PR 17
Caminho do Pináculo e Folhadal
OpenLast checked October 26, 2026
The longest and hardest of the classified routes, 15 km from Lombo do Mouro to Encumeada with 6 h 30 of walking time. It is the only one IFCN grades difficult, running between 1490 m and 970 m across the western end of the central range. Treat it as a full mountain day, not a levada stroll.
Route facts
- Start and end
- Lombo do Mouro → Encumeada
- Length
- 15 km one way
- IFCN walking time
- 6 h 30 min
- Difficulty
- Hard
- Route type
- Point to point
- Highest point
- 1490 m
- Lowest point
- 970 m
- Start coordinates
- 32.75423, -17.01929
Figures as IFCN publishes them on the trail's own page. A row is missing where the official sheet does not state it, and IFCN publishes no cumulative elevation gain for any route.
Before you go
- Walking a classified trail requires a paid reservation through the regional SIMplifica portal. The official trail pages list the fee as 4.50 € per visitor over 12; children of 12 and under are exempt. Book before you set off. Reserve on SIMplifica
- This route starts and finishes in different places, so settle how you will get back before you set off.
- The route reaches 1490 m. Cloud, wind and temperature at that height are often nothing like the coast.
Shared rides to this trail
Shared cars and taxis to the start and back from the end, planned in the Madeira1 app for the next two weeks.
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Plan the day
Other trails nearby
- PR 1.3Vereda da EncumeadaRestricted
- PR 12Caminho Real da EncumeadaRestricted
- PR 21Caminho do NorteOpen