PR 9
Levada do Caldeirão Verde
OpenLast checked October 26, 2026
The long levada from the Queimadas forest park to the Caldeirão do Inferno, 8.7 km one way and 17.4 km there and back. IFCN allows 6 h 30, one of the longest days on the classified network, even though the altitude barely changes, from 1020 m to 872 m. It is the stretch beyond the Caldeirão Verde that turns a half day into a full one.
Route facts
- Start and end
- Queimadas → Caldeirão do Inferno
- Municipality
- Santana
- Length
- 8.7 km one way
- IFCN walking time
- 6 h 30 min
- Difficulty
- Medium
- Route type
- Out and back
- Highest point
- 1020 m
- Lowest point
- 872 m
- Start coordinates
- 32.78356, -16.90702
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.
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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