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PR 13.1

Vereda da Palha Carga

PR 13.1, Vereda da Palha Carga, is a classified walk on Madeira. IFCN publishes the distance as 1,8 km. The passing places on the IFCN list are Louro da Gota – 25 Fontes. The list marks it open. visitmadeira lists the duration as 45 minutes. visitmadeira gives the start and end as Louro da Gota (ER209) / 25 Fontes. visitmadeira gives the maximum and minimum altitude as 1328 m / 970m. visitmadeira publishes the distance as 1.8 km.

Open

Automated from official data. IFCN list

Open.

IFCN, in Portuguese: ABERTO

IFCN list of 2 October 2026. Conditions change. Check before you go. IFCN.

visitmadeira’s badge on 30 October 2026: OPEN. If that disagrees with IFCN, IFCN is the status we lead with.

FactFigureSource
Distance1,8 kmIFCN
Passing placesLouro da Gota – 25 FontesIFCN
Managed byIFCNIFCN
Duration45 minutesvisitmadeira
Start / endLouro da Gota (ER209) / 25 Fontesvisitmadeira
Altitude max / min1328 m / 970mvisitmadeira
visitmadeira distance1.8 kmvisitmadeira

Booking

Payment for classified walks is on SIMplifica, the service named on the IFCN page. IFCN’s fee note exempts residents of the Autonomous Region of Madeira who can show it, children aged 12 or under, and people with a disability of 60% or more (and a tutor with them) when they show a document. IFCN fee FAQ.

Fee, where a page states one

Route

Relation 16619208 (PR 13.1) does not match the official name Vereda da Palha Carga. The line is © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. OpenFreeMap tiles load only after you open the map. A brown dot marks the start of the OSM line.

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