Ingo Mehling · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0Puig Major (Coll de sa Bataia → Tunnel)
Also called Túnel del Puig Major. The longest sustained climb on the island, ending at the Sóller-side mouth of the Túnel del Puig Major. Open, exposed, and rewarding.
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50 m → 840 mOverview
The longest sustained climb on the island, ending at the Sóller-side mouth of the Túnel del Puig Major. Open, exposed, and rewarding.
Direction. The signature direction is south-to-north from Sóller. From the roundabout at the foot of the valley, take MA-10 toward Lluc — the climb begins almost immediately.
Before you climb
Wind on the upper exposed sections can be brutal. There is a water fountain in the village of Fornalutx if you detour the first 2 km. No refuel between Fornalutx and the tunnel.
Refuel near this climb
Within 5 km of the start or the top
sa Font Cuberta 1.1 km from the foot Restaurant Coll de sa Bataia 4.1 Escorca Taxi 5.0 Drinking water Unnamed tap on OpenStreetMap1.5 km from the foot Drinking water Unnamed tap on OpenStreetMap1.9 km from the foot Drinking water Unnamed tap on OpenStreetMap3.0 km from the foot Drinking water Unnamed tap on OpenStreetMap4.0 km from the top Font des Pedregaret 4.1 km from the foot Restaurant Ses Taronges Sa Calobra 4.8 Sa Ruta Verda 4.9
On the map
Safety profile
Risk 1–5 from our road-safety review, 5 is highest
The signature ridge road of the Tramuntana is also the corridor riders ask about most. Unlit tunnels, no shoulder, blind hairpins and a steady summer mix of motorcoaches and rental cars. Avoid descending in fading light; use a rear flasher in every tunnel even at midday. No per-road casualty figures are published for it.
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Take Puig Major (Coll de sa Bataia → Tunnel) home
A 3D-printed desk relief of the climb, made in Mallorca.
