Cycling in Mallorca allows you to experience forested coastlines, a Mediterranean climate and beautiful views of the bright blue Mediterranean Sea. The best way to explore the island’s natural beauty is by bike. Picturesque scenery along the coastal roads, lush orchards, sandy beaches and green hills awaits you along the tours and always show you a new facet of the Mediterranean island. It is not for nothing that many professional cyclists come to the island every year to train. But Mallorca also offers ideal conditions for hobby cyclists. Whether with a racing bike, mountain bike or trekking and touring bike, there are tours and routes of all levels of difficulty all over the island. In the following article, we have compiled some interesting facts about Mallorca that has made it into a cyclist’s paradise.
Mallorca is located in the Mediterranean Sea off the east coast of Spain and is the largest of the Balearic Islands. From Germany, the island can be reached within two hours by plane. If you don’t want to do without your own bike on your cycling tours through Mallorca, you can take it with you without much effort. Well packed, you can usually check in your bike as special luggage at the airport without any problems. But even without your own bike, cycling tours in Mallorca can be realised. Since cycling is one of the most popular leisure activities of the locals, you can rent a bike easily and inexpensively everywhere. There is a wide range of bikes on offer, from classic touring bikes to racing bikes or mountain bikes. The island is very well developed and the well-developed road network as well as the side roads with little traffic make it easy to make progress on Mallorca’s cycle paths. With the exception of the mountainous region around the Serra de Tramuntana, an average level of fitness is sufficient to master the cycling tours on Mallorca.