PR 6
Levada das 25 Fontes
OpenLast checked October 26, 2026
The best known of the Rabaçal walks, following the levada to the spring-fed pool that gives the route its name. IFCN gives 4.3 km one way and three hours for the 8.6 km there and back, between 1288 m and 964 m. It starts at the ER 105 above Rabaçal, so the walk down into the valley and back up is part of the day.
Route facts
- Start and end
- Rabaçal (ER105) → 25 Fontes
- Municipality
- Calheta
- Length
- 4.3 km one way
- IFCN walking time
- 3 h
- Difficulty
- Medium
- Route type
- Out and back
- Highest point
- 1288 m
- Lowest point
- 964 m
- Start coordinates
- 32.75504, -17.13399
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 is walked to the end and back the same way, so the length and time above are for one direction.
- The route reaches 1288 m. Cloud, wind and temperature at that height are often nothing like the coast.
Shared rides to this trail
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Other trails nearby
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- PR 6.2Levada do AlecrimOpen
- PR 6.4Levada Velha do RabaçalOpen
- PR 6.8Levada do Paul II - Um caminho para todosOpen
- PR 6.3Vereda da Lagoa do VentoOpen
- PR 6.5Vereda do Pico FernandesOpen