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 13 of 128 walks in São Vicente. Show every walk.
Bica da Cana to Pico Ruivo do Paul, Not listed
Bica da Cana — Pico Ruivo do Paul is not on the IFCN classified list.
- Distance
- Not printed
- Difficulty
- Not printed
- Elevation
- 1,560 m – 1,640 m
Caminho da Entrosa, Not listed
Caminho da Entrosa is 4.8 km, moderate coastal path. Not on the IFCN list.
- Distance
- 4.8 km
- Difficulty
- Moderate
- Time
- 1 h 50 min
- Elevation
- 250 m ascent and descent
Caminho Real de Boaventura, Not listed
Caminho Real de Boaventura is 1.9 km each way, hard. Not on the IFCN list.
- Distance
- 1.9 km each way
- Difficulty
- Hard
- Time
- 1 h 13 min each way
- Elevation
- 388 m ascent
Levada da Achada Grande (Levada Nova da Boaventura), Not listed
Also known as: Levada Nova da Boaventura
Levada da Achada Grande is an unclassified 5 km levada channel in São Vicente running from Ribeira dos Moinhos (500 m) to Near Lombo do Urzal, Boaventura (470 m). Not on the IFCN recommended PR list.
- Distance
- 5 km (channel length)
- Difficulty
- Not printed
- Elevation
- 30 m drop (500 m to 470 m)
- Channel (Madre → Fim)
- Ribeira dos Moinhos (500 m) → Near Lombo do Urzal, Boaventura (470 m) (5 km)
Levada da Cancela, Not listed
Levada da Cancela is an unclassified 1.1 km levada channel in São Vicente running from Ribeiro das Quebradas / Ribeiro do Velho (390 m) to Sítio da Pereira, Ponta Delgada (130 m). Not on the IFCN recommended PR list.
- Distance
- 1.1 km (channel length)
- Difficulty
- Not printed
- Elevation
- 260 m drop (390 m to 130 m)
- Channel (Madre → Fim)
- Ribeiro das Quebradas / Ribeiro do Velho (390 m) → Sítio da Pereira, Ponta Delgada (130 m) (1.1 km)
Levada da Fajãzinha, Not listed
Levada da Fajãzinha is an unclassified 1.2 km levada channel in São Vicente running from Córrego da Nozelha, Sítio da Nozelha (210 m) to Sítio do Lombinho, Boaventura (125 m). Not on the IFCN recommended PR list.
- Distance
- 1.2 km (channel length)
- Difficulty
- Not printed
- Elevation
- 85 m drop (210 m to 125 m)
- Channel (Madre → Fim)
- Córrego da Nozelha, Sítio da Nozelha (210 m) → Sítio do Lombinho, Boaventura (125 m) (1.2 km)
Levada de Cima da Boaventura (Levada Grande da Boaventura), Not listed
Also known as: Levada Grande da Boaventura
Levada de Cima da Boaventura is an unclassified 4 km levada channel in São Vicente running from Ribeira dos Moinhos (400 m) to Ponta Delgada (125 m). Not on the IFCN recommended PR list.
- Distance
- 4 km (channel length)
- Difficulty
- Not printed
- Elevation
- 275 m drop (400 m to 125 m)
- Channel (Madre → Fim)
- Ribeira dos Moinhos (400 m) → Ponta Delgada (125 m) (4 km)
Levada do Inferno (Levada Velha do Caramujo), Not listed
Also known as: Levada Velha do Caramujo · Levada do Inferno
Levada do Plaino Velho is an unclassified 5 km levada channel in São Vicente running from Ribeira do Inferno / Near Pico Ruivo do Paúl to Levada do Norte. Not on the IFCN recommended PR list.
- Distance
- 5 km (channel length)
- Difficulty
- Not printed
- Elevation
- 1,380 m – 1,050 m
- Channel (Madre → Fim)
- Ribeira do Inferno / Near Pico Ruivo do Paúl → Levada do Norte (5 km)
Levada do Lanço (Levada dos Barros), Not listed
Also known as: Levada dos Barros
Levada do Lanço is an unclassified 1.4 km levada channel in São Vicente running from Ribeira do Passo (430 m) to Sítio do Lanço, São Vicente (360 m). Not on the IFCN recommended PR list.
- Distance
- 1.4 km (channel length)
- Difficulty
- Not printed
- Elevation
- 70 m drop (430 m to 360 m)
- Channel (Madre → Fim)
- Ribeira do Passo (430 m) → Sítio do Lanço, São Vicente (360 m) (1.4 km)
Levada do Norte — Lanço Norte (Seixal to Encumeada), Not listed
Also known as: Levada do Norte (Lanço Norte)
Levada do Norte — Lanço Norte is an unclassified 14 km levada channel in São Vicente running from Ribeira da Hortelã, Seixal to Canal do Norte, Boca da Encumeada. Not on the IFCN recommended PR list.
- Distance
- 14 km (channel length)
- Difficulty
- Not printed
- Elevation
- 850 m – 1,007 m
- Channel (Madre → Fim)
- Ribeira da Hortelã, Seixal → Canal do Norte, Boca da Encumeada (14 km)
Levada do Vimieiro, Not listed
Levada do Vimieiro is an unclassified 2.7 km levada channel in São Vicente running from Ribeira do Passo (380 m) to Sítio do Lombo, São Vicente (200 m). Not on the IFCN recommended PR list.
- Distance
- 2.7 km (channel length)
- Difficulty
- Not printed
- Elevation
- 180 m drop (380 m to 200 m)
- Channel (Madre → Fim)
- Ribeira do Passo (380 m) → Sítio do Lombo, São Vicente (200 m) (2.7 km)
Levada dos Cardais (Levada Nova de São Vicente), Not listed
Also known as: Levada Nova de São Vicente
Levada dos Cardais is an unclassified 5.3 km levada channel in São Vicente running from Ribeira Grande, São Vicente (250 m) to Cardais de Baixo, São Vicente (130 m). Not on the IFCN recommended PR list.
- Distance
- 5.3 km (channel length)
- Difficulty
- Not printed
- Elevation
- 120 m drop (250 m to 130 m)
- Channel (Madre → Fim)
- Ribeira Grande, São Vicente (250 m) → Cardais de Baixo, São Vicente (130 m) (5.3 km)
Lombo do Urzal, Falca and Poço das Casas, Not listed
Lombo do Urzal, Falca and Poço das Casas is 2.7 km, moderate. Not on the IFCN list.
- Distance
- 2.7 km
- Difficulty
- Moderate
- Time
- 1 h 30 min
- Elevation
- 118 m ascent, 139 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.