Frank Vincentz · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0Coll de Sóller
Also called Coll de Sóller (south side). Old pass between Palma and Sóller, with 26 numbered switchbacks each side. Quiet now that traffic uses the tunnel.
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70 m → 520 mOverview
Old pass between Palma and Sóller, with 26 numbered switchbacks each side. Quiet now that traffic uses the tunnel.
Direction. The marquee direction is south-to-north (Bunyola → Sóller). Each switchback is numbered with a stone marker — count them as you go.
Before you climb
Cars are rare since the tunnel opened in 1997. Watch for descending cyclistsMany take the hairpins flat-out. There is a fountain mid-climb on the south side.
Refuel near this climb
Within 5 km of the start or the top
Drinking water Unnamed tap on OpenStreetMap1.4 km from the foot Drinking water Unnamed tap on OpenStreetMap1.5 km from the foot Drinking water Unnamed tap on OpenStreetMap1.6 km from the foot Drinking water Unnamed tap on OpenStreetMap2.0 km from the foot Mirador del Coll de Sóller 4.7 Coll de Sóller (497m) 5.0 Drinking water Unnamed tap on OpenStreetMap3.1 km from the top Drinking water Unnamed tap on OpenStreetMap3.2 km from the top Café Sóller 3.8 Bar Es Firó 4.1 Mayol 5.0 Tramuntana Tours 4.3 IMPERFECTAS Specialty Coffee 4.8
On the map
Safety profile
Risk 1–5 from our road-safety review, 5 is highest
Most through-traffic uses the toll tunnel underneath, but the old road over the Coll de Sóller is the cycling classic — 11 km of switchbacks where loose gravel after rain and riders overshooting hairpins are the standing hazards. Take a wide line on hairpins, never cross the centre line.
Rides featuring Coll de Sóller
Take Coll de Sóller home
A 3D-printed desk relief of the climb, made in Mallorca.
