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 17 of 128 walks in Porto Moniz. Show every walk.
Fajã da Quebrada Nova, Not listed
Fajã da Quebrada Nova is 4.2 km, demanding cliff path. Not on the IFCN list.
- Distance
- 4.2 km
- Difficulty
- Demanding
- Time
- 1 h 40 min
- Elevation
- 450 m descent and ascent
Levada da Ribeira da Janela, Not listed
Also known as: Levada da Central da Ribeira da Janela · Levada dos Lamaceiros
Levada da Ribeira da Janela is an unclassified 16 km levada channel in Porto Moniz running from Ribeiro Gordo, Ribeira da Janela (423 m) to Câmara de Carga da Central da Ribeira da Janela. Not on the IFCN recommended PR list.
- Distance
- 16 km (channel length)
- Difficulty
- Not printed
- Channel (Madre → Fim)
- Ribeiro Gordo, Ribeira da Janela (423 m) → Câmara de Carga da Central da Ribeira da Janela (16 km)
Levada das Feitas (Levada do Seixal), Not listed
Also known as: Levada das Feitas
Levada do Seixal is an unclassified 3.3 km levada channel in Porto Moniz running from Córregos de Água / Ribeira do Vimeiro (838 m) to Levada da Rocha Vermelha / Ribeira da Água Negra (834 m). Not on the IFCN recommended PR list.
- Distance
- 3.3 km (channel length)
- Difficulty
- Not printed
- Elevation
- 4 m drop (838 m to 834 m)
- Channel (Madre → Fim)
- Córregos de Água / Ribeira do Vimeiro (838 m) → Levada da Rocha Vermelha / Ribeira da Água Negra (834 m) (3.3 km)
Levada do Brasileiro, Not listed
Levada do Brasileiro is an unclassified 4 km levada channel in Porto Moniz running from Near Pico Bonito, Ribeira da Janela (950 m) to Portas da Vila, Ribeira da Janela (700 m). Not on the IFCN recommended PR list.
- Distance
- 4 km (channel length)
- Difficulty
- Not printed
- Elevation
- 250 m drop (950 m to 700 m)
- Channel (Madre → Fim)
- Near Pico Bonito, Ribeira da Janela (950 m) → Portas da Vila, Ribeira da Janela (700 m) (4 km)
Levada do Chão da Ribeira, Not listed
Levada do Chão da Ribeira is an unclassified 5 km levada channel in Porto Moniz running from Ribeira do Seixal (550 m) to Sítios do Farrobo and Serra de Água, Seixal. Not on the IFCN recommended PR list.
- Distance
- 5 km (channel length)
- Difficulty
- Not printed
- Channel (Madre → Fim)
- Ribeira do Seixal (550 m) → Sítios do Farrobo and Serra de Água, Seixal (5 km)
Pequena Rota do Fanal, Not listed
Pequena Rota do Fanal is 2.1 km loop, easy. Not on the IFCN list.
- Distance
- 2.1 km loop
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Time
- 1 h 15 min
- Elevation
- 70 m ascent, 83 m descent
Poço do Candeeiro, Not listed
Poço do Candeeiro is 0.6 km each way, easy. Not on the IFCN list.
- Distance
- 0.6 km each way
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Time
- 15 min each way
- Elevation
- 101 m ascent
Vereda da Cavaca, Not listed
Vereda da Cavaca is 5.3 km, hard. Not on the IFCN list.
- Distance
- 5.3 km
- Difficulty
- Hard
- Time
- 3 h
- Elevation
- 857 m ascent, 52 m descent
Vereda da Ladeira, Not listed
Vereda da Ladeira is 2 km each way, hard. Not on the IFCN list.
- Distance
- 2 km each way
- Difficulty
- Hard
- Time
- 1 h 30 min each way
- Elevation
- 575 m ascent
Vereda da Ribeira Funda, Not listed
Vereda da Ribeira Funda is 4.9 km, hard. Not on the IFCN list.
- Distance
- 4.9 km
- Difficulty
- Hard
- Time
- 3 h
- Elevation
- 1018 m ascent, 20 m descent
Vereda da Terra Chã, Not listed
Vereda da Terra Chã is 8.8 km, hard. Not on the IFCN list.
- Distance
- 8.8 km
- Difficulty
- Hard
- Time
- 4 h
- Elevation
- 1220 m ascent, 224 m descent
Vereda da Vigia, Not listed
Vereda da Vigia is 0.7 km each way, easy. Not on the IFCN list.
- Distance
- 0.7 km each way
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Time
- 22 min each way
- Elevation
- 77 m ascent
Vereda das Feitas, Not listed
Vereda das Feitas is 2.6 km each way, hard. Not on the IFCN list.
- Distance
- 2.6 km each way
- Difficulty
- Hard
- Time
- 1 h 10 min
- Elevation
- 684 m ascent
Vereda das Voltas, Not listed
Vereda das Voltas is 3.4 km, hard. Not on the IFCN list.
- Distance
- 3.4 km
- Difficulty
- Hard
- Time
- 1 h 40 min
- Elevation
- 871 m ascent, 42 m descent
Vereda do Calhau, Not listed
Vereda do Calhau is 2.3 km, moderate. Not on the IFCN list.
- Distance
- 2.3 km
- Difficulty
- Moderate
- Time
- 1 h 30 min
- Elevation
- 23 m ascent, 485 m descent
Vereda do Galhano and Levada da Ribeira da Janela, Not listed
Vereda do Galhano and Levada da Ribeira da Janela is 23.2 km, hard. Not on the IFCN list.
- Distance
- 23.2 km
- Difficulty
- Hard
- Time
- 8 h
- Elevation
- 1064 m ascent
Vereda do Pico, Porto Moniz, Not listed
Vereda do Pico, Porto Moniz is 5.1 km. Not on the IFCN list.
- Distance
- 5.1 km
- Difficulty
- Not printed
- Time
- 2 h 47 min
- Elevation
- 85 m ascent, 534 m descent
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.