Coll de Femenia
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Coll de Femenia is a 11.9 km cycling climb averaging 3.9% (+469 m), rising from 70 m to 538 m in Mallorca.
The north's gateway into the Tramuntana, and the first climb of the day on all three Mallorca 312 routes, an event that grew from 199 riders in 2010 to around 8,000. The Ironman 70.3 bike course opens its hardest 20 km here too; the pass road itself was the last piece of the Ma-10, inaugurated in 1950.
11.9 km · +469 m · 3.9% avg · ~8.5% max · 70 → 538 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: 8.5% (km 7.8–8.2).
Road: paved throughout
| km | to | avg |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 85 m | 1.7% |
| 2 | 92 m | 0.7% |
| 3 | 100 m | 0.8% |
| 4 | 112 m | 1.2% |
| 5 | 168 m | 5.3% |
| 6 | 241 m | 7.2% |
| 7 | 303 m | 6.3% |
| 8 | 353 m | 5.3% |
| 9 | 399 m | 4.3% |
| 10 | 437 m | 4.0% |
| 11 | 483 m | 4.7% |
What it’s like to ride
Femenia is the north's gateway into the Tramuntana: from Pollença the Ma-10 runs long and straight for about 6 km before the road begins to lift, and the climb proper is around 7.5 km at 5.5%. The hard part comes early, in the first two kilometres, where a couple of wide 180-degree turns with messages painted on the tarmac push the gradient into double figures; after that it settles into a gradual pitch you can ride at your own pace, on surface that stays pristine right to the edge of the road. Look back over your shoulder low down and you have the valley, the bay and the Formentor peninsula behind you, while higher up the dry stone walls and terracing give way to rougher ground, goats on the cliffs and vultures working the thermals in the valley to your left. Traffic is light and the road is wide enough for cars to pass cleanly, though loose rock comes down onto the tarmac and a goat will occasionally step out in front of you. The top is a large sign on the right and then an immediate drop, underwhelming as a summit but the door into the rest of the range, with Puig Major and its radar dome ahead. Carry what you need, because there is no café or shop until Lluc, about 5 km past the summit.
History
The road over the pass was one of the last pieces of the Ma-10 to be put in place: the link between Pollença and Lluc was built from 1943 and inaugurated in 1950, tying nineteenth-century Tramuntana segments into the single mountain road cyclists ride today. It is now the standard northern entrance to the high Tramuntana, and it tends to appear early in a route rather than late. Coll de Femenia is the first climb of the day on all three Mallorca 312 routes, the 312, the 225 and the 167, an event that began in June 2010 with 199 riders and now draws around 8,000. The Ironman 70.3 Alcúdia-Mallorca bike course takes it as the first ascent on the Ma-10 out of Pollença, opening the hardest 20 km of the bike leg. Professionals race it too: on 30 January 2026 the Challenge Mallorca's Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana ran 154.3 km from Selva to the Santuari de Lluc, and a seven-rider break formed on Femenia before Remco Evenepoel went clear later in the race to win in 3:34:37.
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Common questions
- How long and steep is Coll de Femenia?
- Coll de Femenia is a 11.9 km cycling climb averaging 3.9% (+469 m), rising from 70 m to 538 m in Mallorca.
- Where is Coll de Femenia steepest?
- The steepest 500 m averages 8.5%, between km 7.8 and km 8.2 of the climb.
- What is the road surface like on Coll de Femenia?
- Coll de Femenia is paved throughout.