Cycling in Port de Pollença

Cycling guide to Port de Pollença

Port de Pollença sits where the flat interior of Mallorca meets the mountains, and the routes recorded from the town split cleanly between the two. The shortest is the 48.9 km out-and-back to the Cap de Formentor lighthouse, which packs 785 m of climbing into repeated short ramps, including a 3.4 km rise at 5.8% averaging up to 7.5% from km 33.6. Inland, a 97.1 km route runs through Pollença and on to Lluc, reaching a high point of 830 m before descending through Caimari, Selva, Moscari and Campanet back to the coast, with 1,342 m of gain in total. For longer, flatter days, a 130.7 km loop heads south through Campanet, Moscari, Inca, Consell and Santa Maria del Camí into Palma de Mallorca, then returns via Santa Eugènia, Sineu, Muro and Alcúdia with only 707 m of climbing.

Best time to ride

All three routes were ridden in May, with temperatures of 26-30°C.

Terrain

Terrain divides sharply: the Formentor road and the Lluc route are mountainous, the latter topping out at 830 m with a sustained 7.9 km climb at 5.2%, while the Palma loop stays below 187 m and its biggest climb averages just 2.9% over 3 km. Gradients on the steeper routes reach 7.5-7.9%.