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 21 of 128 walks in Santana. Show every walk.
Caminho Florestal da Boca das Voltas, Not listed
Caminho Florestal da Boca das Voltas is 1.9 km each way, moderate. Not on the IFCN list.
- Distance
- 1.9 km each way
- Difficulty
- Moderate
- Time
- 2 h
- Elevation
- 221 m ascent
Caminho Real nº 23, Achada do Gramacho, Not listed
Caminho Real nº 23, Achada do Gramacho is 1.1 km, moderate. Not on the IFCN list.
- Distance
- 1.1 km
- Difficulty
- Moderate
- Time
- 21 min
- Elevation
- 38 m ascent, 261 m descent
Cascata de Água d'Alto, Not listed
No length is printed. Not on the IFCN list.
- Distance
- Not printed
- Difficulty
- Not printed
- Time
- 15 min
- Elevation
- 250 m – 380 m
Levada da Água de Alto, Not listed
Levada da Água de Alto is an unclassified 4 km levada channel in Santana running from Ribeira da Abelheira (360 m) to Fajã do Mar, Faial (300 m). Not on the IFCN recommended PR list.
- Distance
- 4 km (channel length)
- Difficulty
- Not printed
- Elevation
- 60 m drop (360 m to 300 m)
- Channel (Madre → Fim)
- Ribeira da Abelheira (360 m) → Fajã do Mar, Faial (300 m) (4 km)
Levada da Fajã da Nogueira, Not listed
Also known as: Levada da Serra do Faial - Lanço da Central · Levada da Serra do Faial - Lanço Central
Levada da Fajã da Nogueira is an unclassified 5.9 km levada channel in Santana running from Ribeira Seca, Faial (982 m) to Câmara de Carga do Pico da Nogueira (968 m). Not on the IFCN recommended PR list.
- Distance
- 5.9 km (channel length)
- Difficulty
- Not printed
- Elevation
- 14 m drop (982 m to 968 m)
- Channel (Madre → Fim)
- Ribeira Seca, Faial (982 m) → Câmara de Carga do Pico da Nogueira (968 m) (5.9 km)
Levada da Silveira, Not listed
Also known as: Levada de Santana · Levada do Meio de Santana
Levada da Silveira is an unclassified 9 km levada channel in Santana running from Ribeira dos Arcos (690 m) to Feiteira de Cima, Santana (620 m). Not on the IFCN recommended PR list.
- Distance
- 9 km (channel length)
- Difficulty
- Not printed
- Elevation
- 70 m drop (690 m to 620 m)
- Channel (Madre → Fim)
- Ribeira dos Arcos (690 m) → Feiteira de Cima, Santana (620 m) (9 km)
Levada de Baixo and Vereda do Lombo Grande, Not listed
Levada de Baixo and Vereda do Lombo Grande is 3.8 km each way, moderate. Not on the IFCN list.
- Distance
- 3.8 km each way
- Difficulty
- Moderate
- Time
- 3 h 30 min
- Elevation
- 147 m ascent
Levada do Caldeirão do Inferno, Not listed
Also known as: Levada da Serra de São Jorge (Troço Inicial)
Levada do Caldeirão do Inferno is an unclassified 1.1 km levada channel in Santana running from Caldeirão do Inferno, Ribeira Grande (1050 m) to Levada do Pico Ruivo intake (1030 m). Not on the IFCN recommended PR list.
- Distance
- 1.1 km (channel length)
- Difficulty
- Not printed
- Elevation
- 20 m drop (1050 m to 1030 m)
- Channel (Madre → Fim)
- Caldeirão do Inferno, Ribeira Grande (1050 m) → Levada do Pico Ruivo intake (1030 m) (1.1 km)
Levada do Caldeirão Verde Superior, Not listed
Also known as: Levada do Caldeirão Verde II
Levada do Caldeirão Verde Superior is an unclassified 1.5 km levada channel in Santana running from Caldeirão Verde Superior to Levada da Fajã da Nogueira / Levada do Pico Ruivo. Not on the IFCN recommended PR list.
- Distance
- 1.5 km (channel length)
- Difficulty
- Not printed
- Elevation
- 990 m – 1,020 m
- Channel (Madre → Fim)
- Caldeirão Verde Superior → Levada da Fajã da Nogueira / Levada do Pico Ruivo (1.5 km)
Levada do Cantinho (Ribeira dos Pregos), Not listed
Levada do Cantinho is an unclassified 5.1 km levada channel in Santana running from Ribeira do Cantinho (380 m) and Ribeira de Santo António (390 m) to Sítio do Pinheiro, Santana (365 m). Not on the IFCN recommended PR list.
- Distance
- 5.1 km (channel length)
- Difficulty
- Not printed
- Elevation
- 25 m drop (390 m to 365 m)
- Channel (Madre → Fim)
- Ribeira do Cantinho (380 m) and Ribeira de Santo António (390 m) → Sítio do Pinheiro, Santana (365 m) (5.1 km)
Levada do Cortado, Not listed
Levada do Cortado is an unclassified 3 km levada channel in Santana running from Córrego da Alcaria (530 m) to Cortado (450 m) and Rochão, Santana (350 m). Not on the IFCN recommended PR list.
- Distance
- 3 km (channel length)
- Difficulty
- Not printed
- Elevation
- 180 m drop (530 m to 350 m)
- Channel (Madre → Fim)
- Córrego da Alcaria (530 m) → Cortado (450 m) and Rochão, Santana (350 m) (3 km)
Levada do Pico Ruivo, Not listed
Also known as: Túnel do Pico Ruivo · Túnel dos Carris
Levada do Pico Ruivo is an unclassified 2.4 km levada channel in Santana running from Terminus of Levada do Caldeirão do Inferno (985 m) to Ribeira Seca do Faial (982 m). Not on the IFCN recommended PR list.
- Distance
- 2.4 km (channel length)
- Difficulty
- Not printed
- Elevation
- 3 m drop (985 m to 982 m)
- Channel (Madre → Fim)
- Terminus of Levada do Caldeirão do Inferno (985 m) → Ribeira Seca do Faial (982 m) (2.4 km)
Levada do Poço do Bezerro, Not listed
Levada do Poço do Bezerro is an unclassified 1.25 km levada channel in Santana running from Ribeiro do Poço do Bezerro (1095 m) to Levada do Furado / Levada da Serra do Faial (860 m). Not on the IFCN recommended PR list.
- Distance
- 1.25 km (channel length)
- Difficulty
- Not printed
- Elevation
- 235 m drop (1095 m to 860 m)
- Channel (Madre → Fim)
- Ribeiro do Poço do Bezerro (1095 m) → Levada do Furado / Levada da Serra do Faial (860 m) (1.25 km)
Levada do Posto Aquícola do Ribeiro Frio, Not listed
Levada do Posto Aquícola do Ribeiro Frio is an unclassified 0.25 km levada channel in Santana running from Ribeiro Frio (940 m) to Posto Aquícola do Ribeiro Frio (880 m). Not on the IFCN recommended PR list.
- Distance
- 0.25 km (channel length)
- Difficulty
- Not printed
- Elevation
- 60 m drop (940 m to 880 m)
- Channel (Madre → Fim)
- Ribeiro Frio (940 m) → Posto Aquícola do Ribeiro Frio (880 m) (0.25 km (250 m))
Levada do Rochão (Santana), Not listed
Levada do Rochão is an unclassified 1.5 km levada channel in Santana running from Ribeira de Santo António, Santana (430 m) to Rochão, Santana (390 m). Not on the IFCN recommended PR list.
- Distance
- 1.5 km (channel length)
- Difficulty
- Not printed
- Elevation
- 40 m drop (430 m to 390 m)
- Channel (Madre → Fim)
- Ribeira de Santo António, Santana (430 m) → Rochão, Santana (390 m) (1.5 km)
Levada Nova do Juncal, Not listed
Levada Nova do Juncal is an unclassified 3.64 km levada channel in Santana running from Ribeira do Juncal (976 m) to Câmara de Carga do Pico da Nogueira (968 m). Not on the IFCN recommended PR list.
- Distance
- 3.64 km (channel length)
- Difficulty
- Not printed
- Elevation
- 8 m drop (976 m to 968 m)
- Channel (Madre → Fim)
- Ribeira do Juncal (976 m) → Câmara de Carga do Pico da Nogueira (968 m) (3.64 km)
Ligação Achada do Marques to Chão das Faias, Not listed
Ligação Achada do Marques to Chão das Faias is 1.7 km, hard. Not on the IFCN list.
- Distance
- 1.7 km
- Difficulty
- Hard
- Time
- 55 min
- Elevation
- 189 m ascent, 429 m descent
Ponta do Clérigo, Not listed
Ponta do Clérigo is 6.2 km, moderate cliff ridge walk. Not on the IFCN list.
- Distance
- 6.2 km
- Difficulty
- Moderate
- Time
- 2 h 15 min
- Elevation
- 380 m ascent and descent
Vereda da Fajã da Nogueira, Not listed
Vereda da Fajã da Nogueira is 7.1 km, hard. Not on the IFCN list.
- Distance
- 7.1 km
- Difficulty
- Hard
- Time
- 4 h
- Elevation
- 563 m ascent
Vereda da Rocha do Navio, Not listed
Vereda da Rocha do Navio is 1.6 km each way, hard. Not on the IFCN list.
- Distance
- 1.6 km each way
- Difficulty
- Hard
- Time
- 30 min each way
- Elevation
- 482 m ascent
Vereda da Terra Baptista, Not listed
Vereda da Terra Baptista is 3.6 km each way, hard. Not on the IFCN list.
- Distance
- 3.6 km each way
- Difficulty
- Hard
- Time
- 1 h 40 min each way
- Elevation
- 670 m ascent
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.