Caminho Real do Monte
PR 3.1, Caminho Real do Monte, is a classified walk on Madeira. IFCN publishes the distance as 5,5 km. The passing places on the IFCN list are Ribeira das Cales – Monte. The list marks it open. visitmadeira lists the difficulty as Moderate and the duration as 2 hours. visitmadeira gives the start and end as Ribeira das Cales - Funchal Ecological Park Welcome Centre / Monte. visitmadeira gives the maximum and minimum altitude as 1130 m / 550 m. visitmadeira publishes the distance as 4.2 km.
OpenAutomated 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.
| Fact | Figure | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Distance | 5,5 km | IFCN |
| Passing places | Ribeira das Cales – Monte | IFCN |
| Managed by | Câmara Municipal do Funchal | IFCN |
| Difficulty | Moderate | visitmadeira |
| Duration | 2 hours | visitmadeira |
| Start / end | Ribeira das Cales - Funchal Ecological Park Welcome Centre / Monte | visitmadeira |
| Altitude max / min | 1130 m / 550 m | visitmadeira |
| visitmadeira distance | 4.2 km | visitmadeira |
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
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Route
Relation 13562536 measures 4.01 km. IFCN publishes 5,5 km. The difference is more than a fifth, so the line is not shown. 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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