Galilea from Puigpunyent
4.2 km4.8% average204 m up
A steady climb with 13 hairpins to the hilltop village at about 413 m, with the steepest 100 m around 7.7%. Good surface and views back down the valley.
Puigpunyent / Cycling
Road cycling · Serra de Tramuntana
Cycling
Puigpunyent.
Quiet mountain roads, short steady climbs and a café stop in every village: the valley is a favourite with road cyclists riding out of Palma. Here are the climbs, a classic loop and where to stop.
The climbs
Three ways
to go up.
Figures are approximate, from climb databases; your computer may differ by a little.
Galilea from Es Capdellà
4.6 kmabout 6%about 280 m up
The harder side, from the south through hairpins and pine forest. The more popular approach, and busier in summer.
Es Grau (Graó de Superna)
4.2 km6.1% average255 m up
The quiet road north with 18 hairpins to about 467 m, the steepest 100 m around 8.4%. Lovely and nearly car-free, but the surface is patchy in places.
The classic loop
Palma, Galilea
and Valldemossa.
About 70 km, moderate, around four hours with stops.
- 1Leave Palma on the Ma-1041 towards Puigpunyent, then turn left on the Ma-1016 over the Coll dels Tords to Calvià.
- 2Ride on to Es Capdellà and climb the Ma-1032 to Galilea.
- 3Descend the hairpins to Puigpunyent. Coffee stop.
- 4Take the Ma-1101 up Es Grau towards Esporles, past La Granja.
- 5Climb the Coll d'en Claret on the Ma-10 to Valldemossa, then roll back down to Palma on the Ma-1130.
Stops and safety
Coffee,
and ride safe.
- Coffee in the villageCa'n Jordi on Sa Travessia is the riders' bar, busy with cyclists at lunch; Es Pont serves from breakfast. Food guide
- In GalileaThe café on the square opens later in the day. Galilea restaurants
- StaySonurus, a finca above the village, runs a cycling hub for riders in the Tramuntana. Places to stay
- RulesIn Spain a helmet is compulsory on roads outside towns, and cars must give you 1.5 m when they pass. Ride single file on narrow bends.
- WeatherGalatzó makes its own weather; it can be cooler and wetter than Palma. Live forecast
- EmergenciesCall 112. Useful numbers
Bike hire, shops and guides
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here.
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Climb figures from Climbfinder and Cycling Locations; loop after Mas Mallorca.