Cap de Formentor lighthouse from Port de Pollença

Route overview

A moderate half-day ride at 48.9 km and 785 m, within reach of most riders comfortable with repeated climbs of around 6%.

An out-and-back from Port de Pollença along the Formentor peninsula to the Cap de Formentor lighthouse: 48.9 km and 785 m of climbing.

The ride leaves Port de Pollença along the flat shore, dropping to sea level at 3.7 km, and passes a dense run of restaurants and cafés between 3.3 km and 5.1 km. That is the last of the facilities on the route, so anything needed for the peninsula should be picked up here. The climbing starts at 6.6 km with the main ascent of the day: 3.3 km at 5.8%, with a maximum of 7.8%, topping out at 194 m. From there the road onto the Formentor peninsula never settles. A gentler 1.8 km rise at 2.7% follows from 13.2 km, then 2 km at 4.5% from 16.8 km to 174 m, and a short, sharper 0.9 km at 5.2% from 23.5 km that touches 9.2%. The high point of 210 m comes at 26.5 km, out towards the lighthouse at the tip of the cape. The return retraces the same road, so the descents become climbs: the sting is a 3.4 km ascent at 5.8% from 33.6 km, reaching 199 m. Port de Pollença is regained at 42.1 km, with a flat run back in. Just over half the total climbing, 57%, falls in the first half.

Highlights

• Cap de Formentor lighthouse at the tip of the peninsula
• High point of 210 m at 26.5 km
• Main climb: 3.3 km at 5.8%, topping out at 194 m
• Restaurant and café strip in Port de Pollença at 3.3-5.1 km

Practical information

Surface

Paved

Route shape

Out & back

Riding time

2½–3 hours riding

Season

Both recordings are from May, with temperatures of 26-30°C.

Know before you go

• No cafés or water listed beyond 5.1 km until the return to Port de Pollença
• Short ramp of up to 9.2% at 23.5 km
• Recorded temperatures of 26-30°C in May on an exposed peninsula

Routes are for inspiration. Roads, surfaces and conditions change — check locally and ride within your limits.