Mallorca is the largest island of the Balearic Islands and is located around 170 kilometres from the Spanish mainland in the Mediterranean. Palma, the island's capital, is also the capital of the Spanish autonomous community of the Balearic Islands. Two rugged mountain ranges frame the island in the east and north-west, the Serra de Llevant and the Serra de Tramuntana, which rises up to 1,436 metres (Puig Major). The centre of the island with the Es Plà plain, on the other hand, is flat to undulating and has always been farmland. The agricultural area is home to quiet villages and small towns with narrow old streets, monasteries perched on the hills with fantastic views - there is hardly any sign of the crowds of tourists on the coast. The old town of Sineu is centrally located in the geographical centre of Mallorca. From there, a dense network of tarmac secondary roads, gravelled farm tracks and old paths and cart tracks extend into the surrounding countryside - all the way to the coasts and mountain ranges.
The rural area is sparsely populated, the traffic density away from the main routes is extremely low, but the variety of routes is all the greater. The surface is constantly changing and there are ups and downs - which makes off-road tours on narrow studded tyres all the more varied. Some of our gravel routes lead over private land. This is generally permitted, but on Mallorca there is no general right to enter forests as there is in Germany. The landowners grant the right of passage. To keep it that way: please behave respectfully, greet people in a friendly manner, don't leave any rubbish behind - and above all, always close the gates and gates again.
