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Walks

Madeira walks and levadas

Official classified walks on Madeira and Porto Santo. Distance and status are copied from IFCN. Difficulty and time appear only where visitmadeira publishes them.

Automated from official data. IFCN list

Status checked against the IFCN list. IFCN list of 2 October 2026. Fetched Fri 30 Oct. Book on SIMplifica before you go. IFCN exempts residents of Madeira who can show it, children aged 12 or under, and people with a disability of 60% or more, with a document. IFCN fee FAQ.

32 open · 5 partly open · 5 closed · 42 trails

Length uses the first IFCN kilometre figure, one way. A distance written as two figures with a slash is not filtered. Difficulty is copied only where visitmadeira publishes it.

PR 1

Vereda do Areeiro

Pico do Areeiro – Pico Ruivo * Vereda oeste (pelos túneis) * Vereda este (pelo Pico das Torres) - Encerrado

6,1 km · Moderate · 3 hours

Partly open

Central

PR 1.1

Vereda da Ilha

Pico Ruivo – Ilha

8,2 km · Moderate · 3 hours

Open

Central

PR 1.2

Vereda do Pico Ruivo

Achada do Teixeira – Pico Ruivo

2,8 km (+2,8 km de regresso) · Moderate · 1:30 hours

Open

Central

PR 1.3

Vereda da Encumeada

Pico Ruivo – Encumeada

11,2 km · Moderate · 5 hours

Partly open

Central

PR 2

Vereda do Urzal

Curral das Freiras – Boaventura

10,3 km · Moderate · 4:30 hours

Open

Central

PR 3

Vereda do Burro

Pico do Areeiro – Ribeira das Cales

6,7 km · Easy · 2:40 hours

Open

Central

PR 4

Levada do Barreiro

Poço da Neve – Casa do Barreiro

6,7 km · Easy · 2:10 hours

Partly open

Central

PR 6

Levada das 25 Fontes

Rabaçal – 25 Fontes

4,3 km (+ 4,3 km de regresso) · Moderate · 3 hours

Open

West

PR 6.1

Levada do Risco

Rabaçal – Risco

3 km (+ 3 km de regresso) · Easy · 2 hours

Open

West

PR 6.2

Levada do Alecrim

Rabaçal – Nascente da Levada

3,5 km (+ 3,5 km de regresso) · Easy · 2:30 hours

Open

West

PR 6.6

Vereda do Túnel do Cavalo

Zona de lazer da Caldeira (Estrada Dr. Roberto Ornelas – “Garagem”) – Casa do Rabaçal

2,3 km

Open

West

PR 7

Levada do Moinho

Ribeira da Cruz – Lamaceiros

10,5 km · Moderate · 3:30 hours

Closed

West

PR 9

Levada do Caldeirão Verde

Queimadas – Caldeirão Verde – Caldeirão do Inferno

8,7 km (+ 8,7 km de regresso) / · Moderate · 6:30 hours

Open

North

PR 10

Levada do Furado

Ribeiro Frio – Portela

11 km · Moderate · 5 hours

Open

North

PR 11

Vereda dos Balcões

Ribeiro Frio – Balcões

1,5 km (+ 1,5 km de regresso) · Easy · 1:30 hours

Open

North

PR 13

Vereda do Fanal

Paul da Serra – Fanal

10,8 km · Moderate · 4 hours

Open

West

PR 16

Levada Fajã do Rodrigues

Fajã da Ama – Ribeira do Inferno

3,9 km (+ 3,9 km de regresso) · Moderate · 3:30 hours

Open

North

PR 18

Levada do Rei

Quebradas – Ribeiro Bonito

5,3 km (+ 5,3 km de regresso) · Moderate · 3:30 hours

Open

North

PR 21

Caminho do Norte

Encumeada - Ribeira Grande

3,2 km · Moderate · 1:30 hours

Open

Central

PR 23

Levada da Azenha

Azenha - Caminho Velho do Castelo

1,3 km

Open

Region not listed

PS-PR 3

Levada do Pico Castelo

Camacha-Ribeiro Formoso-Capela da Graça

4,1 km · Moderate · 1:30 hours

Closed

Porto Santo

Walks without a verified map

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Status and distances: IFCN. Difficulty, duration, altitude, and fees cite visitmadeira on the walk page, with the date of the read. Booking: SIMplifica. Route lines: OpenStreetMap, and only where the relation matched the official trail.

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