Coll d'Orient
Climb · Mallorca
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Coll d'Orient is a 6.2 km cycling climb averaging 4.4% (+271 m), rising from 224 m to 494 m in Mallorca.
The quiet middle of the Alaró and Orient loop: a coll at just under 500 m on the Ma-2100, ridden for its unbroken 5% rhythm and the greener, rolling country it crosses. Cyclists lean on it heavily enough that the Consell began a 6.1 million euro resurfacing of the full 18 km road in 2026.
6.2 km · +271 m · 4.4% avg · ~9.9% max · 224 → 494 m
Stats computed from OpenStreetMap and satellite elevation data — approximate.
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Gradient by colour: ● <3% ● 3–6% ● 6–9% ● 9%+
Where it bites
Steepest 500 m: 9.9% (km 4–4.4).
Road: paved throughout
| km | to | avg |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 243 m | 2.2% |
| 2 | 292 m | 4.9% |
| 3 | 345 m | 5.0% |
| 4 | 388 m | 4.8% |
| 5 | 455 m | 6.5% |
| 6 | 481 m | 2.5% |
What it’s like to ride
Alaró sends you out on the MA-2100 between two towering mountains, Puig d'Alaró and Puig de s'Alcadena, and from there the climb settles into a gradient that barely changes. It runs at around 5% with no hairpins to contend with, so you find a rhythm early and hold it, on recently resurfaced dark asphalt that stays smooth the whole way. Traffic is light, roughly a car every few minutes, and the country here is greener and more rolling than most of the Tramuntana: open fields with short stretches of forest, and only a few pitches touching 8.5% to break the pace. Ride it in the morning and the sun sits behind you. Over the coll at just under 500 m the road tips down into Orient, a village of fewer than thirty people with a couple of cafés under a craggy backdrop, which is why most riders pair this side with the Coll d'Honor to close a loop.
History
The Coll d'Orient road spent twelve years in the drafting office. A route between Alaró and Orient by way of s'Olivaret and Solleric was drawn up in 1932, given technical approval in 1934 on condition that parts be redesigned, modified in 1942, sent back by the public works office in 1943 for further changes, and finally settled in 1944 when engineer Mariano Pascual Fortuny presented the definitive version, costed at 1,810,633.22 pesetas. The pass now sits on the Ma-2100, the 18 km road tying Bunyola, Orient and Alaró together, which is heavily used by cyclists and went more than 25 years without a comprehensive intervention. On 19 January 2026 the Consell de Mallorca started a 6.1 million euro resurfacing of the full 18 km, a long-standing demand of both residents and the cyclists who ride it.
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Common questions
- How long and steep is Coll d'Orient?
- Coll d'Orient is a 6.2 km cycling climb averaging 4.4% (+271 m), rising from 224 m to 494 m in Mallorca.
- Where is Coll d'Orient steepest?
- The steepest 500 m averages 9.9%, between km 4 and km 4.4 of the climb.
- What is the road surface like on Coll d'Orient?
- Coll d'Orient is paved throughout.