one-way couplet for most of its length, posted forty and unlit — dropping sixteen metres over the first two kilometres through the horticultural belt that feeds the town. That belt is where the water is: twenty-four irrigation basins line the road out, fourteen of them inside a single five-hundred-metre stretch, and they sit at the high end rather than the low one, which is the opposite of what a map of the marjal would lead you to expect. Then the ground goes level and stays level. The drained marjal carries three séquia streams and almost nothing else for three kilometres, and the emptiness is the point of it rather than a gap in it — this is reclaimed water, farmed flat, with the Tramuntana standing along the whole northern horizon. At the old handover the ride joins the Ma-3431 and runs on toward the Picafort gate. ⚠️ It does not reach Muro: the descent off that terrace is built but detached, and until it is joined this is one limb of a corridor rather than the arc across it.

This point-to-point line covers 11.1 km, from the Camí Gran de Son Amer toward the basins toward the drained marjal toward the Ma-3431.

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: 17 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

   sa Pobla

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

2. 02

   the Camí Gran de Son Amer

   the Camí Gran de Son Amer is one of the route’s defining changes of scene and a useful marker for pacing the ride.

3. 03

   the basins

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

4. 04

   the drained marjal

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

5. 05

   the Ma-3431

   the Ma-3431 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 sa Pobla and the Marjal 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.