Palma to Deià

Mallorca route guide · Serra de Tramuntana

Riding Palma to Deià

The full Tramuntana approach, city to sea, in one line. Out of Palma on the Ma-1110 and up to Valldemossa, then the road joins the MA-10 and everything changes: the open ribbon becomes a corniche cut into the seaward face, running north above the water past Son Marroig and the terraced olive walls into Deià, and on down the valley to Sóller. Two roads and two characters — the approach that gets you there, and the coast road that is the reason to go.

This point-to-point line covers 34.8 km, from Son Espases toward Valldemossa toward the MA-10 corniche toward Deià toward Sóller.

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

This is serious vertical terrain. The road spans 413 m from bottom to top and accumulates 567 m of ascent, with sampled ramps reaching 9.5%. The profile makes the pacing decision visible before the first pedal stroke.

Ride the early gradients a shade below the effort you think you can hold. The broken rhythm rewards cadence changes and short, controlled pressure rather than repeated spikes above threshold.

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

   Son Espases, Palma

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

2. 02

   Son Espases

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

3. 03

   Valldemossa

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

4. 04

   the MA-10 corniche

   the MA-10 corniche is one of the route’s defining changes of scene and a useful marker for pacing the ride.

5. 05

   Deià

   Deià 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 Palma to Deià 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.