Routes
Official recommended walks, including Pico Ruivo, Pico do Areeiro, and PR 8 Vereda da Ponta de São Lourenço. Filter by type, status, or return logistics. The links work without JavaScript. Distances and open or closed lines follow the IFCN table of 2 October 2026. The hiking map lists every classified route. Walks that are not on that list are in unknown trails (128). Distances there reflect on-site GPS recordings and regional walking surveys.
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PR 1.2 is the Pico Ruivo walk from Achada do Teixeira: 2.8 km each way, listed open on the IFCN table of 2 October 2026.
Also known as: Levada Velha do Rabaçal · Levada do Furado Velho
PR 6.1 Levada do Risco is listed open, 3 km from Rabaçal to Risco and 3 km back.
Also known as: Levada do Paúl I · Levada Grande do Paúl · Levada Nova do Lajeado · Levada dos Moinhos do Paúl
PR 6.2 Levada do Alecrim is listed open, 3.5 km each way from Rabaçal to the spring.
PR 6.3 Vereda da Lagoa do Vento is listed open, 1.8 km each way from Rabaçal.
PR 8 Vereda da Ponta de São Lourenço is open from Baía d'Abra to Cais do Sardinha (4 km each way) with a 30-second boardwalk detour around active footbridge replacement works.
PR 11 Vereda dos Balcões is listed open, 1.5 km from Ribeiro Frio to the viewpoint and 1.5 km back.
Also known as: Levada da Fajã da Ama
PR 16 Levada Fajã do Rodrigues is open, 3.9 km each way. Field advisory: permanent tunnel ceiling waterfall splash requires a waterproof shell and 300+ lumen headlamp.
PR 18 Levada do Rei is listed open, 5.3 km each way from Quebradas to Ribeiro Bonito.
PR 22 Vereda do Chão dos Louros is listed open, 1.9 km.
Every route on this page belongs to Madeira’s official Percursos Recomendados (PR) network recorded on the IFCN table of 2 October 2026. Rather than treating each trail as a single pass/fail label, every route brief breaks the walk into its official named endpoints so you can see whether the entire line is open both ways, operating under a one-way traffic rule, or partially closed at a mid-route gate.
Routes marked Partly open — including PR 1, PR 1.3, PR 6, PR 12, and PR 17 — have either a one-way rule or a closed section beyond an intermediate landmark.
Use the Return to your car filter when driving a rental car without a pre-booked pickup. Routes marked One-way · transfer at finish end in a different valley or elevation and require a taxi, public bus, or early turnaround.
Under the IFCN trail fee rules, non-residents over 12 pay €4.50 per classified route, or €10.50 for the full one-way PR 1 peak traverse covering PR 1, PR 1.1, PR 1.2, and PR 1.3.