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PR 28

Levada da Rocha Vermelha

PR 28, Levada da Rocha Vermelha, is a classified walk on Madeira. IFCN publishes the distance as 10,7 km. The passing places on the IFCN list are Fanal – Casa dos guardas de canal (Lombo da Atouguia). The list marks it closed. visitmadeira lists the duration as 4 hours. visitmadeira gives the start and end as Fanal (ER209) / Casa dos Guardas de Canal. visitmadeira gives the maximum and minimum altitude as 1297m / 837m. visitmadeira publishes the distance as 10.8 km.

Closed

Automated from official data. IFCN list

Closed.

IFCN, in Portuguese: ENCERRADO

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

FactFigureSource
Distance10,7 kmIFCN
Passing placesFanal – Casa dos guardas de canal (Lombo da Atouguia)IFCN
Managed byIFCNIFCN
Duration4 hoursvisitmadeira
Start / endFanal (ER209) / Casa dos Guardas de Canalvisitmadeira
Altitude max / min1297m / 837mvisitmadeira
visitmadeira distance10.8 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

OpenStreetMap relation 16664890 measures 9.97 km. IFCN publishes 10,7 km. The name and the passing places matched the official trail, and the measured length is within a fifth of the IFCN figure where IFCN gives one. 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 (Fanal (ER 209)).

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