PR 3
Vereda do Burro
OpenLast checked October 26, 2026
The gentler way down from Pico do Areeiro, 7.2 km to the Ribeira das Cales reception of the Funchal Ecological Park. IFCN grades it easy and allows 2 h 40, with the height falling from 1805 m to 1130 m. It is the usual way to leave the summit on foot without committing to the ridge.
Route facts
- Start and end
- Pico do Areeiro → Ribeira das Cales
- Municipality
- Funchal
- Length
- 7.2 km one way
- IFCN walking time
- 2 h 40 min
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Route type
- Point to point
- Highest point
- 1805 m
- Lowest point
- 1130 m
- Start coordinates
- 32.73493, -16.92882
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 1805 m. Cloud, wind and temperature at that height are often nothing like the coast.
- Pico do Arieiro and Pico Ruivo are the classic places to watch the sun come up, so check today's times before you fix a start.
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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Other trails nearby
- PR 3.1Caminho Real do MonteOpen
- PR 4Levada do BarreiroRestricted
- PR 1Vereda do AreeiroOpen