Cycling in the Majorcan Sun

Route 4. Manacor/Petra

All groups

Pto Pollensa -Alcudia (or use back lanes inland from the main road)- Ca'n Picafort - Son Serra

Group 1

Arta - Es Rafalet - Son Servera - Sant Llorenc - (turn right joining main road then left in approx quarter of mile into lane leading to Calicant and Bellver) - Bellver - Manacor - (from bike shop follow dual carriageway into town; at traffic lights turn left; right @ next set; downhill watch out for traffic crossing; @ bottom turn left; watch out for building with T. T. SERRA painted on side; right; continue along lane; @ first crossroads turn right (if you get to a T junction you've gone too far and are heading for Vilafranca))- Petra

Group 2

Right off main road towards Manacor - Bosch valley (to go through the valley, take right turn at tiny crossroads at the top of the climb; beware of descent and sharp left turn where the road seems to carry straight on) - Manacor - main road out of town - right towards Petra on main road (it is possible to turn off to the left and take a tiny lane to Petra)

All groups

Petra - (from Petra follow signs to St Joan then about 1k outside Petra make a right turn (signposted to Sineu)) - Sineu - Llubi - Sa Pobla - bumps - Pto Pollensa

Comment

Unless we can find a decent caf� in Manacor we'll stop at Petra. With a bike-shop visit in Manacor this makes a long day in time if not especially in miles. The main road route Manacor - Petra is quite grim, but it's a long way to the stop going out the back of Manacor. Mix and match on the day.