Ermita de Betlem

A long day in the north-east of Mallorca, with a hermitage hidden in the hills above Artà as the goal. It starts and finishes in Can Picafort, on the Bay of Alcúdia.

The first 22 km follow the Ma-12 east to Artà. From there a road climbs north into the hills: about 5.8 km at 4.3 % on average, but the last three kilometres are steeper, at 6.5 to 7 %. The road tops out at about 375 m, then drops to the Ermita de Betlem, about 100 m lower. It is a dead end, so you climb back over the top, about 1.5 km at 6.6 %, and descend to Artà.

The way home avoids the coast road: south to Sant Llorenç, then west to Santa Margalida and back to Can Picafort. That makes 99 km and about 1,240 m of climbing.

We don’t have a café on this route yet beyond the start. Artà, at km 22 and again at km 40, is the natural place to refuel.

The figures on this page come from OpenStreetMap and the official Spanish terrain model, not yet from a ride by a local.