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.
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Levada da Corujeira (Tabua), Not listed
Levada da Corujeira is an unclassified 2.5 km levada channel in Ribeira Brava running from Sítio da Terça, Ribeira da Tabua (240 m) to Sítio da Achada, Tabua (175 m). Not on the IFCN recommended PR list.
- Distance
- 2.5 km (channel length)
- Difficulty
- Not printed
- Elevation
- 65 m drop (240 m to 175 m)
- Channel (Madre → Fim)
- Sítio da Terça, Ribeira da Tabua (240 m) → Sítio da Achada, Tabua (175 m) (2.5 km)
Levada da Serra de Água, Not listed
Levada da Serra de Água is 17.1 km, hard. Not on the IFCN list.
- Distance
- 17.1 km
- Difficulty
- Hard
- Time
- 5 h
- Elevation
- 202 m ascent
Levada das Rabaças, Not listed
Levada das Rabaças is an unclassified 7 km levada channel in Ribeira Brava running from Fontes das Rabaças, Sítio do Cascalho (1320 m) to Downstream Portal of the Levada do Norte Variant Tunnel, near Boca da Encumeada (993 m). Not on the IFCN recommended PR list.
- Distance
- 7 km (channel length)
- Difficulty
- Not printed
- Elevation
- 327 m drop (1320 m to 993 m)
- Channel (Madre → Fim)
- Fontes das Rabaças, Sítio do Cascalho (1320 m) → Downstream Portal of the Levada do Norte Variant Tunnel, near Boca da Encumeada (993 m) (7 km)
Levada das Voltas, Not listed
Levada das Voltas is an unclassified 2.5 km levada channel in Ribeira Brava running from Sítio da Terça da Ribeira da Tabua (240 m) to Sítio da Praia da Tabua (50 m). Not on the IFCN recommended PR list.
- Distance
- 2.5 km (channel length)
- Difficulty
- Not printed
- Elevation
- 190 m drop (240 m to 50 m)
- Channel (Madre → Fim)
- Sítio da Terça da Ribeira da Tabua (240 m) → Sítio da Praia da Tabua (50 m) (2.5 km)
Levada do Lombo do Mauro, Not listed
Also known as: Levada da Serra da Bica da Cana · Levada do Monte Medonho
Levada do Lombo do Mouro is an unclassified 12 km levada channel in Ribeira Brava running from Bica da Cana to Pomar da Rocha, Serra de Água. Not on the IFCN recommended PR list.
- Distance
- 12 km (channel length)
- Difficulty
- Not printed
- Channel (Madre → Fim)
- Bica da Cana → Pomar da Rocha, Serra de Água (12 km)
Levada Nova, Tabua, Not listed
Levada Nova, Tabua is 8.5 km loop, moderate. Not on the IFCN list.
- Distance
- 8.5 km loop
- Difficulty
- Moderate
- Time
- 3 h 29 min
- Elevation
- 151 m ascent
Vereda da Eira do Mourão, Not listed
Vereda da Eira do Mourão is 1.4 km, moderate. Not on the IFCN list.
- Distance
- 1.4 km
- Difficulty
- Moderate
- Time
- 50 min
- Elevation
- 33 m ascent, 331 m descent
Vereda das Furnas, Not listed
Vereda das Furnas is 1.4 km, moderate. Not on the IFCN list.
- Distance
- 1.4 km
- Difficulty
- Moderate
- Time
- 50 min
- Elevation
- 34 m ascent, 404 m descent
Vereda do Calhau da Lapa, Not listed
Vereda do Calhau da Lapa is 1 km each way, moderate. Not on the IFCN list.
- Distance
- 1 km each way
- Difficulty
- Moderate
- Time
- 30 min each way
- Elevation
- 247 m ascent
Vereda do Espigão, Not listed
Vereda do Espigão is 1.9 km, moderate. Not on the IFCN list.
- Distance
- 1.9 km
- Difficulty
- Moderate
- Time
- 1 h
- Elevation
- 0 m ascent, 542 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.