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Pollenca - Cap de Formentor Loop, Palma, Illes, Balears, Spain
Cycling Route
Details
33.56 mi
3,803 ft
The Formentor Peninsula contains the most famous road in Mallorca and is regularly voted as one of the most beautiful areas of Spain. Starting from Port Pollensa, the road is 19km long road winds over the undulating terrain, with stunning views of the Mediterranean Sea along the majority of the route.
The road finishes at a lighthouse on the Cap de Formentor, from where there are fantastic views across Pollensa Bay to the Alcudia Peninsula, and it is also possible to see across to Menorca on a clear day.
A local rumour has it that Bradley Wiggins, Tour de France winner in 2012 and off season Mallorca resident, holds the unofficial record for cycling the Formentor Peninsula, completing the 40km return route from Port Pollensa in slighlty less than an hour.
The road finishes at a lighthouse on the Cap de Formentor, from where there are fantastic views across Pollensa Bay to the Alcudia Peninsula, and it is also possible to see across to Menorca on a clear day.
A local rumour has it that Bradley Wiggins, Tour de France winner in 2012 and off season Mallorca resident, holds the unofficial record for cycling the Formentor Peninsula, completing the 40km return route from Port Pollensa in slighlty less than an hour.