PR 28
Levada da Rocha Vermelha
ClosedLast checked October 26, 2026
A long levada from the Fanal on the ER 209 out to the canal keepers' house at Lombo da Atouguia, 10.8 km in four hours. The channel falls from 1297 m to 837 m through the northern laurel forest. IFCN publishes no difficulty grade, but the distance alone makes it a half day at least.
Route facts
- Start and end
- Fanal (ER209) → Lombo da Atouguia
- Municipality
- Porto Moniz
- Length
- 10.8 km one way
- IFCN walking time
- 4 h
- Route type
- Point to point
- Highest point
- 1297 m
- Lowest point
- 837 m
- Start coordinates
- 32.74280, -17.15051
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 1297 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
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