A long road day along the cliffs, dropping into coves and stopping for a seafood lunch.
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Costa Brava coast road ride — full day, 118 km is a hard full day road tour in Palma, taking in Costa Brava.
Places on the way: Costa Brava
This is a full day on a road bike along the Costa Brava, covering 118 km with about 1,650 m of climbing. The route follows the cliff road between coves, dropping down to the water and climbing back up again, and stops for a seafood lunch in the middle of the day.
The climbing comes in many short and medium pitches rather than one big mountain, so the effort is steady and cumulative. It is rated hard because of the distance and the hours in the saddle, not because of any single ramp.
Within the Ride Palma range, this is the scenic endurance day. It is the longest single-day ride on the site, longer than the Palma big climb morning (62 km) and the gravel days, and it trades a headline climb for coastline and a proper sit-down lunch. If you want a summit test, look at the big climb morning instead. If you want distance with views, this is the one.
This is a hard day, so it fits riders who are already comfortable on a road bike for five or more hours including stops. You do not need to be a climber, but you should be used to repeated short ascents on tired legs.
It is a poor choice for first-time road riders or anyone building up from short rides. If that is you, the Palma greenway easy day (40 km, flat) or the Palma old town e-bike ride (22 km) are better places to start.
The day follows the cliff road along the Costa Brava, a coastline of small coves reached by descending from the road to sea level and climbing back out. Expect 118 km in total with around 1,650 m of ascent, which works out as steady rolling terrain rather than long alpine-style climbs.
The surface is tarmac throughout, as you would expect on a road ride. Descents into coves can be twisty, so some concentration is needed even when your legs are tired late in the day.
The seafood lunch stop splits the ride in two and is a real part of the day, not a quick refuel. Eat well, but keep it sensible: a heavy meal before the afternoon's climbing can be hard to ride off.
Plan to drink and eat little and often on the bike in the morning so you arrive at lunch hungry rather than empty. Check with the partner when booking for dietary needs, as the menu is built around seafood.
Compared with the Palma big climb morning (hard, 62 km), this ride asks for endurance rather than a single sustained effort, and it takes the whole day. Compared with the Palma volcano gravel day (88 km), it is longer but on tarmac, with gentler gradients.
If you want the longest day with sea views and a long lunch, choose this one. If you want a mountain block over several days, the Pyrenees three-day road camp is the alternative.
It is rated hard. The 118 km distance and 1,650 m of climbing across many short rolling ascents make it a long, tiring day, though it has no single huge climb.
Yes, the ride includes a seafood lunch stop. Check with the partner when booking about dietary requirements.
It is a road ride on the coastal cliff road, so a road bike is the right tool.
The Palma big climb morning is 62 km and finishes before the afternoon. For something gentler, try the Palma greenway easy day.
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