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Cap Formentor from Platja Formentor

3.8
5 reviews | Elevation profile | 8 photos
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Cap Formentor from Platja Formentor
Cap Formentor from Platja Formentor
Cap Formentor from Platja Formentor
Cap Formentor from Platja Formentor
Cap Formentor from Platja Formentor
Cap Formentor from Platja Formentor
Elevation profile Cap Formentor from Platja Formentor

Statistics

Difficulty points 102
Length 7.1 km
Average gradient 3.2%
Steepest 100 meters 7.3%
Total ascent 231m

Short recap

Beautiful scenery
3 hairpin turns
#78 toughest climb of Mallorca
#37 most elevation gain of Balearic Islands
#13 longest climb of Balearic Islands
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Cap Formentor from Platja Formentor is a climb in the region Serra de Tramuntana. It is 7.1km long and bridges 231 vertical meters with an average gradient of 3.2%, resulting in a difficulty score of 102. The top of the ascent is located at 221 meters above sea level. Climbfinder users shared 5 reviews of this climb and uploaded 8 photos.

Road names: Carrer Zona Formentor & Carretera Fomentor

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Cap Formentor from Platja Formentor
Cap Formentor from Platja Formentor
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Reviews (5)

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6 Mo 4.0

Férias por Maiorca. A esposa e o filho deixaram-me dar uma voltinha até ao farol de Formentor, num dia um bocado agreste. Bicicleta alugada em Alcúdia (cidade muralhada interessante mas com excesso de turistas) e lá fui eu. 55km com subidas acessíveis. Primeiros quilómetros planos para aquecer e depois começam as subidas e as incríveis paisagens. Muitos ciclistas a fazer este percurso, a diferentes ritmos. Infelizmente a quantidade de carros era enorme, mesmo num dia feio.

Subida acessível para todos. É preciso é ter cuidado com os carros.

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Vacation in Mallorca. My wife and son let me take a ride to the Formentor lighthouse on a somewhat rough day. I rented a bike in Alcúdia (an interesting walled city but overcrowded with tourists) and off I went. 55km with manageable climbs. The first few kilometers were flat to warm up, and then the climbs and incredible landscapes began. Many cyclists were doing this route at different paces. Unfortunately, the number of cars was enormous, even on an ugly day.

The climb is manageable for everyone. You just need to be careful with the cars.

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TimCyclist
8 Mo 5.0
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A beautiful climb, which has little traffic in the low season. We started in Pollenca and then drove towards Cap Formentor. At the pretty little beach (Platja Formentor), I had hoped to get coffee, but in the low season this did not appear to be the case. So on good luck up to the cape. Fortunately, at the end at the lighthouse, they serve excellent coffee. You do indeed encounter 1 tunnel, but without light you don't have to worry too much there as far as I'm concerned.

On the way back, a slightly older local Spanish man caught up with me just below the summit. I couldn't resist gearing up and launching an attack. As I passed him standing on the pedals, I heard him do the same. Neck to neck we rode to the last corner. I don't know who pushed his wheel over the imaginary line first, but looking at each other's smiles, I think we concluded the same thing: on this sunny morning, two winners had got out of bed with the right leg.

Een mooie klim, die in het laagseizoen weinig verkeer kent. Wij zijn begonnen in Pollenca en zijn toen richting Cap Formentor gereden. Bij het mooie strandje (Platja Formentor) had ik gehoopt koffie te krijgen, maar in het laagseizoen bleek dat niet het geval. Dus op goed geluk omhoog naar de kaap. Aan het eind bij de vuurtoren wordt gelukkig voortreffelijke koffie geschonken. Je komt inderdaad 1 tunnel tegen, maar zonder licht hoef je je daar niet al te veel zorgen te maken wat mij betreft.

Op de terugweg haalde een wat oudere lokale Spaanse man mij in net onder de top. Ik kon het niet laten om bij te schakelen en een aanvalletje in te zetten. Toen ik hem staand op de pedalen passeerde, hoorde ik hem hetzelfde doen. Nek aan nek reden we naar de laatste bocht. Ik weet niet wie zijn wiel als eerste over de denkbeeldige streep drukte, maar kijkend naar elkaars glimlach concludeerden wij denk ik hetzelfde: op deze zonnige ochtend waren er twee winnaars met het juiste been uit bed gestapt.

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Jaep
1 y 4.0
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Beautiful road, which you definitely want to have done once if you go cycling in Mallorca. I did it in the middle of the afternoon, which does detract a bit from the experience because of the heavy traffic. Stuck behind cars's on the descent, cars'passing you in rows of 5 uphill while hundreds of other cyclists are descending in the other direction - that kind of thing.

Mooie weg, die je zeker een keer gedaan wil hebben als je op Mallorca gaat fietsen. Ik deed hem midden op de middag, en dat doet toch wat aan de ervaring af vanwege het vele verkeer. Vast achter auto's in de afdaling, auto's die je in rijtjes van 5 bergop passeren terwijl er honderden andere fietsers de andere kant op afdalen - dat soort dingen.

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DavidNoteboom
2 y 3.0
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Climbing in steps. A section of climbing is alternated with a section of descending and then climbing again. Due to works, we could not reach the lighthouse. Asphalt good but far too many cars to really call it a top climb.

Beklimming in trapjes. Een gedeelte klimmen wordt afgewisseld door een gedeelte afdaling en daarna terug klimmen. Wegens werken konden we niet tot aan de vuurtoren. Asfalt goed maar veel te heel wagens om het echt een topklim te noemen.

Cap Formentor from Platja Formentor
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Koensteen
2 y 3.0
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Easy climb on a road that is closed from noon for traffic, at the point where the road is closed is usually a traffic jam with cars that have to turn around. 1 small tunnel by you should not really bother to fix lighting I think. Last piece of road surface is in poor condition but doable with the racing bike. There is a small restaurant at the lighthouse but don't rely on the opening hours, it was supposed to be open but was closed when I arrived. Don't make the same mistake as me and bring plenty of drinks. At the beginning of the climb there is a little beach resort (Platja de Formentor)where you can buy drinks.

Makkelijke klim op een weg die vanaf smiddags word afgesloten voor het verkeer, op het punt waar de weg afgesloten is staat meestal wel een file met auto's die moeten omkeren. 1 klein tunneltje door moet je niet echt moeite gaan doen om verlichting te fixen vind ik. Laatste stuk wegdek is in slechte staat maar doenbaar met de koerfiets. Er is een klein restaurantje aan de vuurtoren maar ga niet uit van de openingsuren, zou open zijn maar was dicht toen ik aankwam. Maak niet dezelfde fout als mij en neem genoeg drinken mee. Aan het begin van de klim is een badplaatsje (Platja de Formentor)waar je drinken kan kopen.

Cap Formentor from Platja Formentor
Cap Formentor from Platja Formentor
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Climbing times

7 km/h 01:00:59
11 km/h 00:38:48
15 km/h 00:28:27
19 km/h 00:22:28

Road surface condition

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Traffic

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Based on 14 votes
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