Walks

PR1 - Vereda do Areeiro
Distance: 7 km Degree of dificulty: Moderate
Weather is subject to frequent changes, take warm clothing

Tunnels en route, carry a torch light
Carry drinking water

( Note: The acess to this footpath is conditioned. Nonetheless its accessible through the western part passing through the tunnels. The eastern part of this trail through Pico das Torres remains closed. This...
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PR1.1 - Vereda da Ilha
Distance: 8.2 Km Degree of dificulty: Moderate
Weather is subject to frequent changes.
Take warm clothing.
Carry drinking water.

This walk has a duration of 3 hours, begins with a relatively short ascent to the highest summit of Madeira, Pico Ruivo, from where it begins a long and almost continuous descent to the village of Ilha.
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PR1.2 - Vereda do Pico Ruivo
Distance: 2,8 Km (+ 2,8 Km return) Degree of dificulty: Moderate
Weather subject to frequent changes, take warm clothing.
Carry drinking water.

This trail of 2,8km an d duration of 1.30 hours allows you to get to the highest summit of the island, Pico Ruivo. The trail climbs along the ridge that separates the cliffs of Faial and those of Santana.

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PR1.3 - Vereda da Encumeada
Distance: 11,2 Km Degree of dificulty: Moderate
Weather is subject to frequent changes, take warm clothing.
Path maybe slippery, Wear anti slip-footwear.
Carry drinking water.

This energetic ridge walk begins just below Pico Ruivo, the highest summit, and heads west, high above steep, wooded slopes to the mountain pass at Encumeada.
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PR 2 - Vereda do Urzal
Distance: 10,6 Km Degree of dificulty: Moderate
Weather changes frequently, take warm clothing.
Carry drinking water.
The path can be slippery, wear proper footwear.

This trail starts at Fajã dos Cardos, located in the parish of Curral das Freiras and follows an ancient path, once used by residents to connect the south and the north coast of Madeira Island.
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