Not recommended
Unknown trails
These walks are not on the classified list updated on 2 October 2026, read here on 12 October 2026. They are not a tourist set. The list has 128 names. Distance, difficulty, time, climb, and the two ends are the published figures. For levada routes, the page also records the water intake (Madre), terminus (Fim), full channel length, local alias names, and field photographs. A field stays blank when nothing was published.
Porto Santo walks are left out. Classified PR routes that do not yet have a brief here stay off this page. A name that was never written on a public web page is left off.
None of these figures is an official open or closed line. The hiking map stays with the classified PR routes.
Showing 8 of 128 walks in Funchal. Show every walk.
Levada da Serra da Alegria, Not listed
Levada da Serra da Alegria is an unclassified 7 km levada channel in Funchal running from Ribeira de Santa Luzia to Sítio da Alegria, São Roque, Funchal. Not on the IFCN recommended PR list.
- Distance
- 7 km (channel length)
- Difficulty
- Not printed
- Channel (Madre → Fim)
- Ribeira de Santa Luzia → Sítio da Alegria, São Roque, Funchal (7 km)
Levada do Barreiro, Not listed
Levada do Barreiro is an unclassified 7.5 km levada channel in Funchal running from Near Poço da Neve (1570 m) to Sítio do Tanque, Monte, Funchal (490 m). Not on the IFCN recommended PR list.
- Distance
- 7.5 km (channel length)
- Difficulty
- Not printed
- Elevation
- 1080 m drop (1570 m to 490 m)
- Channel (Madre → Fim)
- Near Poço da Neve (1570 m) → Sítio do Tanque, Monte, Funchal (490 m) (7.5 km)
Levada do Bom Sucesso, Not listed
Levada do Bom Sucesso is 3.9 km, hard. Not on the IFCN list.
- Distance
- 3.9 km
- Difficulty
- Hard
- Time
- 1 h 13 min
- Elevation
- 549 m ascent, 229 m descent
- Channel (Madre → Fim)
- Ribeira de João Gomes (260 m) [deactivated upper branch: Montado dos Lourais (1075 m)] → Caminho do Palheiro, Bom Sucesso (175 m) [deactivated upper branch: Caminho do Meio (710 m), 6.2 km] (3.5 km (active lower reach) / 6.2 km (deactivated upper branch))
Levada do Lombo de Dona Isabel (Levada do Lombo e Paredão), Not listed
Also known as: Levada do Lombo e Paredão
Levada do Lombo de Dona Isabel is an unclassified 8.5 km levada channel in Funchal running from 1ª Nascente (1520 m), Ribeira da Lapa (1290 m) and Montado do Paredão (1320 m) to Sítio da Viana, Santo António, Funchal (270 m). Not on the IFCN recommended PR list.
- Distance
- 8.5 km (channel length)
- Difficulty
- Not printed
- Elevation
- 1250 m drop (1520 m to 270 m)
- Channel (Madre → Fim)
- 1ª Nascente (1520 m), Ribeira da Lapa (1290 m) and Montado do Paredão (1320 m) [historically near Pico do Cedro (1660 m)] → Sítio da Viana, Santo António, Funchal (270 m) (8.5 km)
Levada do Pico do Curral, Not listed
Levada do Pico do Curral is an unclassified 2.2 km levada channel in Funchal running from Tributary of Ribeira de Vasco Gil, near Pico do Curral (1450 m) to Ribeira de Vasco Gil / Levada do Pico do Cardo (830 m). Not on the IFCN recommended PR list.
- Distance
- 2.2 km (channel length)
- Difficulty
- Not printed
- Elevation
- 620 m drop (1450 m to 830 m)
- Channel (Madre → Fim)
- Tributary of Ribeira de Vasco Gil, near Pico do Curral (1450 m) → Ribeira de Vasco Gil / Levada do Pico do Cardo (830 m) (2.2 km)
Levada dos Piornais, Not listed
Levada dos Piornais is 7 km each way, moderate. Not on the IFCN list.
- Distance
- 7 km each way
- Difficulty
- Moderate
- Time
- 2 h 30 min each way
- Elevation
- 206 m ascent
Levada dos Tornos, Funchal, Not listed
Also known as: Levada dos Tornos (Lanço Sul)
Levada dos Tornos, Funchal is 11.8 km, moderate. Not on the IFCN list.
- Distance
- 11.8 km
- Difficulty
- Moderate
- Time
- 3 h 41 min
- Elevation
- 145 m ascent
- Channel (Madre → Fim)
- Sítio dos Tornos, Monte, Funchal (600 m) → Serrado das Ameixieiras, Santo António da Serra (580 m) (30 km)
Levada Negra, Not listed
Also known as: Levada da Fonte do Terreiro do Freixo · Levada da Negra
Levada Negra is 16.3 km, hard. Not on the IFCN list.
- Distance
- 16.3 km
- Difficulty
- Hard
- Channel (Madre → Fim)
- Pico do Cedro (1700 m) and Ribeira de Santa Luzia (1540 m) → Sítio da Barreira, Santo António (790 m) (7 km)
How to read the unclassified walks index
Madeira has two very different layers of walking paths. The first layer consists of the 24 classified PR routes maintained and monitored on the official IFCN table. Those routes carry official PR (Pequena Rota) signage, scheduled maintenance inspections, a published open or closed status table, and the regional non-resident trail fee system. The second layer — collected on this page — covers 128 regional levadas, historical royal paths (Caminhos Reais), coastal footpaths, and municipal forest tracks surveyed across regional municipal paths and levadas but absent from the IFCN recommended list.
Understanding the route statistics
Every figure on an unclassified trail page — distance, estimated walking duration, elevation gain and loss, start and end coordinates, tunnel counts, and irrigation channel parameters (madre intake, fim terminus, and total channel length) — reflects on-site trail walks and on-site channel records rather than the IFCN status table. Where on-site field surveys omit elevation or duration, this site leaves that field explicitly unlisted instead of guessing.
Why status reads “Not listed”
Because these routes are outside the IFCN recommended network, the forestry authority does not publish daily or weekly open/closed notices for them. A badge of Not listed means there is no official IFCN status line — it is neither an endorsement nor a guarantee that a channel wall, tunnel, or hillside ledge is passable on a given morning.
Field preparation and when to choose an official PR route instead
Many unclassified levadas were built strictly as working agricultural maintenance ledges for water tenders (levadeiros). Handrails may be discontinuous or absent, tunnels can be long and completely unlit, and winter rockfalls can block a remote gorge for months without a notice at the road head. Before setting out on any walk listed here, read our comparison of official PR routes and unclassified trails and our levada equipment checklist. If you want a signposted route with verified segment status and car-park day checks, start from the classified Madeira hiking map.